Update on the Share Buyback Program and the Liquidity Agreement
Period from 14 April 2022 to 20 April 2022
Share Buyback Program
In the context of the share buyback program of Bekaert, announced on 25 February 2022, the first tranche of €30 million started on 18 March 2022.
Bekaert announces today that during the period from 14 April 2022 to 20 April 2022, Kepler Cheuvreux on behalf of Bekaert has bought 69 105 shares.
The table below provides an overview of the transactions under the first tranche of the share buy back program during the period from 14 April 2022 and 20 April 2022:
| Repurchase of shares | ||||||
| Date | Market | Number of Shares | Average Price paid (€) | Highest Price paid (€) | Lowest Price paid (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 14 April 2022 | Euronext Brussels | 11 415 | 35.28 | 35.70 | 34.84 | 402 721 |
| MTF CBOE | 8 354 | 35.24 | 35.66 | 34.84 | 294 395 | |
| MTF Tuquoise | 1 019 | 35.26 | 35.68 | 34.88 | 35 930 | |
| MTF Aquis | 2 107 | 35.26 | 35.64 | 34.94 | 74 293 | |
| 15 April 2022 | Euronext Brussels | - | - | - | - | - |
| MTF CBOE | - | - | - | - | - | |
| MTF Turquoise | - | - | - | - | - | |
| MTF Aquis | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 18 April 2022 | Euronext Brussels | - | - | - | - | - |
| MTF CBOE | - | - | - | - | - | |
| MTF Turquoise | - | - | - | - | - | |
| MTF Aquis | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 19 April 2022 | Euronext Brussels | 11 432 | 35.06 | 35.32 | 34.82 | 400 806 |
| MTF CBOE | 8 874 | 35.05 | 35.36 | 34.76 | 311 034 | |
| MTF Turquoise | 1 138 | 35.05 | 35.28 | 34.78 | 39 887 | |
| MTF Aquis | 2 114 | 35.07 | 35.32 | 34.86 | 74 138 | |
| 20 April 2022 | Euronext Brussels | 10 602 | 35.60 | 35.88 | 35.18 | 377 431 |
| MTF CBOE | 8 853 | 35.64 | 35.88 | 35.16 | 315 521 | |
| MTF Turquoise | 1 108 | 35.64 | 35.88 | 35.38 | 39 489 | |
| MTF Aquis | 2 089 | 35.65 | 35.88 | 35.36 | 74 473 | |
| Total | 69 105 | 35.31 | 35.88 | 34.76 | 2 440 118 | |
As announced on 25 February 2022 and 18 March 2022, the purpose of the program is to reduce the issued share capital of the company. All shares repurchased as part of the program will be cancelled.
Liquidity agreement
In the context of the liquidity agreement entered into by Bekaert with Kepler Cheuvreux on 2 September 2021 (see press release of 3 September 2021), Bekaert announces today that Kepler Cheuvreux on behalf of Bekaert has bought 1 600 shares during the period from 14 April 2022 to 20 April 2022 on Euronext Brussels. During the same period, Kepler Cheuvreux on behalf of Bekaert has sold 5 800 shares on Euronext Brussels.
The tables below provide an overview of the transactions under the liquidity agreement during the period from 14 April 2022 to 20 April 2022:
| Purchase of shares | |||||
| Date | Number of Shares | Average Price (€) | Highest Price (€) | Lowest Price (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 14 April 2022 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 15 April 2022 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 18 April 2022 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 19 April 2022 | 1 600 | 34.97 | 35.20 | 34.80 | 55 952 |
| 20 April 2022 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Total | 1 600 | - | - | - | 55 952 |
| Sale of shares | |||||
| Date | Number of Shares | Average Price (€) | Highest Price (€) | Lowest Price (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 14 April 2022 | 2 400 | 35.18 | 35.30 | 35.00 | 84 432 |
| 15 April 2022 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 18 April 2022 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 19 April 2022 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 20 April 2022 | 3 400 | 35.69 | 35.90 | 35.40 | 121 346 |
| Total | 5 800 | - | - | - | 205 778 |
The balance held by Bekaert under the liquidity agreement at the end of the period is 70 732 shares.
On 20 April 2022 after closing of the market, Bekaert holds 3 395 025 own shares, or 5.62 % 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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