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HELSINKI - Finnish financial group Sampo Oyj (XHEL:SAMPO) purchased 293,553 of its own A-shares on Tuesday at a weighted average price of €9.78 per share, according to a company statement released Wednesday.
The transactions were executed across multiple trading venues, with the largest volume of 146,831 shares acquired on the Helsinki Stock Exchange (XHEL). Additional purchases were made on CEUX (116,530 shares), TQEX (28,201 shares), and AQEU (1,991 shares).
The buybacks are part of Sampo's share repurchase program announced on August 6, 2025, which allows for the acquisition of up to €200 million worth of the company's 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 transactions, Sampo now holds 19,601,134 of its own A-shares, representing approximately 0.73 percent of the company's total outstanding shares.
The share repurchase program 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.
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