6-K 1 eqnr240319_6-k.htm STOCK MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT

 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

March 19, 2024 
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 March 19, 2024, entitled "Equinor ASA: Share buy-back".

 

Equinor ASA: Share buy-back

Please see below information about transactions made under the first tranche of the 2024 share buy-back programme for Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR, CEUX:EQNRO, TQEX:EQNRO).

Date on which the first tranche of the 2024 programme was announced: 7 February 2024. The duration of the first tranche of the 2024 programme: 8 February to no later than 5 April 2024.

Further information on the tranche can be found in the stock market announcement on its commencement dated 7 February 2024, available here: https://newsweb.oslobors.no/search?issuer=1309

From 11 March to 15 March 2024, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 1,845,000 own shares at an average price of NOK 272.4554 per share.

Overview of transactions:

Date

Trading venue

Aggregated daily volume
(number of shares)

Weighted average
share price (NOK)

Total transaction
value (NOK)

 

 

 

 

 

11 March

OSE

 418,253 270.5620 113,163,368.20

 

CEUX

 43,398 271.3195 11,774,725.20
 

TQEX

 13,349 271.1158 3,619,124.75
12 March

OSE

 460,000 271.2967 124,796,463.00
 

CEUX

      

 

TQEX

      
13 March OSE 340,002 272.5557 92,669,498.05
  CEUX 74,401 271.5821 20,205,979.10
  TQEX 25,597 271.7566 6,956,152.60
14 March OSE 470,000 275.5209 129,494,833.70
  CEUX      
  TQEX      
15 March OSE      
  CEUX      
  TQEX      

 

 

      

Total for the period

OSE

 1,688,255 272.5442 460,124,162.95

 

CEUX

 117,799 271.4854 31,980,704.30

 

TQEX

 38,946 271.5369 10,575,277.35

 

 

      

Previously disclosed buy-backs under the first tranche of the 2024 programme

OSE

 9,509,750 268.7084 2,555,349,415.45

CEUX

 1,072,917 267.3978 286,895,655.55

TQEX

 302,333 267.1522 80,768,929.80

Total

 10,885,000 268.5360 2,923,014,000.80

 

 

      

Total buy-backs under first tranche of the 2024 programme (accumulated)

OSE

 11,198,005 269.2867 3,015,473,578.40

CEUX

 1,190,716 267.8022 318,876,359.85

TQEX

 341,279 267.6526 91,344,207.15

Total

 12,730,000 269.1040 3,425,694,145.40

 

Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 73,289,407 own shares, corresponding to 2.44% of Equinor ASA’s share capital, including shares under Equinor’s share savings programme (excluding shares under Equinor’s share savings programme, Equinor owns a total of 66,765,193 own shares, corresponding to 2.22% of the share capital).

This is information that Equinor ASA is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and that is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Appendix:
A overview of all transactions made under the buy-back tranche that have been carried out during the above-mentioned time period is attached to this report and available at www.newsweb.no.

 

Contact details:

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.

Signatures

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.

 

EQUINOR ASA
(Registrant)
 

Dated: March 19, 2024

By:

___/s/ Torgrim Reitan
Name: Torgrim Reitan
Title:     Chief Financial Officer