Bekaert - Update on the Share Buyback Program and Liquidity Agreement
Update on the Share Buyback Program and the Liquidity Agreement
Period from 22 May 2025 to 28 May 2025
Share Buyback Program
On , Bekaert announced the start of the next tranche of its share buyback program, for a total maximum consideration of up to € 25 million. As announced previously, the purpose of the Program is to cancel all shares repurchased.
Bekaert announces today that during the period from 22 May 2025 to 28 May 2025, Kepler Cheuvreux SA on behalf of Bekaert has bought 72 808 shares.
The table below provides an overview of the transactions under the Program during the period from 22 May 2025 to 28 May 2025:
| Repurchase of shares | ||||||
| Date | Market | Number of Shares | Average Price paid (€) | Highest Price paid (€) | Lowest Price paid (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 22 May 2025 | Euronext Brussels | 8 000 | 33.80 | 34.05 | 33.45 | 270 400 |
| MTF CBOE | 6 000 | 33.71 | 33.90 | 33.50 | 202 260 | |
| MTF Turquoise | — | |||||
| MTF Aquis | — | |||||
| 23 May 2025 | Euronext Brussels | 8 300 | 33.58 | 33.95 | 32.75 | 278 714 |
| MTF CBOE | 5 540 | 33.70 | 33.95 | 32.85 | 186 698 | |
| MTF Turquoise | 667 | 33.52 | 33.95 | 32.95 | 22 358 | |
| MTF Aquis | 1 209 | 33.52 | 33.95 | 32.85 | 40 526 | |
| 26 May 2025 | Euronext Brussels | 8 486 | 34.36 | 34.50 | 34.10 | 291 579 |
| MTF CBOE | 5 500 | 34.37 | 34.50 | 34.20 | 189 035 | |
| MTF Turquoise | 1 100 | 34.40 | 34.60 | 34.20 | 37 840 | |
| MTF Aquis | 914 | 34.45 | 34.45 | 34.45 | 31 487 | |
| 27 May 2025 | Euronext Brussels | 8 434 | 34.47 | 34.65 | 34.25 | 290 720 |
| MTF CBOE | 5 199 | 34.49 | 34.70 | 34.35 | 179 314 | |
| MTF Turquoise | 939 | 34.53 | 34.60 | 34.35 | 32 424 | |
| MTF Aquis | 856 | 34.49 | 34.60 | 34.40 | 29 523 | |
| 28 May 2025 | Euronext Brussels | 8 000 | 35.28 | 35.60 | 34.80 | 282 240 |
| MTF CBOE | 3 664 | 35.41 | 35.60 | 35.25 | 129 742 | |
| MTF Turquoise | ||||||
| MTF Aquis | ||||||
| Total | 72 808 | 34.27 | 35.60 | 33.70 | 2 494 860 | |
Liquidity agreement
In relation to the renewed liquidity agreement with Kepler Cheuvreux announced on , Bekaert announces today that Kepler Cheuvreux on behalf of Bekaert has bought 2 600 shares during the period from 22 May 2025 to 28 May 2025 on Euronext Brussels. During the same period, Kepler Cheuvreux on behalf of Bekaert has sold 3 770 shares on Euronext Brussels.
The tables below provide an overview of the transactions under the liquidity agreement during the period from 22 May 2025 to 28 May 2025:
| Purchase of shares | |||||
| Date | Number of Shares | Average Price (€) | Highest Price (€) | Lowest Price (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 22 May 2025 | 1 200 | 33.78 | 34.10 | 33.50 | 40 536 |
| 23 May 2025 | 1 400 | 33.15 | 33.40 | 32.80 | 46 410 |
| 26 May 2025 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 27 May 2025 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 28 May 2025 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Total | 2 600 | 86 946 | |||
| Sale of shares | |||||
| Date | Number of Shares | Average Price (€) | Highest Price (€) | Lowest Price (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 22 May 2025 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 23 May 2025 | 400 | 33.80 | 33.80 | 33.80 | 13 520 |
| 26 May 2025 | 1 600 | 34.23 | 34.60 | 34.00 | 54 768 |
| 27 May 2025 | 570 | 34.56 | 34.70 | 34.50 | 19 699 |
| 28 May 2025 | 1 200 | 35.21 | 35.60 | 34.70 | 42 252 |
| Total | 3 770 | 130 239 | |||
The balance held by Bekaert under the liquidity agreement at the end of the period is 34 667 shares.
On 28 May 2025 after closing of the market, Bekaert holds 3 369 742 own shares, or 6.21% of the total number of the outstanding shares.
This information is also made available on the pages of our website.
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