Beskrivning
Land | Sverige |
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Lista | Large Cap Stockholm |
Sektor | Handel & varor |
Industri | Dagligvaror |
Between October 14, 2024, and October 18, 2024, Essity Aktiebolag (publ) repurchased a total of 270,000 own Class B shares (ISIN: SE0009922164) under the framework of the buyback program as resolved by the Board of Directors.
The share purchase is part of the SEK 3bn buyback program announced by Essity on June 17, 2024. The buyback program will extend from June 17, 2024, until the 2025 Annual General Meeting and be implemented in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the European Commission's Delegated Regulation 2016/1052 (Safe Harbour Regulation).
The share repurchase is financed using cash flow from current operations after the ordinary dividend with the ambition to continue with share buybacks over time as a recurring part of Essity's capital allocation.
Class B shares in Essity were repurchased as follows:
Date Aggregated daily Weighted average Total daily
volume (no. of price per day transaction value
shares): (SEK): (SEK):
October 14, 2024 54,000 312.5918 16,879,957
October 15, 2024 54,000 315.9852 17,063,201
October 16, 2024 54,000 316.1593 17,072,602
October 17, 2024 54,000 315.1497 17,018,084
October 18, 2024 54,000 313.1927 16,912,406
Total accumulated 270,000 314.6157 84,946,250
during week 42, 2024
Total accumulated 4,806,000 300.4973 1,444,189,930
during the buyback
program
All purchases were conducted on Nasdaq Stockholm by Danske Bank on behalf of Essity. Following the above purchases, Essity's holding of treasury shares amounted on October 18, 2024, to 4,806,000 Class B shares. The total number of shares in Essity amounted on the date of this press release to 702,342,489, of which 60,412,986 Class A shares and 641,929,503 Class B shares.
The full details concerning the completed transactions are appended to this press release.