On 18 February, PANDORA initiated a share buy-back programme, cf. Company
announcement no. 143. The programme is implemented in accordance with the
provisions of European Commission Regulation no. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003
(the Safe Harbour Regulation). The purpose of the programme is to reduce
PANDORAs share capital and to meet obligations arising from employee share
option programmes.
Under the programme PANDORA will buy back shares for an amount up to 2,400 million in the period from 18 February to 31 December 2014.
The following transactions have been made under the programme:
Number Average purchase price, Transaction value, of DKK DKK shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated last 868,443 304,907,306 announcement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 March 2014 34,087 357.01 12,169,509 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 April 2014 1,714 360.85 618,489 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 April 2014 66,222 366.01 24,238,166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 April 2014 2,285 364.13 832,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 April 2014 11,424 364.91 4,168,758 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated under the 984,175 346,934,267 program --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
With the transactions stated above, PANDORA owns a total of 4,435,126 treasury shares, corresponding to 3.5% of the share capital.
On 19 march 2014, the Annual General Meeting decided to reduce the Company's share capital by a nominal amount of DKK 2,027,438 treasury shares of DKK 1, to the effect that the Company's share capital will be nominal DKK 128,115,820 after expiry of the notice period in section § 192 of the Danish Companies Act.
ABOUT PANDORA PANDORA designs, manufactures and markets hand-finished and modern jewellery made from genuine materials at affordable prices. PANDORA jewellery is sold in more than 80 countries on six continents through approximately 10,300 points of sale, including approximately 1,100 Concept stores.
Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, PANDORA employs over 8,500 people worldwide of whom 5,900 are located in Gemopolis, Thailand, where the company manufactures its jewellery. PANDORA is publicly listed on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen stock exchange in Denmark. In 2013, PANDORA's total revenue was DKK 9.0 billion (approximately EUR 1.2 billion). For more information, please visit www.pandoragroup.com.
CONTACT For more information, please contact:
INVESTOR RELATIONS MEDIA RELATIONS Morten Eismark Jakob Risom Langelund VP Group Investor Relations Press Officer Phone +45 3673 8213 Phone +45 3673 0634 Mobile +45 3045 6719 Mobile +45 6165 6540 Magnus Thorstholm Jensen Investor Relations Officer Phone +45 4323 1739 Mobile +45 3050 4402
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Under the programme PANDORA will buy back shares for an amount up to 2,400 million in the period from 18 February to 31 December 2014.
The following transactions have been made under the programme:
Number Average purchase price, Transaction value, of DKK DKK shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated last 868,443 304,907,306 announcement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 March 2014 34,087 357.01 12,169,509 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 April 2014 1,714 360.85 618,489 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 April 2014 66,222 366.01 24,238,166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 April 2014 2,285 364.13 832,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 April 2014 11,424 364.91 4,168,758 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated under the 984,175 346,934,267 program --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
With the transactions stated above, PANDORA owns a total of 4,435,126 treasury shares, corresponding to 3.5% of the share capital.
On 19 march 2014, the Annual General Meeting decided to reduce the Company's share capital by a nominal amount of DKK 2,027,438 treasury shares of DKK 1, to the effect that the Company's share capital will be nominal DKK 128,115,820 after expiry of the notice period in section § 192 of the Danish Companies Act.
ABOUT PANDORA PANDORA designs, manufactures and markets hand-finished and modern jewellery made from genuine materials at affordable prices. PANDORA jewellery is sold in more than 80 countries on six continents through approximately 10,300 points of sale, including approximately 1,100 Concept stores.
Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, PANDORA employs over 8,500 people worldwide of whom 5,900 are located in Gemopolis, Thailand, where the company manufactures its jewellery. PANDORA is publicly listed on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen stock exchange in Denmark. In 2013, PANDORA's total revenue was DKK 9.0 billion (approximately EUR 1.2 billion). For more information, please visit www.pandoragroup.com.
CONTACT For more information, please contact:
INVESTOR RELATIONS MEDIA RELATIONS Morten Eismark Jakob Risom Langelund VP Group Investor Relations Press Officer Phone +45 3673 8213 Phone +45 3673 0634 Mobile +45 3045 6719 Mobile +45 6165 6540 Magnus Thorstholm Jensen Investor Relations Officer Phone +45 4323 1739 Mobile +45 3050 4402
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