Correction: Equinor ASA: Buy-back of shares to share programmes for employees
Equinor (EQNR) issued a correction to accumulated transaction figures for its employee and management share-programme buybacks reported in earlier announcements.
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Equinor (EQNR) issued a correction to accumulated transaction figures for its employee and management share-programme buybacks reported in earlier announcements. The corrected table shows previously disclosed purchases of 3,399,081 shares worth NOK 1,143,847,326.
On 15 September 2026, Equinor purchased 379,361 shares at an average NOK 419.1253 each, bringing programme purchases to 3,778,442 shares worth NOK 1,302,847,119. Following those transactions, total treasury holdings were 19,798,825 shares, or 0.83% of share capital, including purchases under other buyback programmes. The employee programme runs from 13 February 2026 to 15 January 2027, with a total purchase amount of NOK 1,971,000,000 and a maximum of 19,600,000 shares.
Key Figures
- Corrected share figure
- 1,143,847,326 shares
- Corrected figure stated for the prior announcements
- Programme purchase amount
- NOK 1,971,000,000
- Total amount under the buy-back programme
- Maximum programme shares
- 19,600,000 shares
- Maximum shares to be acquired under the programme
- Shares purchased
- 379,361 shares
- Purchased on 15 September 2026
- Average purchase price
- NOK 419.1253 per share
- 15 September 2026 purchases
- Transaction value
- NOK 158,999,793
- 15 September 2026 purchases
- Total programme shares bought back
- 3,778,442 shares
- Total buy-backs under the programme
- Own shares held
- 19,798,825 shares
- 0.83% of share capital following the transactions
Historical Context
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Disclosed the same September 15 repurchase and accumulated programme figures now corrected here.
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Please see below information about transactions made under the buy-back programme for Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR) for shares to be used in the share-based incentive programmes for employees and management.
Correction: Due to an error in the figure reported under “Total buy-backs under the programme” in the stock market announcement published on 19 August 2026, and in the column “Previously disclosed buy-backs under the programme (accumulated)” in the announcement published on 18 September 2026 regarding the share buy-back programme for employee and management share-based incentive schemes, this corrective stock exchange announcement is being issued. The correct number of shares in the aforementioned announcements was 1,143,847,326 shares. The correct figure as of 19 August 2026 is set out below in this corrective announcement.
Date on which the buy-back programme was announced: 4 February 2026.
The duration of the buy-back programme: 13 February 2026 to 15 January 2027.
Size of the buy-back programme: The total purchase amount under the programme is NOK 1,971,000,000 and the maximum shares to be acquired is 19,600,000 shares, of which up to 7,920,000 shares can be acquired in the period from 13 February 2026 to 15 May 2026, and up to 11,680,000 shares can be acquired in the period from 15 May 2026 to 15 January 2027.
On 15 September 2026, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 379,361 own shares at the Oslo Stock Exchange at an average price of NOK 419.1253 per share.
Aggregated overview of transactions per day:
| Date | Aggregated volume (number of shares) | Weighted average share price (NOK) | Total transaction value (NOK) |
| 15 September 2026 | 379,361 | 419.1253 | 158,999,793 |
| Previously disclosed buy-backs under the programme (accumulated) | 3,399,081 | 336.5166 | 1,143,847,326 |
| Total buy-backs under the programme | 3,778,442 | 344.8107 | 1,302,847,119 |
Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 19,798,825 own shares, corresponding to
This is information that Equinor ASA is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Appendix: A detailed overview of all transactions made under the buy-back programme that have been carried out during the above-mentioned time period is attached to this report and available at www.newsweb.no.
Further information from:
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
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