Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]

 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 20, 2024 
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 20, 2024, entitled "Equinor ASA: Share buy-back".

 

Equinor ASA: Share buy-back

Please see below information about transactions made under the third tranche of the 2024 share buy-back programme for Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR, CEUX:EQNRO, TQEX:EQNRO).

Date on which the third tranche of the 2024 programme was announced: 24 July 2024. The duration of the third tranche of the 2024 programme: 25 July to no later than 22 October 2024.

Further information on the tranche can be found in the stock market announcement on its commencement dated 24 July 2024, available here: https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/624015

From 12 August until 16 August 2024, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 1,350,000 own shares at an average price of NOK 296.6220 per share.

Overview of transactions:

Date	Trading venue	Aggregated daily volume (number of shares)	Weighted average share price (NOK)	Total transaction value (NOK)
12 August	OSE	300,000	299.3643	89,809,290.00
	CEUX
	TQEX
13 August	OSE	350,000	300.7761	105,271,635.00
	CEUX
	TQEX
14 August	OSE	350,000	296.3604	103,726,140.00
	CEUX
	TQEX
15 August	OSE
	CEUX
	TQEX
16 August	OSE	350,000	290.3791	101,632,685.00
	CEUX
	TQEX
Total for the period	OSE	1,350,000	296.6220	400,439,750.00
	CEUX
	TQEX
Previously disclosed buy-backs under the third tranche of the 2024 programme	OSE	5,182,453	286.0460	1,482,419,704.15
	CEUX
	TQEX
	Total	5,182,453	286.0460	1,482,419,704.15
Total buy-backs under third tranche of the 2024 programme (accumulated)	OSE	6,532,453	288.2316	1,882,859,454.15
	CEUX
	TQEX
	Total	6,532,453	288.2316	1,882,859,454.15

 

Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 33,488,770 own shares, corresponding to 1.20% of Equinor ASA’s share capital, including shares under Equinor’s share savings programme (excluding shares under Equinor’s share savings programme, Equinor owns a total of 25,338,032 own shares, corresponding to 0.91% of the share capital).

This is information that Equinor ASA is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and that is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Appendix:
A overview of all transactions made under the buy-back tranche that have been carried out during the above-mentioned time period is attached to this report and available at www.newsweb.no.

 

Contact details:

Investor relations
Bård Glad Pedersen, senior vice president Investor Relations,
[phone]

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

 

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.

	EQUINOR ASA (Registrant)
Dated: August 20, 2024	By:	___/s/ Torgrim Reitan Name: Torgrim Reitan Title:     Chief Financial Officer

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