Reference is made to a press release from Arion Bank, published 4 April 2024 regarding the launch of a share buyback program and 8 May 2024 regarding the continuation of a share buyback program. In week 24 2024 Arion Bank purchased own shares on Nasdaq Iceland and Swedish Depository Receipts (SDR) on Nasdaq Stockholm. Note that buybacks on Nasdaq Stockholm under the Program have now been concluded. See further details below.

Share buyback on Nasdaq Iceland:

DateTime (GMT)Number of sharesShare pricePurchase price (ISK)Total own shares
11.6.202412:03:14300,000130.5039,150,00034,354,333
11.6.202414:19:07350,000130.5045,675,00034,704,333
12.6.202413:33:08500,000131.5065,750,00035,204,333
13.6.202413:40:27680,000131.5089,420,00035,884,333
14.6.202409:54:27200,000131.5026,300,00036,084,333
14.6.202411:15:43250,000130.7532,687,50036,334,333
14.6.202414:31:27180,000130.0023,400,00036,514,333


2,460,000
322,382,50036,514,333

SDRs purchased on Nasdaq Stockholm:

DateTime (GMT)Number of SDRsShare pricePurchase price (SEK)Total own SDRs
10.6.202409:46:285,82310.2059,3953,073,977
10.6.202412:09:232,68510.3527,7903,076,662
11.6.202409:55:021,83010.3518,9413,078,492
11.6.202410:26:2061810.356,3963,079,110
11.6.202412:06:291,86210.4019,3653,080,972


12,818
131,8863,080,972


The Bank held 37,122,487 of own shares and SDRs prior to the transactions in week 24 and holds 39,595,305 shares and SDRs by the end of week 24, The Bank currently holds 2.71% of issued shares in the Bank. Since the launch of the share buyback programme the Bank has bought in total 28,950,142 shares and 355,086 SDRs.

The repurchase under the Program will be divided between the Icelandic and Swedish markets, where up to 365,000 SDRs may be repurchased in Sweden, corresponding to 0.025% of the current issued capital, and where up to 36,135,000 shares may repurchased in Iceland, corresponding to 2.473% of the current issued capital (total 2.5% of the current issued capital). The total consideration for purchased SDRs shall furthermore not exceed ISK 50,000,000 in Sweden and ISK 4,950,000,000 for purchased shares in Iceland (ISK 5,000,000,000 total). The Program will end no later than 31 December 2024, The Bank retains the right to discontinue the Program at any time.
 
The Program is carried out in accordance with applicable law and regulation in Iceland and Sweden, as the case may be, including Regulation No, 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on market abuse (“MAR”), the Safe Harbour Regulation, Icelandic acts on limited liability companies, No, 2/1995 and Act No, 60 /2021 on measures against market manipulation and rules no, 320/2022 of measures against market manipulation which, inter alia, adopted the Safe Harbour Regulation into Icelandic law. Transactions under the Program will all be publicly disclosed in accordance with applicable law and regulation in Iceland and Sweden respectively.

For any further information please contact:

Theodór Friðbertsson, Investor Relations at Arion Bank, ir@arionbanki.is, tel. +354 856 6760 or Eirikur Dor Jonsson, Head of Treasury at Arion Bank, eirikur.jonsson@arionbanki.is, tel. +354 856 7171

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Arion Bank: Transactions in relation to a share buyback programme

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