Share buy-backs in Telia Company during week 18 2018
During the period April 30, 2018 – May 4, 2018, Telia Company AB (publ) (LEI code 213800FSR9RNDUOTXO25) has repurchased in total 2 500 000 own shares (ISIN: SE0000667925). The share buy-backs form part of the SEK 5 billion share buy-back programme that Telia Company announced on April 20, 2018. The share buy-back programme, which runs between April 23, 2018, and March 22, 2019, is being carried out in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (”MAR”) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052 (the “Safe Harbour Regulation”).
During the period April 30, 2018 – May 4, 2018, shares in Telia Company have been repurchased as follows.
| Date | Aggregated daily volume (number of shares) | Weighted average share price per day (SEK) | Total daily transaction value (SEK) |
| April 30 2018 | 475 000 | 43,2599 | 20 548 453 |
| May 1 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2 2018 | 275 000 | 43,1099 | 11 855 223 |
| May 3 2018 | 1 000 000 | 42,9505 | 42 950 500 |
| May 4 2018 | 750 000 | 42,7391 | 32 054 325 |
All acquisitions have been carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm by Danske Bank A/S, Danmark, Sverige Filial on behalf of Telia Company. Following the above acquisitions, Telia Companys holding of own shares amounts to 5 595 891 shares as of May 4 2018 including the shares to cover commitments under the “Long Term Incentive Program 2015/2018. The total number of shares in Telia Company is 4 330 084 781.
A full breakdown of the transactions pursuant to article 5.3 of MAR and article 2.3 of the Safe Harbour Regulation is attached to this announcement. The total volume of Telia Company shares which have been bought back within the share buy-back programme from April 23, 2018 until and including May 4, 2018, amounts to 5 150 000 shares. In total a maximum of 433 008 478 shares may be repurchased. For information about all transactions in the buy-back programme see the following link to Nasdaq Stockholm’s website: http://www.nasdaqomx.com/transactions/markets/nordic/corporate-actions/stockholm/repurchases-of-own-shares
As announced on April 27, 2018, the Board of Directors of Telia Company has also resolved on a share buy-back programme to cover commitments under the “Long Term Incentive Program 2015/2018” approved by the Annual General Meeting 2015. Transactions carried out as part of that share buy-back programme during week 18 have been disclosed separately.
For any queries about the buy-back program, please contact
Investors
Andreas Joelsson, Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +46(0)70 863 33 27
andreas.joelsson@teliacompany.com
Media
Ralf Bagner, Press Officer Johanna Hansson Press Officer
Tel: +46(0)70 338 72 48 +46(0)73 086 47 14
ralf.bagner@teliacompany.com johanna.z.hansson@teliacompany.com
This information is information that Telia Company AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 07.30 CET on May 7, 2018.
For more information, please contact our press office +46 771 77 58 30, visit our Newsroom or follow us on Twitter @Teliacompany .
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