Finnair to start to acquire the company’s own shares
Finnair Plc Stock Exchange Release 19 February 2021 at 9.00 a.m. EET
The Board of Directors of Finnair Plc has decided to commence acquiring the company’s own shares on the basis of the authorisation given by the Annual General Meeting held on 29 May 2020.
The maximum number of shares to be acquired is 1,800,000, corresponding to 0.13% of the total number of shares. The maximum sum to be used for the repurchase is EUR 1.8 million. Finnair currently holds a total of 170,660 own shares, corresponding to approximately 0.01% of the total number of the shares and votes.
The share buyback shall start on 19 February 2021 at the earliest, and end by the last day of March 2021, at the latest. The shares shall be acquired through public trading on the Nasdaq Helsinki exchange at the market price prevailing at the time of purchase.
Acquired shares will be used primarily for implementation of Finnair's Employee Share Savings Plan (FlyShare) and long-term share-based incentive scheme for key personnel. The terms of the share plan and incentive scheme can be viewed on Finnair's website at investors.finnair.com/en under section Governance/Remuneration.
The Annual General Meeting held on 29 May 2020 decided to authorise the Board to decide on the acquisition of a maximum of 5,000,000 own shares using the unrestricted shareholders' equity of the company. Own shares may be repurchased in order to, inter alia, develop the capital structure of Finnair, to finance or carry out acquisitions, investments or other business transactions, or in order to use the shares as part of Finnair's incentive and remuneration schemes. The authorisation is effective until 29 November 2021.
FINNAIR PLC
Further information:
Finnair communications, 358 9 818 4020, comms@finnair.com
Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Principal media
Finnair is a modern premium network airline, specialising in passenger and cargo traffic between Asia and Europe. Helsinki’s geographical location gives Finnair a competitive advantage, since the fastest connections between many European destinations and Asian megacities fly over Finland. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do – Finnair intends to reduce its net emissions by 50% by the end of 2025 from the 2019 baseline and achieve carbon neutrality latest by the end of 2045. Finnair is a member of the oneworld alliance. Finnair Plc’s shares are quoted on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange.