Equinor ASA: Buy-back of shares to share programmes for employees
Equinor (EQNR) purchased 389,058 own shares on 15 October 2026 for its share-based incentive programmes for employees and management.
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Equinor (EQNR) purchased 389,058 own shares on 15 October 2026 for its share-based incentive programmes for employees and management. The purchases on the Oslo Stock Exchange averaged NOK 429.2415 per share, with a total transaction value of NOK 166,999,840.
Cumulative purchases under the programme reached 4,167,500 shares for NOK 1,469,846,959. The 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. Following the transactions, Equinor held 23,077,317 own shares, representing 0.97% of share capital, including shares held under other buy-back programmes.
Key Figures
- Shares purchased
- 389,058 shares
- 15 October 2026 employee-program buy-back
- Average purchase price
- NOK 429.2415 per share
- 15 October 2026 purchases
- Transaction value
- NOK 166,999,840
- 15 October 2026 purchases
- Cumulative programme purchases
- 4,167,500 shares
- Total under the programme
- Cumulative transaction value
- NOK 1,469,846,959
- Total under the programme
- Programme purchase amount
- NOK 1,971,000,000
- Total programme amount
- Maximum shares
- 19,600,000 shares
- Maximum permitted under the programme
Historical Context
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Corrected earlier employee-program purchases to 3,778,442 shares and NOK 1,302,847,119.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
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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.
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 October 2026, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 389,058 own shares at the Oslo Stock Exchange at an average price of NOK 429.2415 per share.
Aggregated overview of transactions per day:
| Date | Aggregated volume (number of shares) | Weighted average share price (NOK) | Total transaction value (NOK) |
| 15 October 2026 | 389,058 | 429.2415 | 166,999,840 |
| Previously disclosed buy-backs under the programme (accumulated) | 3,778,442 | 344.8107 | 1,302,847,119 |
| Total buy-backs under the programme | 4,167,500 | 352.6927 | 1,469,846,959 |
Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 23,077,317 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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