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HELSINKI - Finnish financial group Sampo Oyj (XHEL:SAMPO) purchased 330,528 of its own A-shares on Wednesday at a volume-weighted average price of €9.76 per share, according to a company statement released Thursday.
The purchases, valued at approximately €3.23 million, were executed across multiple trading venues including Nasdaq Helsinki, where the majority of 183,892 shares were acquired.
The transactions are part of Sampo’s share buyback program announced on August 6, 2025, which allows for repurchases of up to €200 million worth of shares. The program commenced on August 7, 2025, under the authorization granted by Sampo’s Annual General Meeting held on April 23, 2025.
Following Wednesday’s acquisitions, Sampo now holds 1,646,806 of its own A-shares, representing 0.06 percent of the company’s total outstanding shares.
The buyback is being conducted in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, with Morgan Stanley executing the purchases on behalf of Sampo.
The company’s shares are listed on the stock exchanges of Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and London.
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