AP Moeller Maersk A/S : Transactions in connection with share buy-back program
December 14, 2015 at 04:56 am
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ANNOUNCEMENT
A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S - Transactions in connection with share buy-back program
On 31 August 2015 A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S (the Company) announced first phase of a share buy-back program in compliance with the EU Commission Regulation no. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003 (the Safe Harbour regulation). The share buy-back program of up to DKK 6.7bn is to be executed during a 12-month period beginning 1 September 2015.
During the second phase of the program running from 1 December 2015 to 31 March 2016, the Company will buy-back A and B shares for an amount of up to DKK 4,400 mill.
The following transactions have been made under the program in the period 7 december 2015to 11December 2015:
Number of
A shares
Average purchase
price A shares, DKK
Transaction value,
A shares, DKK
Accumulated, last announcement
49,359
503,286,239
7 December 2015
1,148
9,814.82
11,267,413
8 December 2015
1,107
9,618.24
10,647,392
9 December 2015
984
9,419.68
9,268,965
10 December 2015
1,394
9,454.18
13,179,127
11 December 2015
1,312
9,189.84
12,057,070
Accumulated in second phase of the program
10,661
104,742,732
Accumulated under the program
55,304
559,706,206
Number of
B shares
Average purchase
price B shares, DKK
Transaction value,
B shares, DKK
Accumulated last announcement
195,502
2,043,162,382
7 December 2015
4,597
9,960.77
45,789,660
8 December 2015
4,597
9,753.18
44,835,368
9 December 2015
3,940
9,561.92
37,673,965
10 December 2015
5,253
9,587.61
50,363,715
11 December 2015
5,253
9,302.29
48,864,929
Accumulated in second phase of the program
42,661
426,029,114
Accumulated under the program
219,142
2,270,690,019
With the transactions stated above, the Company owns a total of 55,304A shares and 304,394 B shares as treasury shares, corresponding to 1.67 % of the share capital.
Copenhagen, 14 December 2015
Contact persons:
Head of Investor Relations, Henrik Lund, tel. +45 3363 3106
Head of Media Relations, Louise Münter, tel. +45 3363 1912
A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S is the world's leading maritime transport company. The group's activity is organized around two sectors:
- maritime freight transport : at the end of 2023, operated a fleet of over 707 vessels (container vessels, tugs, supply vessels, gas carriers, and other specialized transporters). The group also offers port and logistical services;
- other: primarily activities related to shipyard construction, factory management (plastic and rubber products), and business holdings.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Denmark (1.7%), United States (22.4%), China and Hong Kong (5.5%), Germany (3.3%), the United Kingdom (3.6%), Netherlands (3 .1%), Brazil (2.8%), Mexico (2.7%), India (2.7%), Spain (2.6%), Australia (2.5%), Singapore (1.9%) %), Costa Rica (0.7%) and others (44.5%).