Equinor — Transaction in Own Shares 2021

Aug 23, 2021

6-K 1 eqnr210823_6-k.htm STOCK MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT

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

August 23, 2021 Commission File Number 1-15200

Equinor ASA

(Translation of registrant’s name into English) FORUSBEEN 50, N-4035, STAVANGER, NORWAY (Address of principal executive offices )

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This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release issued by Equinor ASA on August 23, 2021, entitled "Equinor ASA: Share buy-back".

Equinor ASA: Share buy-back

Please see below information about transactions made under the share buyback programme for Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR).

Date on which the buyback programme was announced: 15 June / 28 July 2021.

The duration of the first tranche of the buyback programme: 28 July 2021 to 28 September 2021.

Size of the buyback programme: Up to 75,000,000 shares, but maximum total consideration for the first tranche: USD 99,000,000.

From 16 August 2021 until 20 August 2021, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 558,983 own shares at the Oslo Stock Exchange at an average price of NOK 183.6673 per share.

Aggregated overview of transactions per day:

Date	Aggregated volume (number of shares)	Weighted average share price (NOK)	Total transaction value (NOK)
16 August	110,385	183.6909	20,276,720.00
17 August	109,680	185.3050	20,324,252.40
18 August	108,762	187.9981	20,447,049.35
19 August	114,124	181.6418	20,729,688.78
20 August	116,032	180.0296	20,889,194.55
Previously disclosed buybacks under the programme (accumulated)	1,370,477	177.9077	243,818,399.47
Total buybacks under the programme	1,929,460	179.5763	346,485,304.55

Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 13,138,234 own shares, corresponding to 0.40% of Equinor ASA’s share capital, including shares under Equinor’s share savings programme.

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 buyback 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 Peter Hutton, senior vice president Investor Relations, +44 7881 918 792 (mobile)

Media Sissel Rinde, vice president Media Relations, + 47 412 60 584 (mobile)

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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.

Dated: August 23, 2021	EQUINOR ASA (Registrant) — By:	___/s/ Ulrica Fearn Name: Ulrica Fearn Title: Chief Financial Officer