Danone SA announces the purchase of c.5.8 million of its own shares held by its Spanish subsidiary, with no impact on total Danone shares held by the Group

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Danone (NYSE:DANOY) announced that on December 17, 2025 it purchased all 5,780,005 of its own shares previously held by its Spanish subsidiary, Danone Spain, at the closing price of €77.46 per share.

The transaction was carried out under the authorization granted by the April 24, 2025 Shareholders’ Meeting and does not change the total number of Danone shares held by the Group. The repurchased shares have been allocated to employee shareholding plans.

                                                                  

Press release - Paris, December 17, 2025, at 7:00 PM CET

Danone SA announces the purchase of c.5.8 million of its own shares held by its Spanish subsidiary, with no impact on total Danone shares held by the Group

As part of the simplification of its corporate structure, Danone SA purchased on December 17, 2025, all 5,780,005 of its own shares previously held by its Spanish subsidiary, Danone Spain. This transaction has no impact on the total Danone shares held by the Group.

These shares, purchased at a price equal to the closing stock price as of December 17, 2025 (i.e. €77.46), have been allocated to employee shareholding plans.

This transaction was implemented in the framework of the authorization granted by the Shareholders’ Meeting of April 24, 2025.

About Danone (www.danone.com) 

Danone is a leading global food and beverage company operating in three health-focused, fast-growing and on-trend Categories: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based products, Waters and Specialized Nutrition. With a long-standing mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible, Danone aims to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices while committing to achieve measurable nutritional, social, societal and environment impact. Danone has defined its Renew strategy to restore growth, competitiveness, and value creation for the long-term. With over 90,000 employees, and products sold in over 120 markets, Danone generated €27.4 billion in sales in 2024. Danone’s portfolio includes leading international brands (Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danio, Danonino, evian, Nutricia, Nutrilon, Volvic, among others) as well as strong local and regional brands (including AQUA, Blédina, Bonafont, Cow & Gate, Mizone, Oikos and Silk). Listed on Euronext Paris and present on the OTCQX platform via an ADR (American Depositary Receipt) program, Danone is a component stock of leading sustainability indexes including the ones managed by Moody’s and Sustainalytics, as well as MSCI ESG Indexes, FTSE4Good Index Series, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, and Access to Nutrition Index. Danone has achieved B Corp^TM certification at global level in 2025.

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FAQ

What exactly did Danone (DANOY) announce on December 17, 2025?

Danone announced it purchased 5,780,005 shares from its Spanish subsidiary on December 17, 2025 at €77.46 per share and allocated them to employee shareholding plans.

Does the December 17, 2025 share purchase by Danone (DANOY) change the Group’s total shares held?

No. The company said the transaction has no impact on the total Danone shares held by the Group.

Under what authorization was Danone’s (DANOY) December 17, 2025 share purchase completed?

The purchase was implemented under the authorization granted by the Shareholders’ Meeting of April 24, 2025.

How were the 5,780,005 shares bought by Danone on December 17, 2025 used?

Those shares were allocated to employee shareholding plans.

What price did Danone (DANOY) pay per share for the December 17, 2025 transaction?

Danone paid the closing stock price as of December 17, 2025, equal to €77.46 per share.