The mandates cover:
1) The acquisition of not more than 3,350,000 series A shares, whereof a maximum of 2,700,00 may be transferred to option holders under the performance based personnel option plan 2020.
2) The acquisition of not more than 15,000 series A shares, later to be sold on the market in connection with payment to Board members who have opted to receive synthetic shares as part of their remuneration.
3) The sale of not more than 10,000 series A shares to cover costs related to previously issued synthetic shares to Board members.
4) The sale of a maximum 7,000,000 series A and series B shares currently held by the company, for the purpose of covering costs of fulfilling obligations related to the performance based personnel option plans 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Repurchases and sales are subject to market conditions, regulatory restrictions and the capital structure at any given time.
The number of issued shares is presently 1,229,613,104 whereof 839,394,096 series A shares and 390,219,008 series B shares.
For more information please contact:
Håkan Osvald, Senior Vice President General Counsel
+46 8 743 8995
Sara Liljedal, Media Relations Manager
+46 8 743 8060 or +46 721 441 0380
media@se.atlascopco.com
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