Buyback of Class B shares in Essity during week 34, 2024
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Between August 19, 2024, and August 23 2024, Essity Aktiebolag (publ) repurchased a total of 270,000 own Class B shares (ISIN: SE0009922164) under the framework of the buyback program as resolved by the Board of Directors.
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 volume
(no. of shares):
Weighted average price per
day (SEK):
Total daily transaction value
(SEK):
August 19, 2024
54,000
297.9764
16,090,726
August 20, 2024
54,000
297.1247
16,044,734
August 21, 2024
54,000
297.9360
16,088,544
August 22, 2024
54,000
300.7551
16,240,775
August 23, 2024
54,000
301.5619
16,284,343
Total accumulated during week 34, 2024
270,000
299.0708
80,749,121
Total accumulated during the buyback program
2,646,000
289.6192
766,332,392
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 August 23, 2024, to 2,646,000 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.
For further information, please contact:
Sandra Åberg, Vice President Investor Relations, +46 70 564 96 89, [email protected]
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