Skeljungur hf.: Transactions in relation to a share buy-back program – repurchase is completed
In week 46-47. 2020, Skeljungur purchased 1.320.946 of its own shares, at purchase price of ISK 11,184,001. See further details below:
Date | Time | No. of shares bought | Share price (rate) | Purchase price |
12.11.2020 | 14:02 | 40.108 | 8,36 | 335.303 |
16.11.2020 | 13:32 | 1.280.838 | 8,47 | 10.848.698 |
Total | 1.320.946 | 11.184.001 |
The trade is in accordance with Skeljungur’s share buy-back program, announced to Nasdaq Iceland on October 8th, 2020. The main purpose of the program is to reduce the issued share capital of the company.
Skeljungur has now purchased a total of 24,820,946 own shares which corresponds to maximum of own shares that will be purchased according to the buy-back program. The purchase price for the bought shares is total ISK 198,514,001.
Before the share buy-back program began Skeljungur owned 24,820,946 of own shares or the equivalent of 1,25% of the issued share capital.
Skeljungur now owns a total of 49,641,892 shares or 2.50% of the Company’s share capital.
According to the buy-back program it was planned to buy up to 24,820,946 of the company’s own shares, which corresponds to 1,25% of the issued share capital, although the amount of the purchase price could not exceed ISK 250.000.000, provided that Skeljungur and its subsidiaries shall only hold a maximum of 10% of the company´s shares.
The repurchase according to the share buy-back program is therefore completed. The execution of the share buy-back program was in accordance with the Public Limited Company Act No. 2/1995 and Regulation on Insider Information and Market Manipulation No. 630/2005.
For further information please contact Ólafur Þór Jóhannesson, CFO,