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
November 28, 2022
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 )
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release issued by Equinor ASA on November 28, 2022, 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 fourth tranche of the share buy-back programme for 2022 was announced: 28 October 2022.
The duration of the fourth tranche of the buy-back programme for 2022: 31 October to no later than 27 January 2023.
Size of the buy-back programme: Up to 75,000,000 shares, with a maximum total consideration for the fourth tranche: USD 604,890,000.
From 21 November until 25 November, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 1,679,600 own shares at the Oslo Stock Exchange at an average price of NOK 357.4492 per share.
Aggregated overview of transactions per day:
Date |
Aggregated volume |
Weighted average |
Total transaction |
21 November |
352,100 |
346.0282 |
121,863,529.22 |
22 November |
344,000 |
352.5383 |
121,273,175.20 |
23 November |
330,000 |
362.5017 |
119,625,561.00 |
24 November |
331,000 |
360.9050 |
119,459,555.00 |
25 November |
322,500 |
366.4400 |
118,176,900.00 |
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Previously disclosed buy-backs under the fourth tranche of the 2022 programme (accumulated) |
4,563,639 |
372.6149 |
1,700,479,875.44 |
Accumulated under the buy-back programme fourth tranche (started 31 October) |
6,243,239 |
368.5349 |
2,300,851,595.86 |
Accumulated under the buy-back programme first tranche 2022 (started 9 February) |
10,167,981 |
288.3377 |
2,931,811,820.22 |
Accumulated under the buy-back programme second tranche 2022 (started 16 May) |
12,515,487 |
344.1722 |
4,307,483,267.18 |
Accumulated under the buy-back programme third tranche 2022 (started 28 July) |
16,583,242 |
367.0952 |
6,087,629,043.54 |
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Total buy-backs under the 2022 programme |
35,341,968 |
359.2319 |
12,695,963,906.58 |
Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 46,099,981 own shares, corresponding to 1.45% 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
Mads Holm, senior vice president Treasury & Tax and Investor Relations,
+47 909 55 417
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: November 28, 2022 |
By: |
___/s/ Torgrim Reitan |