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 21, 2024 54,000 311.4416 16,817,846
October 22, 2024 54,000 307.1711 16,587,239
October 23, 2024 54,000 308.2225 16,644,015
October 24, 2024 54,000 309.6242 16,719,707
October 25, 2024 54,000 302.0477 16,310,576
Total accumulated 270,000 307.7014 83,079,383
during week 43, 2024
Total accumulated 5,076,000 300.8805 1,527,269,313
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 25, 2024, to 5,076,000 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.