On 15 August 2019, Carlsberg A/S announced a share buy-back programme, as described in Company Announcement No. 34/2019. The programme is carried out in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 April 2014 (MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, also referred to as the Safe Harbour Regulations. According to the programme, Carlsberg A/S will repurchase B shares of up to DKK 2.0bn. The programme is taking place during the period from 15 August 2019 to 30 January 2020, during which a maximum of 12 million B shares will be bought.
The following transactions were made under the share buy-back programme during 7-11 October:
Number of
shares bought
Average transaction price
Amount DKK
Accumulated, last announcement
718,726
718,024,629
7 October 2019
10,000
1,009.17
10,091,675
8 October 2019
10,000
1,015.93
10,159,281
9 October 2019
9,113
1,008.24
9,188,096
10 October 2019
28,066
1,000.73
28,086,454
11 October 2019
2,197
996.78
2,189,936
Total, 7-11 October 2019
59,376
59,715,442
Bought from Carlsberg Foundation, 11 October 2019 *
25,848
1,005.72
25,995,768
Accumulated under the programme
803,950
803,735,839
* According to a separate agreement the Carlsberg Foundation participates pro rata to the shares purchased in the share buy-back programme at its holdings on 6 February 2019 of 30.33% of the total amount of shares in Carlsberg A/S.
With the transactions stated above, Carlsberg A/S holds a total of 3,739,403 own B shares, corresponding to 2.5% of the 152,556,806 issued A and B shares.
The details of each transaction made under the share buy-back programme are enclosed.
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Carlsberg A/S is one of the world's leading beer producers. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- beer production and sales: 101 million hectoliters sold in 2023 primarily under the Carlsberg and Tuborg brands;
- production, bottling, and distribution of non-alcoholic beverages: carbonated beverages, energy drinks, and mineral waters (24.1 million hectoliters sold in 2022).
At the end of 2023, the group had 71 breweries located in Denmark, in the United Kingdom (3), in Poland (3), in Germany (3), in Western Europe (6), in China (26), in Asia (14), and in Central/Eastern Europe (15).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Western Europe (50.7%), Asia (31.7%), Eastern and Central Europe (17.6%).