On 6 February 2019, Carlsberg A/S announced a share buyback programme, as described in Company Announcement No. 01/2019. 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 in two tranches at a total amount of up to DKK 4.5bn. The first tranche of up to DKK 2.5bn will take place during the period from 6 February to 9 August 2019, during which a maximum of 15 million B shares will be bought.
The following transactions were made under the share buy-back programme during 20-24 May:
Number of
shares bought
Average transaction price
Amount DKK
Accumulated, last announcement
1,300,426
1,075,506,746
20 May 2019
27,155
879.96
23,895,327
21 May 2019
32,208
879.58
28,329,651
22 May 2019
9,727
882.47
8,583,769
23 May 2019
30,272
883.21
26,736,524
24 May 2019
9,975
889.18
8,869,531
Total, 20-24 May 2019
109,337
96,414,802
Accumulated under the programme
1,409,763
1,171,921,548
With the transactions stated above, Carlsberg A/S holds a total of 1,451,159 own B shares, corresponding to 1.0% 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%).
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