UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

February 20, 2024 
Commission File Number 1-15200

Equinor ASA

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
FORUSBEEN 50, N-4035, STAVANGER, NORWAY
(Address of principal executive offices )

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This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release issued by Equinor ASA on February 20, 2024, entitled "Equinor ASA: Share buy-back".

 

Equinor ASA: Share buy-back

Please see below information about transactions made under the first tranche of the 2024 share buy-back programme for Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR, CEUX:EQNRO, TQEX:EQNRO).

Date on which the first tranche of the 2024 programme was announced: 7 February 2024. The duration of the first tranche of the 2024 programme: 8 February to no later than 5 April 2024.

Further information on the tranche can be found in the stock market announcement on its commencement dated 7 February 2024, available here: https://newsweb.oslobors.no/search?issuer=1309

From 12 February to 16 February 2024, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 2,460,000 own shares at an average price of NOK 270.6686 per share.

Overview of transactions:

Date

Trading venue

Aggregated daily volume
(number of shares)

Weighted average
share price (NOK)

Total transaction
value (NOK)

 

 

 

 

 

12 February

OSE

539,129

277.7330

149,733,904.15

 

CEUX

50,036

277.4672

13,883,347.60
 

TQEX

10,835 277.4835 3,006,533.45
13 February

OSE

568,886 275.3954 156,668,573.20
 

CEUX

39,148 274.9620 10,764,212.00

 

TQEX

11,966

275.0820

3,291,631.45
14 February OSE 595,578 263.9925 157,228,110.00
  CEUX 26,112 262.8312 6,863,047.60
  TQEX 8,310 262.8881 2,184,600.00
15 February OSE      
  CEUX      
  TQEX      
16 February OSE 566,021 265.9771 150,548,635.20
  CEUX 38,576 265.4000 10,238,072.05
  TQEX 5,403 265.4088 1,434,003.95

 

 

 

 

 

Total for the period

OSE

2,269,614

270.6095 614,179,222.55

 

CEUX

153,872

271.3208

41,748,679.25

 

TQEX

36,514

271.5881

9,916,768.85

 

 

 

 

 

Previously disclosed buy-backs under the first tranche of the 2024 programme

OSE

1,178,100

278.6503

328,277,941.10

CEUX

42,258

277.9864

11,747,149.45

TQEX

9,642

277.6596

2,677,193.75

Total

1,230,000

278.6197

342,702,284.30

 

 

 

 

 

Total buy-backs under first tranche of the 2024 programme (accumulated)

OSE

3,447,714 273.3571 942,457,163.65

CEUX

196,130 272.7570 53,495,828.70

TQEX

46,156

272.8565

12,593,962.60

Total

3,690,000

273.3190

1,008,546,954.95

 

Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 64,249,407 own shares, corresponding to 2.14% of Equinor ASA’s share capital, including shares under Equinor’s share savings programme (excluding shares under Equinor’s share savings programme, Equinor owns a total of 57,725,193 own shares, corresponding to 1.92% of the share capital).

This is information that Equinor ASA is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and that is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Appendix:
A overview of all transactions made under the buy-back tranche that have been carried out during the above-mentioned time period is attached to this report and available at www.newsweb.no.

 

Contact details:

Investor relations
Bård Glad Pedersen, senior vice president Investor Relations,
+47 918 01 791

Media
Sissel Rinde, vice president Media Relations,
+ 47 412 60 584

 

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

EQUINOR ASA
(Registrant)
 

Dated: February 20, 2024

By:

___/s/ Torgrim Reitan
Name: Torgrim Reitan
Title:     Chief Financial Officer


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