UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October 24, 2023
Commission File Number 1-15200
Equinor ASA
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
FORUSBEEN 50, N-4035, STAVANGER, NORWAY
(Address of principal executive offices )
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This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release issued by Equinor ASA on October 24, 2023, entitled "Equinor ASA: Share buy-back".
Please see below information about transactions made under the share buy-back programme for Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR).
Date on which the third tranche of the share buy-back programme for 2023 was announced: 26 July 2023.
The duration of the third tranche of the buy-back programme for 2023: 27 July to no later than 26 October 2023.
Size of the 2023 buy-back programme: Up to 94,000,0000 shares, with a maximum total consideration for the third tranche: USD 550,000,000.
From 16 October to 20 October 2023, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 526,000 own shares at the Oslo Stock Exchange at an average price of NOK 378.1934 per share.
The third tranche of the share buy-back programme for 2023 has now been completed.
Aggregated overview of transactions per day:
Date |
Aggregated volume |
Weighted average |
Total transaction |
16 October |
170,000 |
378.9613 |
64,423,421.00 |
17 October |
130,000 |
375.8762 |
48,863,906.00 |
| 18 October | 100,000 | 379.7380 | 37,973,800.00 |
| 19 October | 70,000 | 378.1793 | 26,472,551.00 |
| 20 October | 56,000 | 378.5006 | 21,196,033.60 |
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Previously disclosed buy-backs under the third tranche of the 2023 programme |
16,811,076 |
336.2115 |
5,652,076,453.68 |
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Total buy-backs under third tranche of the 2023 programme (accumulated) |
17,337,076 |
337.4852 |
5,851,006,165.28 |
Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 45,265,389 own shares, corresponding to 1.51% of Equinor ASA’s share capital, including shares under Equinor’s share savings programme.
This is information that Equinor ASA is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Appendix:
A detailed overview of all transactions made under the buy-back programme that have been carried out during the above-mentioned time period is attached to this report and available at www.newsweb.no.
Further information from
Investor relations
Bård Glad Pedersen, senior vice president Investor Relations,
+47 918 01 791
Media
Sissel Rinde, vice president Media Relations,
+ 47 412 60 584
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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EQUINOR ASA |
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Dated: October 24, 2023 |
By: |
___/s/ Torgrim Reitan |