Aug 8 (Reuters) - Achilles Corp 5142.T
* Says it will repurchase up to 1 million shares,
representing 5.7 percent of outstanding
* Says share repurchase price at up to 2.5 billion yen in
total
* Says repurchase period from Aug. 9 to Aug. 8, 2018
* Says it will retire 900,000 shares (4.9 percent of
outstanding) of its common stock on Aug. 23
* Says the total shares outstanding is 17.5 million shares
after the retirement
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