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

March 05, 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 March 05, 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 26 February to 1 March 2024, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 2,420,000 own shares at an average price of NOK 262.6926 per share.

Overview of transactions:

Date

Trading venue

Aggregated daily volume
(number of shares)

Weighted average
share price (NOK)

Total transaction
value (NOK)

 

 

 

 

 

26 February

OSE

419,728 261.8429 109,902,785.10

 

CEUX

40,877 261.6148 10,694,027.95
 

TQEX

19,395 261.4851 5,071,503.95
27 February

OSE

398,627 261.0804 104,073,709.45
 

CEUX

74,562 262.0905 19,541,993.00

 

TQEX

21,811 261.6515 5,706,880.60
28 February OSE 367,262 262.1854 96,290,737.25
  CEUX 87,234 262.7895 22,924,182.30
  TQEX 30,504 263.7788 8,046,309.25
29 February OSE 343,156 261.7843 89,832,861.90
  CEUX 106,080 262.0015 27,793,115.60
  TQEX 25,764 261.9469 6,748,799.30
1 March OSE 386,601 266.1089 102,877,985.55
  CEUX 76,581 266.4218 20,402,848.50
  TQEX 21,818 266.2201 5,808,390.50

 

 

     

Total for the period

OSE

1,915,374 262.6005 502,978,079.25

 

CEUX

385,334 263.0346 101,356,167.35

 

TQEX

119,292 263.0678 31,381,883.60

 

 

     

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

OSE

5,619,780 270.5704 1,520,546,255.00

CEUX

378,557 269.7467 102,114,483.00

TQEX

81,663 269.9881 22,048,039.10

Total

6,080,000 270.5113 1,644,708,777.10

 

 

     

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

OSE

7,535,154 268.5445 2,023,524,334.25

CEUX

763,891 266.3608 203,470,650.35

TQEX

200,955 265.8800 53,429,922.70

Total

8,500,000 268.2853 2,280,424,907.30

 

Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 69,059,407 own shares, corresponding to 2.30% 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 62,535,193 own shares, corresponding to 2.08% 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: March 05, 2024

By:

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


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