STOCKHOLM, January 7, 2025 — From December 30, 2024, to January 3, 2025, Essity Aktiebolag (publ) repurchased 162,000 of its own Class B shares (ISIN: SE0009922164) as authorized by its Board of Directors.
This purchase is part of Essity’s announced SEK 3bn buyback program (June 17, 2024), running until the 2025 Annual General Meeting, and conducted in accordance with EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the European Commission’s Delegated Regulation 2016/1052 (Safe Harbour Regulation).
The repurchase was funded by operating cash flow after the ordinary dividend, with the intention to continue share buybacks as a regular part of Essity’s capital allocation.
Essity’s Class B share repurchases were as follows:
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Date |
Daily share volume: |
Daily weighted average price (SEK): |
Daily transaction value (SEK): |
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December 30, 2024 |
54,000 |
295.9333 |
15,980,398 |
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January 2, 2025 |
54,000 |
295.9114 |
15,979,216 |
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January 3, 2025 |
54,000 |
297.2804 |
16,053,142 |
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Week 1, 2025 Total |
162,000 |
296.3750 |
48,012,756 |
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Program Total |
7,506,000 |
300.5328 |
2,255,799,192 |
Danske Bank, acting for Essity, executed all purchases on Nasdaq Stockholm. As of January 7, 2025, Essity held 7,506,000 Class B treasury shares. On that date, Essity had a total of 702,342,489 shares, comprising 59,973,654 Class A and 642,368,835 Class B shares.
Complete transaction details are included in this release.
Contact:
Sandra Åberg, Vice President Investor Relations, +46 70 564 96 89,
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Buyback of Class B shares in Essity during week 1, 2025 |
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Essity transactions week 1 |
SOURCE Essity