Equinor bought 451,747 shares at NOK 351.97 each for employee incentive plans, part of a NOK 1.97 billion buy-back programme running through Jan. 2027.
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Equinor ASA bought back 451,747 of its own shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange on July 15, paying an average price of NOK 351.9662 per share. The shares are earmarked for the company's share-based incentive programmes for employees and management.
The purchase is part of a larger buy-back programme announced on Feb. 4, 2026, that runs from Feb. 13, 2026, to Jan. 15, 2027. Under that programme, Equinor can spend up to NOK 1.971 billion to acquire a maximum of 19.6 million shares. Of that total, up to 7.92 million shares can be bought in the period from Feb. 13 to May 15, 2026, and the remaining 11.68 million shares from May 15, 2026, to Jan. 15, 2027.
After the latest transaction, the company holds 14,255,775 own shares, representing 0.60% of Equinor's share capital. That figure includes shares bought under a previous employee incentive programme as well as shares purchased under other disclosed buy-back programmes that will be used to reduce the company's issued share capital.
Equinor's Alpha Score sits at 51 out of 100, classified as Mixed, according to AlphaScala's proprietary metric. The stock trades on the Oslo Børs under the ticker EQNR and on the New York Stock Exchange under the same ticker.
The buy-back programme was disclosed under the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. A detailed breakdown of each transaction is available on the Oslo Børs' news service.
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