Stock exchange release - Other information disclosed according to the rules of the Exchange
Following our announcement on
The purpose of the share buy-back programme, approved by the Board of Directors today, is to pursue an efficient capital structure and generate sustainable shareholder return to the benefit of all shareholders by reducing the capital of
For the purpose of executing the buy-back programme, Nordea has engaged a third-party broker that based on irrevocable instructions will decide on the repurchase of shares in full independence, also in relation to the timing of the transactions, and in compliance with applicable price and volume limits as well as the terms of the programme.
The key terms of the buy-back programme include:
- The shares acquired under the programme will be repurchased otherwise than in proportion to the existing shareholdings of the Company's shareholders (directed repurchases) in public trading or outside public trading.
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Not more than 500,000,000 shares, which correspond to approximately 12.35% of all the shares in the Company, may be repurchased subject to the maximum amount of up to
EUR 2.0bn . The number of own shares held by the Company together with its subsidiaries at any given time may not exceed 10% of all the shares in the Company. - In accordance with the authorisation granted by the Annual General Meeting, the highest purchase price per share in the programme shall be no more than the higher of (i) the highest price paid for the Company's shares in public trading on the day of repurchase or alternatively (ii) the average of the share prices (volume weighted average price on the regulated markets where the Company's share is admitted to trading) during the five trading days preceding the repurchase or the offer to repurchase own shares, and the lowest purchase price per share shall be the price that is 20% lower than the lower of (i) the lowest price paid for the Company's shares in public trading on the day of repurchase or alternatively (ii) the average of the share prices (volume weighted average price on the regulated markets where the Company's share is admitted to trading) during the five trading days preceding the repurchase or the offer to repurchase own shares.
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The repurchase of shares in public trading will be executed in accordance with Regulation No. 596/2014 of the
European Parliament and Council of16 April 2014 (MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (which together constitute the Safe Harbour regulation), including but not limited to daily price and volume limits, on the regulated markets of Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Stockholm and Nasdaq Copenhagen and select multilateral trading facilities (MTF). - In addition to the shares repurchased in public trading, the broker may, subject to certain conditions, acquire shares in accelerated bookbuilds (ABB) should such be arranged.
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No repurchases will be made in
the United States or in respect of Nordea's American Depositary Receipts. - The shares shall be repurchased using the unrestricted equity of the Company and be recorded as a deduction of retained earnings.
- Nordea may suspend or terminate the programme prior to its scheduled end date and will in such case issue a stock exchange release to this effect.
- Repurchased shares will be cancelled on a monthly basis.
As communicated on
Nordea holds 7,112,244 treasury shares for remuneration purposes prior to commencement of the buy-back programme.
For further information:
Group Communication, +358 10 416 8023 or press@nordea.com
The information provided in this stock exchange release was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 18.30 EET on
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