Weekly share repurchase program transaction details
Rhea-AI Summary
SBM Offshore (SBFFF) reports weekly share repurchase transactions for Feb 19–25, 2026 under its EUR141 million program (effective Apr 24, 2025).
The program is 99.60% complete as of Feb 25, 2026, with cumulative repurchases of EUR 140,627,662 for 6,161,335 shares and a cumulative average price of EUR 22.82.
Positive
- Program size EUR 141,189,019 total authorization
- Near-complete 99.60% of program completed as of Feb 25, 2026
- Cumulative repurchases EUR 140,627,662 for 6,161,335 shares
- Uses Reducing share capital and providing shares for management and employee plans
Negative
- Recent buyback average price EUR 31.33 over Feb 19–25, 2026
- Premium vs cumulative recent average (EUR 31.33) exceeds cumulative average EUR 22.82
- Remaining authorization EUR 561,357 unspent (approx.) implies limited further repurchases
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SBFFF is up 0.15% with modestly above-average volume, while peers like WYGPY (+2.89%) and TOLWF (+2.18%) also gained, suggesting a supportive sector backdrop.
Previous Buybacks Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-19 | Buyback progress update | Positive | -2.4% | Detailed weekly execution of EUR130 million repurchase program. |
| 2025-01-29 | Buyback progress update | Positive | -2.5% | Update showing 77.62% completion of EUR130 million buyback. |
| 2024-09-04 | Buyback progress update | Positive | +0.0% | Mid-program metrics for EUR130 million repurchase including shares and spend. |
| 2024-08-28 | Buyback progress update | Positive | +0.0% | Weekly disclosure on expanded EUR130 million buyback execution. |
| 2024-08-21 | Buyback progress update | Positive | +0.0% | 30.83% completion milestone on EUR130 million repurchase plan. |
Recent buyback updates have often coincided with flat to mildly negative next-day moves despite shareholder-friendly intent.
Over the last few buyback updates, SBM Offshore reported steady execution of sizeable repurchase programs (e.g., EUR 130 million in 2024–2025), aimed at reducing share capital and funding employee programs. Price reactions to these buyback disclosures were modest, with an average move of about -0.98% the next day. Today’s announcement continues this pattern, detailing progress toward completing a larger EUR 141 million program and reaffirming the same objectives and trading venues.
Historical Comparison
In prior buyback updates, SBM Offshore’s stock moved on average -0.98% the next day, indicating that routine repurchase disclosures tended to elicit muted or slightly negative reactions.
Buyback communications progressed from a EUR 130 million program in 2024–2025 updates to a near-complete EUR 141 million program in the current disclosure.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement details the near-completion of SBM Offshore’s EUR 141 million share repurchase program, with 99.60% already executed and over 6.16 million shares bought back at an average of EUR 22.82. It continues a series of regular buyback updates that historically produced modest next-day moves, averaging -0.98%. Investors may watch upcoming events on the financial calendar, such as the Full Year 2025 earnings release, for incremental catalysts.
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Amsterdam, February 25, 2026
SBM Offshore reports the transaction details related to its EUR141 million (c. US
The repurchases were made under the EUR141 million share repurchase program announced on February 20, 2025 and effective from April 24, 2025. The objective of the program is to reduce share capital and, in addition, to provide shares for regular management and employee share programs. Information regarding the progress of the share repurchase program and the aggregate of the transactions (calculated on a daily basis) for the period April 24, 2025 through February 25, 2026 can be found in the top half of the table below. Further detailed information regarding both the progress of the share repurchase program and all individual transactions can be accessed via the Investors section of the Company’s website.
