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
For the month of February 2026
Commission File Number: 1-15200
Equinor ASA
(Translation of registrant's name
into English)
FORUSBEEN 50, N-4035, STAVANGER, NORWAY
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
[ X ] Form 40-F [ ]
This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release issued by Equinor ASA on February 17, 2026, entitled “Equinor ASA: Share buy-back
– first tranche for 2026”.
Equinor ASA: Share buy-back – first tranche for 2026
Please see below information about transactions made under the first tranche of the 2026 share buy-back programme for Equinor
ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR, CEUX:EQNRO, TQEX:EQNRO).
Date on which the buy-back tranche was announced: 4 February 2026.
The duration of the buy-back tranche: 5 February to no later than 30 March 2026.
Further information on the tranche can be found in the stock market announcement on its commencement dated 4 February 2026, available
here: https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/664788
From 9 February to 13 February 2026, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 505,500 own shares at an average price of NOK 266.7766 per
share.
Overview of transactions:
| Date |
Trading
venue |
Aggregated
daily volume (number of shares) |
Daily
weighted average share price (NOK) |
Total
daily transaction value (NOK) |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 9
February |
OSE |
129,000 |
263.5919 |
34,003,355.10 |
| |
CEUX |
|
|
|
| |
TQEX |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| 10
February |
OSE |
126,500 |
265.8455 |
33,629,455.75 |
| |
CEUX |
|
|
|
| |
TQEX |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| 11
February |
OSE |
125,500 |
268.4448 |
33,689,822.40 |
| |
CEUX |
|
|
|
| |
TQEX |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| 12
February |
OSE |
124,500 |
269.3410 |
33,532,954.50 |
| |
CEUX |
|
|
|
| |
TQEX |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| 13
February |
OSE |
|
|
|
| |
CEUX |
|
|
|
| |
TQEX |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total
for the period |
OSE |
505,500 |
266.7766 |
134,855,587.75 |
| |
CEUX |
|
|
|
| |
TQEX |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Previously
disclosed buy-backs under the tranche
|
OSE |
265,944 |
258.6132 |
68,776,620.06 |
| CEUX |
|
|
|
| TQEX |
|
|
|
| Total |
265,944 |
258.6132 |
68,776,620.06 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Total
buy-backs under the tranche (accumulated)
|
OSE |
771,444 |
263.9624 |
203,632,207.81 |
| CEUX |
|
|
|
| TQEX |
|
|
|
| Total |
771,444 |
263.9624 |
203,632,207.81 |
Following completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 60,998,636 own shares, corresponding to 2.39% 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 51,674,197 own shares, corresponding to 2.02% 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
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.
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Equinor ASA |
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|
(Registrant) |
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|
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| Date: February 17, 2026 |
|
/s/ TORGRIM REITAN |
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|
Torgrim Reitan |
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|
Chief Financial Officer |
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