2019年1月17日，日立电梯宣布即将通过其全资子公司台湾日立电梯公司开始对台湾永大电梯公司公开回购其所有出售的股票。每股价格为60新台币。日立电梯在其2018年10月26日公开发布的“日立电梯拟对台湾永大电梯公司进行公开回购”一文中提及此次回购。而在采取公开回购前，日立电梯须经过有关政府部门许可，这是开展工作的前提条件。

　　Hitachi Commences Public Tender Offer forShares of Yungtay, Elevator Company Based in Taiwan

　　Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, "Hitachi") today announced that, from January 17, 2019, it will commence a public tender offer to acquire all issued shares of Yungtay Engineering Co., Ltd. (TWSE: 1507, "Yungtay"), an elevator and escalator company based in Taiwan, through Hitachi Elevator Taiwan Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi. Each share will be acquired at 60.0 TWD. Hitachi announced the plan for this public tender offer in the news release dated October 26, 2018 entitled "Hitachi Decides to Conduct Public Tender Offer for Shares of Yungtay, Elevator Company Based in Taiwan," and it will now conduct this public tender offer, having obtained approval from relevant government authorities, which was a precondition for implementation.