Bekaert - Update on the Share Buyback Program and the Liquidity Agreement
Update on the Share Buyback Program and the Liquidity Agreement
Period from 26 December 2024 to 1 January 2025
Share Buyback Program
On , Bekaert announced the start of the first tranche of its share buyback program, for a total maximum consideration of up to € 25 million (the First Tranche). As announced previously, the purpose of the Program is to cancel all shares repurchased.
Bekaert announces today that during the period from 26 December 2024 to 1 January 2025, Kepler Cheuvreux SA on behalf of Bekaert has bought 33 346 shares.
The table below provides an overview of the transactions under the First Tranche of the Program during the period from 26 December 2024 to 1 January 2025:
| Repurchase of shares | ||||||
| Date | Market | Number of Shares | Average Price paid (€) | Highest Price paid (€) | Lowest Price paid (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 26 December 2024 | Euronext Brussels | — | — | — | — | — |
| MTF CBOE | — | — | — | — | — | |
| MTF Turquoise | ||||||
| MTF Aquis | ||||||
| 27 December 2024 | Euronext Brussels | 8 000 | 33.05 | 33.32 | 32.82 | 264 400 |
| MTF CBOE | 4 000 | 33.05 | 33.34 | 32.80 | 132 200 | |
| MTF Turquoise | ||||||
| MTF Aquis | ||||||
| 30 December 2024 | Euronext Brussels | 8 000 | 32.73 | 32.98 | 32.40 | 261 840 |
| MTF CBOE | 4 000 | 32.71 | 33.00 | 32.42 | 130 840 | |
| MTF Turquoise | ||||||
| MTF Aquis | ||||||
| 31 December 2024 | Euronext Brussels | 6 279 | 32.82 | 33.34 | 32.44 | 206 077 |
| MTF CBOE | 3 067 | 32.93 | 33.34 | 32.46 | 100 996 | |
| MTF Turquoise | ||||||
| MTF Aquis | ||||||
| 1 January 2025 | Euronext Brussels | — | — | — | — | — |
| MTF CBOE | — | — | — | — | — | |
| MTF Turquoise | ||||||
| MTF Aquis | ||||||
| Total | 33 346 | 32.88 | 33.34 | 32.40 | 1 096 353 | |
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 2 801 shares during the period from 26 December 2024 to 1 January 2025 on Euronext Brussels. During the same period, Kepler Cheuvreux on behalf of Bekaert has sold 2 801 shares on Euronext Brussels.
The tables below provide an overview of the transactions under the liquidity agreement during the period from 26 December 2024 to 1 January 2025:
| Purchase of shares | |||||
| Date | Number of Shares | Average Price (€) | Highest Price (€) | Lowest Price (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 26 December 2024 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 27 December 2024 | 800 | 32.90 | 33.00 | 32.80 | 26 320 |
| 30 December 2024 | 2 000 | 32.66 | 32.90 | 32.40 | 65 320 |
| 31 December 2024 | 1 | 32.66 | 32.66 | 32.66 | 33 |
| 1 January 2025 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Total | 2 801 | 91 673 | |||
| Sale of shares | |||||
| Date | Number of Shares | Average Price (€) | Highest Price (€) | Lowest Price (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 26 December 2024 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 27 December 2024 | 200 | 33.20 | 33.20 | 33.20 | 6 640 |
| 30 December 2024 | 200 | 33.00 | 33.00 | 33.00 | 6 600 |
| 31 December 2024 | 2 401 | 32.95 | 33.40 | 32.66 | 79 113 |
| 1 January 2025 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Total | 2 801 | 92 353 | |||
The balance held by Bekaert under the liquidity agreement at the end of the period is 40 405 shares.
On 31 December 2024 after closing of the market, Bekaert holds 2 235 087 own shares, or 4.12% of the total number of the outstanding shares.
This information is also made available on the pages of our website.
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