| Share Repurchase Program | ||||||
| Overall progress Share Repurchase Program: | ||||||
| Total Repurchase Amount | EUR 141,189,019 | |||||
| Cumulative Repurchase Amount | EUR 140,627,662 | |||||
| Cumulative Quantity Repurchased | 6,161,335 | |||||
| Cumulative Average Repurchase Price | EUR 22.82 | |||||
| Start Date | April 24, 2025 | |||||
| Percentage of program completed as of February 25, 2026 | ||||||
| Overview of details of last 5 trading days: | ||||||
| Trade Date | Quantity Repurchased | Average Purchase Price | Settlement Amount | |||
| February 19, 2026 | 23,921 | EUR 31.06 | EUR 743,020 | |||
| February 20, 2026 | 23,886 | EUR 30.88 | EUR 737,624 | |||
| February 23, 2026 | 19,768 | EUR 30.94 | EUR 611,624 | |||
| February 24, 2026 | 16,912 | EUR 31.74 | EUR 536,827 | |||
| February 25, 2026 | 17,328 | EUR 32.34 | EUR 560,403 | |||
| Total | 101,815 | EUR 31.33 | EUR 3,189,498 | |||
All shares purchased via Euronext Amsterdam, CBOE DXE and or Turquoise
This press release contains information which is to be made publicly available under the Market Abuse Regulation (nr. 596/2014). The information concerns a regular update of the transactions conducted under SBM Offshore’s current share repurchase program, as announced by the Company on February 20, 2025, details of which are available on its website.
Corporate Profile
SBM Offshore is the world’s deepwater ocean-infrastructure expert. Through the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, we play a pivotal role in a just transition. By advancing our core, we deliver cleaner, more efficient energy production. By pioneering more, we unlock new markets within the blue economy.
More than 7,800 SBMers collaborate worldwide to deliver innovative solutions as a responsible partner towards a sustainable future, balancing ocean protection with progress.
For further information, please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com.
| Financial Calendar | Date | Year | |
| Full Year 2025 Earnings | February 26 | 2026 | |
| Annual General Meeting | April 15 | 2026 | |
| First Quarter 2026 Trading Update | May 7 | 2026 | |
| Half Year 2026 Earnings | August 6 | 2026 | |
| Third Quarter 2026 Trading Update | November 12 | 2026 |
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Wouter Holties
Corporate Finance & Investor Relations Manager
| Mobile: | +31 (0) 2 02 36 32 36 |
| E-mail: | wouter.holties@sbmoffshore.com |
| Website: | www.sbmoffshore.com |
Media Relations
Giampaolo Arghittu
Head of External Relations
| Phone: | +31 (0) 6 212 62 333 / +39 33 494 79 584 |
| E-mail: | giampaolo.arghittu@sbmoffshore.com |
| Website: | www.sbmoffshore.com |
Market Abuse Regulation
This press release may contain inside information within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
Disclaimer
Some of the statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements based on management’s current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance, or events to differ materially from those in such statements. These statements may be identified by words such as ‘expect’, ‘should’, ‘could’, ‘shall’ and / or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The principal risks which could affect the future operations of SBM Offshore N.V. are described in the ‘Impacts, Risks and Opportunities’ section of the 2024 Annual Report.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and performance of the Company’s business may vary materially and adversely from the forward-looking statements described in this release. SBM Offshore does not intend and does not assume any obligation to update any industry information or forward-looking statements set forth in this release to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
This release contains certain alternative performance measures (APMs) as defined by the ESMA guidelines which are not defined under IFRS. Further information on these APMs is included in the Half Year Management Report accompanying the Half Year Earnings 2025 report, available on our website Half Year Earnings - SBM Offshore.
Nothing in this release shall be deemed an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities. The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V. directly and indirectly owns investments are separate legal entities. In this release “SBM Offshore” and “SBM” are sometimes used for convenience where references are made to SBM Offshore N.V. and its subsidiaries in general. These expressions are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies.
"SBM Offshore®", the SBM logomark, “Fast4Ward®” and “F4W®” are proprietary marks owned by SBM Offshore.
1 Based on the foreign exchange rate on February 20, 2025
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