Buyback of Class B shares in Essity during week 32, 2024

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Between August 5, 2024, and August 9, 2024, Essity Aktiebolag (publ) repurchased a total of 270,000 own Class B shares (ISIN: SE0009922164) under the framework of the buyback program as resolved by the Board of Directors.

The share purchase is part of the SEK 3bn buyback program announced by Essity on June 17, 2024. The buyback program will extend from June 17, 2024, until the 2025 Annual General Meeting and be implemented in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the European Commission's Delegated Regulation 2016/1052 (Safe Harbour Regulation).

The share repurchase is financed using cash flow from current operations after the ordinary dividend with the ambition to continue with share buybacks over time as a recurring part of Essity's capital allocation.

Class B shares in Essity were repurchased as follows:

     
              Date                                         Aggregated daily volume (no. of Weighted average price per day  Total daily transaction value
                                                               shares):                        (SEK):                          (SEK):



     August 5, 2024                                                                   54,000                        299.2240                      16,158,096



     August 6, 2024                                                                   54,000                        298.0571                      16,095,083



     August 7, 2024                                                                   54,000                        302.5091                      16,335,491



     August 8, 2024                                                                   54,000                        301.2699                      16,268,575



     August 9, 2024                                                                   54,000                        300.4587                      16,224,770



     
              Total accumulated during week 32, 2024                               270,000                        300.3038                      81,082,015



     
              Total accumulated during the buyback program                       2,106,000                        287.4764                     605,425,396

All purchases were conducted on Nasdaq Stockholm by Danske Bank on behalf of Essity. Following the above purchases, Essity's holding of treasury shares amounted on August 9, 2024, to 2,106,000 Class B shares. The total number of shares in Essity amounted on the date of this press release to 702,342,489, of which 60,412,986 Class A shares and 641,929,503 Class B shares.

The full details concerning the completed transactions are appended to this press release.

For further information, please contact:
Sandra Aberg, Vice President Investor Relations, +46 70 564 96 89, sandra.aberg@essity.com

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     https://mb.cision.com/Main/15798/4023091/2939880.pdf              Buyback of Class B shares in Essity during week
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     https://mb.cision.com/Public/15798/4023091/85afbfd2341d0203.pdf 
     Essity Transactions week 32

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