Transaction in Own Shares • May 18, 2020
Transaction in Own Shares
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May 18, 2020 - Asetek today announced the launch of a share buyback program. The share buyback will be conducted under the safe harbour provisions of EU Regulation 2273/2003.
Section 3-12 of the Norwegian Securities TradingAct implements the EU Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2003 on exemptions for buy-back programs and stabilisation of financial instruments in Norwegian law.
The buyback program will be carried out by market purchases in accordance with the authorization granted by the annual general meeting to the Board of Directors on 22April 2020. Shares purchased under the program will be used to cover Asetek's obligations under its employee stock option programs.
The maximum consideration to be paid for shares acquired under the buyback program is USD4,500,000. The maximum number of shares that can be acquired under the buyback program is 1,038,082 shares. The buyback program will be initiated today and be valid until September 30, 2020. Asetek may at any time without further notice close or suspend the buyback program.
Asetek will not purchase shares at a price higher than the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out. The maximum number of shares which may be purchased in any one day is limited to 25% of the average weighted daily volume ofAsetek shares traded in the 20 trading days preceding the day of purchase.
The share buyback program is managed and will be executed by SEB on behalf ofAsetek.
Asetek is the global leader in liquid cooling solutions for gaming and enthusiast PCs, data centers and servers. Founded in 2000, Asetek is headquartered in Denmark and has operations in California, Texas, China and Taiwan. Asetek is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ASETEK.OL).
For further information, please contact: Peter Dam Madsen, Chief Financial Officer Mobile: +45 2080 7200, e-mail: [email protected]
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