Sampo continues share buyback program with latest purchases

Published 21/08/2025, 06:34
Sampo continues share buyback program with latest purchases

HELSINKI - Finnish financial group Sampo Oyj (XHEL:SAMPO) purchased 323,763 of its own A-shares on Wednesday at a weighted average price of €39.96 per share, according to a company press release.

The latest purchases 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 buyback program, which began on August 7, operates under the authorization granted by Sampo’s Annual General Meeting held on April 23, 2025.

Following these transactions, Sampo now holds 3,275,016 of its own A-shares, representing approximately 0.12 percent of all outstanding shares issued by the company.

The shares were acquired across multiple trading venues, with the largest volume purchased on the Helsinki Stock Exchange (XHEL), where 156,667 shares were bought. Additional purchases were made on CEUX (125,148 shares), TQEX (34,713 shares), and AQEU (7,235 shares).

The buyback program is being conducted in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052, with Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) executing the purchases on behalf of Sampo.

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