6-K 1 eqnr211206_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

December 06, 2021
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 December 06, 2021, entitled "Equinor ASA: Share buy-back".

 

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 second tranche of the share buy-back programme for 2021 was announced: 27 October 2021.

The duration of the second tranche of the buy-back programme: 27 October 2021 to 31 January 2022.

Size of the buy-back programme: Up to 75,000,000 shares, but maximum total consideration for the second tranche: USD 330,000,000.

From 29 November 2021 until 3 December 2021, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 1,022,798 own shares at the Oslo Stock Exchange at an average price of NOK 228.4256 per share.

Aggregated overview of transactions per day:

Date

Aggregated volume (number of shares)

Weighted average share price (NOK)

Total transaction value (NOK)

29 November

206,890

225.3110

46,614,592.79

30 November

207,897

224.3705

46,645,953.84

1 December

201,628

230.9904

46,574,132.37

2 December

203,702

229.8434

46,819,560.27

3 December

202,681

231.7881

46,979,043.90

 

 

 

 

Previously disclosed buy-backs under the second tranche of the 2021 programme (accumulated)

4,366,133

225.0014

982,385,970.52

Previously disclosed buy-backs under the first tranche of the 2021 programme (accumulated)

4,575,502

189.5059

867,084,609.04

 

 

 

 

Total buy-backs under the 2021 programme

9,964,433

209.0539

2,083,103,862.72

 

Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 21,860,557 own shares, corresponding to 0.67% 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
Peter Hutton, senior vice president Investor Relations,
+44 7881 918 792 (mobile)

Media
Sissel Rinde, vice president Media Relations,
+ 47 412 60 584 (mobile)

 

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: December 06, 2021

By:

___/s/ Ulrica Fearn
Name: Ulrica Fearn
Title:     Chief Financial Officer