HANZA AB has decided to repurchase its own shares
HANZA AB (publ) (“HANZA” or “the Company”) announces today that the Board of Directors, based on the authorisation granted by the 2026 Annual General Meeting, has decided to repurchase a maximum of 150,000 shares for a maximum amount of 25 MSEK (the “Repurchase Program”). The purpose of the Repurchase Program is to adapt the Group’s capital structure, enable acquisitions of companies or businesses to be made through payment with own shares and to secure the Company’s obligations under the incentive program LTIP 2026.
The Repurchase Program will be carried out by Pareto Securities AB on behalf of HANZA. Pareto Securities AB will make its trading decisions regarding the shares independently of, and without influence from, HANZA, and otherwise in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations in Nasdaq’s rules for issuers on the main market (the “Rules”), Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on market abuse (“MAR”) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (the “Safe Harbour Regulation”).
The Repurchase Program is subject to the following conditions:
- Repurchases may be made on one or more occasions during the period July 27, 2026 – August 31, 2026. During this period, HANZA may repurchase a maximum of 150,000 of its own shares for a maximum amount of 25 MSEK.
- Repurchases shall be made on Nasdaq Stockholm and in accordance with the Rules, MAR and the Safe Harbour Regulation.
- Repurchases on Nasdaq Stockholm shall be made at a price per share within the price range applicable at any given time, which is the range between the highest bid price and the lowest ask price; furthermore, the price restrictions set out in the Safe Harbour Regulation must be observed.
- Repurchases may only be carried out in compliance with the volume restrictions on the purchase of own shares set out in the Rules and in the Safe Harbour Regulation.
- In accordance with the authorisation granted by the 2026 Annual General Meeting, HANZA’s holding of its own shares may not exceed a total of 5 per cent of all outstanding shares in HANZA.
- Payment for the repurchase of own shares shall be made in cash.
The total number of outstanding shares in the Company is 62,959,338. HANZA currently holds 67,988 of its own shares.
Acquisitions made under the Repurchase Program will be reported in accordance with applicable regulations.
Contact
For further information, please contact:
Erik Stenfors, CEO, +46 709 50 80 70
Lars Åkerblom, CFO, +46 709 70 08 40