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
For the month of August 2025
Commission File Number: 1-15200
Equinor ASA
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
FORUSBEEN 50, N-4035, STAVANGER, NORWAY
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [ X ] Form 40-F [ ]
This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release issued by Equinor ASA on August 19, 2025, entitled “Equinor ASA: Buy-back of shares to share programmes for employees”.
Equinor ASA: Buy-back of shares to share programmes for employees
Please see below information about transactions made under the buy-back programme for Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR) for shares to be used in the share-based incentive programmes for employees and management.
Date on which the buy-back programme was announced: 5 February 2025.
The duration of the buy-back programme: 14 February 2025 to 15 January 2026.
Size of the buy-back programme: The total purchase amount under the programme is NOK 1,992,000,000 and the maximum shares to be acquired is 19,080,000 shares, of which up to 8,040,000 shares can be acquired in the period from 14 February 2025 to 15 May 2025, and up to 11,040,000 shares can be acquired in the period from 16 May 2025 to 15 January 2026.
On 15 August 2025, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 662,594 own shares at the Oslo Stock Exchange at an average price of NOK 250.5303 per share.
Aggregated overview of transactions per day:
Date | Aggregated volume (number of shares) | Weighted average share price (NOK) | Total transaction value (NOK) |
15 August 2025 | 662,594 | 250.5303 | 165,999,874 |
Previously disclosed buy-backs under the programme (accumulated) | 3,776,383 | 255.2705 | 963,999,224 |
Total buy-backs under the programme | 4,438,977 | 254.5630 | 1,129,999,097 |
Following
the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 30,053,091 own shares,
corresponding to 1.18% of Equinor ASA’s share capital, including shares purchased under
the previous buy-back programme for the share-based incentive programmes for employees, and
shares purchased under Equinor’s disclosed buy-back programmes which will be used to
reduce the issued share capital of the company.
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
Bård Glad Pedersen, senior vice president Investor Relations,
+47 918 01 791
Media
Sissel
Rinde, vice president Media Relations,
+47 412 60 584
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) | ||
Date: August 19, 2025 | /s/ TORGRIM REITAN | |
Torgrim Reitan | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||