ESPOO – Nokia Oyj (HE:NOKIA) (NYSE:NOK) announced today that it has repurchased its own shares on Monday as part of a buyback program aimed at mitigating the dilution effects from equity distributions to Infinera (NASDAQ:INFN) Corporation shareholders and certain stock-based incentives. The company acquired a total of 859,289 shares at an average weighted price of €4.25 per share, amounting to a total expenditure of €3,648,885.
The buyback initiative, which began on November 25, 2024, is set to continue until December 31, 2025, at the latest. It follows a resolution by the company's board on November 22, 2024, to counteract the dilutive impact of issuing shares to Infinera Corporation's shareholders. The program is authorized by Nokia's Annual General Meeting held on April 3, 2024, and complies with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052.
Nokia's objective with this program is to purchase 150 million shares using a maximum total amount of €900 million. After the recent acquisitions, Nokia now holds 215,124,881 of its own shares.
The repurchase of shares is a common practice among companies seeking to reduce the number of shares in circulation, often with the intention of increasing the value of remaining shares or to use them for employee compensation plans.
Nokia is a leading technology company known for its contributions to the creation of network solutions that enable global connectivity. With a strong focus on B2B technology and innovation, Nokia continues to be at the forefront of developing intelligent network solutions through its expertise in fixed, mobile, and cloud services networks.
This report is based on a press release statement from Nokia Oyj.
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