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HELSINKI - Finnish financial group Sampo Oyj (HELSINKI:SAMPO) purchased 330,380 of its own A-shares on Tuesday at a weighted average price of €59.76 per share, according to a company statement released Wednesday.
The shares were acquired across multiple trading venues, with the largest portion of 156,075 shares purchased on the Helsinki exchange. Additional purchases were made on CEUX (129,455 shares), AQEU (4,620 shares), and TQEX (40,230 shares).
These transactions are part of Sampo’s share buyback program announced on August 6, which allows for repurchases of up to €200 million worth of shares. The program, which began on August 7, operates under the authorization granted by Sampo’s Annual General Meeting held on April 23, 2025.
Following these latest acquisitions, Sampo now holds 1,316,278 of its own A-shares, representing approximately 0.05 percent of the company’s total outstanding shares.
The buyback is being conducted in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 and the European Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, with Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) executing the purchases on behalf of Sampo.
The company made the announcement in a press release statement distributed to Nasdaq Helsinki, Stockholm, and Copenhagen, as well as the London Stock Exchange (LON:LSEG) and relevant media outlets.
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