Between February 2, 2026, and February 6, 2026, Essity Aktiebolag (publ) repurchased a total of 69,537 own Class B shares (ISIN: SE0009922164) under the framework of the buyback program as resolved by the Board of Directors.
The share purchase is part of the SEK 3bn buyback program announced by Essity on April 23, 2025. The buyback program will extend from April 24, 2025, until the 2026 Annual General Meeting and be implemented in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the European Commission's Delegated Regulation 2016/1052 (Safe Harbour Regulation).
The share repurchase is financed using cash flow from current operations after the ordinary dividend with the ambition to continue with share buybacks over time as a recurring part of Essity's capital allocation.
Class B shares in Essity were repurchased as follows:
Date
Aggregated daily volume (no. of shares):
Weighted average price per day (SEK):
Total daily transaction value (SEK):
February 2, 2026
13,745
263.7306
3,624,977
February 3, 2026
13,741
262.3751
3,605,296
February 4, 2026
13,332
270.2339
3,602,758
February 5, 2026
14,094
273.9927
3,861,653
February 6, 2026
14,625
278.0045
4,065,816
Total accumulated during week 6 2026
69,537
269.7916
18,760,501
Total accumulated during the buyback program
10,326,818
258.2946
2,667,361,334
All purchases were conducted on Nasdaq Stockholm by BofA Securities Europe SA on behalf of Essity. Following the above purchases, Essity's holding of treasury shares amounted on February 6, 2026, to 11,109,318 Class B shares. The total number of shares in Essity amounted on the date of this press release to 693,054,489, of which 57,200,658 Class A shares and 635,853,831 Class B shares.
For additional information, please contact:
Sandra Åberg, Vice President Investor Relations, +46 70 564 96 89, sandra.aberg@essity.com
Essity is a global, leading hygiene and health company. Every day, our products, solutions and services are used by a billion people around the world. Our purpose is to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, caregivers, customers and society. Sales are conducted in approximately 150 countries under the leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other strong brands such as Actimove, Cutimed, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Modibodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic and Zewa. In 2025, Essity had net sales of approximately SEK 138bn (EUR 13bn) and employed 36,000 people. The company's headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. More information at essity.com.
Essity AB is one of the world's leading manufacturers of hygiene products. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- human care products (54.2%): incontinence products (Tena), feminine protection products (Libresse, Bodyform, Nana, Nuvenia, Saba, Nosotras, Donnasept, etc.), diapers (Libero, Up & Go, Libero-Peaudouce, Drypers, Pequenin, etc.), compresses and bandages.
- paper hygiene products (26.1%): paper towels, toilet paper, handkerchiefs, wipes, etc. sold under Tempo, Colhogar, Cozy, Cushelle, Danke, Delica, Demak Up, Favorita, Flen, Lotus, Lovly, Okay, Plenty, Regio and Zewa brands;
- professional hygiene products (19.7%): including toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand lotions and hand soaps, hand sanitizers, as well as cleaning and wiping products.
At the end of 2024, the group operated around 70 production sites in the world.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Europe (60.2%), Latin America (17.5%), North America (16.9%), Asia (1.7%), and others (3.7%).
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