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

May 28, 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 May 28, 2024, entitled "Equinor ASA: Share buy-back".

 

Equinor ASA: Share buy-back

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

Date on which the second tranche of the 2024 programme was announced: 25 April 2024. The duration of the second tranche of the 2024 programme: 16 May to no later than 22 July 2024.

Further information on the tranche can be found in the stock market announcement on its commencement dated 25 April 2024, available here: https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/616714

From 20 May until 24 May 2024, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 2,265,000 own shares at an average price of NOK 304.6393 per share.

Overview of transactions:

Date

Trading venue

Aggregated daily volume
(number of shares)

Weighted average
share price (NOK)

Total transaction
value (NOK)

 

 

 

 

 

20 May

OSE

     

 

CEUX

     
 

TQEX

     
         
21 May OSE 600,000 302.5603 181,536,180.00
  CEUX      
  TQEX      
         
22 May OSE 480,000 304.1051 145,970,448.00
  CEUX      
  TQEX      
         
23 May OSE 540,000 308.5712 166,628,448.00
  CEUX      
  TQEX      
         
24 May OSE 645,000 303.6790 195,872,955.00
  CEUX      
  TQEX      
         

Total for the period

OSE

2,265,000 304.6393 690,008,031.00

 

CEUX

     

 

TQEX

     

 

 

     

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

OSE

600,000 298.4881 179,092,860.00

CEUX

     

TQEX

     

Total

600,000 298.4881 179,092,860.00

 

 

     

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

OSE

2,865,000 303.3511 869,100,891.00

CEUX

     

TQEX

     

Total

2,865,000 303.3511 869,100,891.00

 

Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 79,469,003 own shares, corresponding to 2.65% 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 72,271,714 own shares, corresponding to 2.41% 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: May 28, 2024

By:

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


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