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

April 3, 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 April 3, 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 25 March to 29 March 2024, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 370,000 own shares at an average price of NOK 288.9104 per share.

Overview of transactions:

Date	Trading venue	Aggregated daily volume (number of shares)	Weighted average share price (NOK)	Total transaction value (NOK)
25 March	OSE	170,000	289.9641	49,293,892.50
	CEUX
	TQEX
26 March	OSE	120,000	289.4352	34,732,225.00
	CEUX
	TQEX
27 March	OSE	80,000	285.8841	22,870,729.00
	CEUX
	TQEX
28 March	OSE
	CEUX
	TQEX
29 March	OSE
	CEUX
	TQEX
Total for the period	OSE	370,000	288.9104	106,896,846.50
	CEUX
	TQEX
Previously disclosed buy-backs under the first tranche of the 2024 programme	OSE	13,294,092	271.5484	3,609,989,282.70
	CEUX	1,268,593	268.8027	341,001,161.50
	TQEX	375,536	269.1606	101,079,476.45
	Total	14,938,221	271.2552	4,052,069,920.65
Total buy-backs under first tranche of the 2024 programme (accumulated)	OSE	13,664,092	272.0185	3,716,886,129.20
	CEUX	1,268,593	268.8027	341,001,161.50
	TQEX	375,536	269.1606	101,079,476.45
	Total	15,308,221	271.6819	4,158,966,767.15

Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 76,104,592 own shares, corresponding to 2.53% 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 69,343,414 own shares, corresponding to 2.31% 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: April 3, 2024	By:	___/s/ Torgrim Reitan Name: Torgrim Reitan Title:     Chief Financial Officer