[6-K] EQUINOR ASA Current Report (Foreign Issuer)

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Equinor ASA reported share repurchases under its employee share programme. On 15 October 2025, the company bought 738,999 shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange at an average price of NOK 235.4536, totaling NOK 173,999,975.

The ongoing buy-back programme, announced on 5 February 2025 and running from 14 February 2025 to 15 January 2026, has an aggregate cap of NOK 1,992,000,000 and up to 19,080,000 shares. Cumulative purchases to date are 5,867,465 shares at a weighted average price of NOK 250.5339, totaling NOK 1,469,999,065. After these transactions, Equinor holds 42,247,246 own shares, representing 1.65% of share capital.

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Equity capital markets analyst

Routine buy-back execution for employee programmes; neutral impact.

Equinor disclosed a scheduled repurchase of 738,999 shares at NOK 235.4536 as part of its approved programme. The wider plan allows up to NOK 1,992,000,000 and 19,080,000 shares through January 15, 2026, with cumulative buys of 5,867,465 shares totaling NOK 1,469,999,065.

These shares support employee and management share-based incentives; some prior buy-backs are designated for capital reduction. The company now holds 42,247,246 treasury shares, or 1.65% of share capital.

Future activity depends on programme parameters and market conditions set in the authorisation; specific timing or volumes beyond the disclosed caps are not detailed in this excerpt.

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 October 2025

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 October 17, 2025, entitled “Equinor ASA: Buy-back of shares to share programmes for employees”.

Equinor ASA: Buy-back of shares to share programmes for employees

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: 5 February 2025.

The duration of the buy-back programme: 14 February 2025 to 15 January 2026.

Size of the buy-back programme: The total purchase amount under the programme is NOK 1,992,000,000 and the maximum shares to be acquired is 19,080,000 shares, of which up to 8,040,000 shares can be acquired in the period from 14 February 2025 to 15 May 2025, and up to 11,040,000 shares can be acquired in the period from 16 May 2025 to 15 January 2026.

On 15 October 2025, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 738,999 own shares at the Oslo Stock Exchange at an average price of NOK 235.4536 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 2025	738,999	235.4536	173,999,975
Previously disclosed buy-backs under the programme (accumulated)	5,128,466	252.7070	1,295,999,090
Total buy-backs under the programme	5,867,465	250.5339	1,469,999,065

Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 42,247,246 own shares, corresponding to 1.65% of Equinor ASA’s share capital, including shares purchased under the previous buy-back programme for the share-based incentive programmes for employees, and shares purchased under Equinor’s disclosed buy-back programmes which will be used to reduce the issued share capital of the company.

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

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.

		Equinor ASA
		(Registrant)
Date: October 17, 2025		/s/ TORGRIM REITAN
		Torgrim Reitan
		Chief Financial Officer