Update on the Share Buyback Program and the Liquidity Agreement
Period from 6 April 2023 to 12 April 2023
Share Buyback Program
On 1 March 2023, Bekaert announced the continuation of its program to buy back own shares for an additional amount of up to € 120 million (the "Program") and the immediate start of a fifth tranche of the Program for an aggregate amount of up to € 30 million. All shares bought as part of the Program will be cancelled. The purpose of the Program is to reduce the issued share capital of the company.
Bekaert announces today that during the period from 6 April 2023 to 12 April 2023, Kepler Cheuvreux on behalf of Bekaert has bought 39 106 shares.
The table below provides an overview of the transactions under the fifth tranche of the Program during the period from 6 April 2023 to 12 April 2023:
| Repurchase of shares | ||||||
| Date | Market | Number of Shares | Average Price paid (€) | Highest Price paid (€) | Lowest Price paid (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 6 April 2023 | Euronext Brussels | 10 288 | 40.36 | 41.10 | 39.94 | 415 224 |
| MTF CBOE | 7 223 | 40.39 | 41.14 | 40.00 | 291 737 | |
| MTF Turquoise | 1 098 | 40.43 | 41.22 | 40.24 | 44 392 | |
| MTF Aquis | 2 484 | 40.43 | 41.08 | 40.24 | 100 428 | |
| 7 April 2023 | Euronext Brussels | — | — | — | — | — |
| MTF CBOE | — | — | — | — | — | |
| MTF Turquoise | — | — | — | — | — | |
| MTF Aquis | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 April 2023 | Euronext Brussels | — | — | — | — | — |
| MTF CBOE | — | — | — | — | — | |
| MTF Turquoise | — | — | — | — | — | |
| MTF Aquis | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 April 2023 | Euronext Brussels | 5 145 | 40.45 | 40.78 | 40.18 | 208 115 |
| MTF CBOE | 3 642 | 40.44 | 40.64 | 40.18 | 147 282 | |
| MTF Turquoise | 836 | 40.41 | 40.74 | 40.22 | 33 783 | |
| MTF Aquis | 1 872 | 40.42 | 40.82 | 40.22 | 75 666 | |
| 12 April 2023 | Euronext Brussels | 3 225 | 40.43 | 40.58 | 40.22 | 130 387 |
| MTF CBOE | 2 298 | 40.44 | 40.52 | 40.26 | 92 931 | |
| MTF Turquoise | 269 | 40.45 | 40.54 | 40.36 | 10 881 | |
| MTF Aquis | 726 | 40.43 | 40.58 | 40.24 | 29 352 | |
| Total | 39 106 | 40.41 | 41.22 | 39.94 | 1 580 178 | |
Liquidity agreement
In relation to the renewed liquidity agreement with Kepler Cheuvreux announced on 2 September 2022, Bekaert announces today that Kepler Cheuvreux on behalf of Bekaert has bought 2 170 shares during the period from 6 April 2023 to 12 April 2023 on Euronext Brussels. During the same period, Kepler Cheuvreux on behalf of Bekaert has sold 2 400 shares on Euronext Brussels.
The tables below provide an overview of the transactions under the liquidity agreement during the period from 6 April 2023 to 12 April 2023:
| Purchase of shares | |||||
| Date | Number of Shares | Average Price (€) | Highest Price (€) | Lowest Price (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 6 April 2023 | 2 000 | 40.24 | 40.50 | 40.00 | 80 480 |
| 7 April 2023 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 10 April 2023 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 11 April 2023 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 12 April 2023 | 170 | 40.20 | 40.20 | 40.20 | 6 834 |
| Total | 2 170 | 87 314 | |||
| Sale of shares | |||||
| Date | Number of Shares | Average Price (€) | Highest Price (€) | Lowest Price (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 6 April 2023 | 800 | 40.90 | 41.00 | 40.80 | 32 720 |
| 7 April 2023 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 10 April 2023 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 11 April 2023 | 1 200 | 40.60 | 40.80 | 40.50 | 48 720 |
| 12 April 2023 | 400 | 40.60 | 40.60 | 40.60 | 16 240 |
| Total | 2 400 | 97 680 | |||
The balance held by Bekaert under the liquidity agreement at the end of the period is 42 652 shares.
On 12 April 2023 after closing of the market, Bekaert holds 2 895 199 own shares, or 5.08% of the total number of the outstanding shares.
This information is also made available on the investor relations pages of our website.
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