The Board of Directors of Hakon Invest has resolved that, as authorized by the 2009 Annual General Meeting, the company will buy back 39,620 common shares in the company to cover the allocation in this year's share matching and performance-based share programs. The shares will be repurchased on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm exchange at market price, i.e. between the highest bid price and the lowest ask price, during the period June 11, 2009 up to and including June 30, 2009. Hakon Invest already holds 225,300 of the company's own common shares. The effect of the share buy-back on Hakon Invest's results and return will be marginal. The number of outstanding shares in Hakon Invest is 160,917,436 and the announced buy-back of the company's shares represents 0.02 percent of the total number of shares. For more information, please contact: Legal Counsel Fredrik Hägglund Tel +46 8 55 33 99 08 Head of Investor Relations Pernilla Grennfelt Tel +46 8 55 33 99 55 Hakon Invest, which is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm, conducts active and long-term investment operations in retail-oriented companies in the Nordic region. Hakon Invest owns 40% of ICA AB, the Nordic region's leading retail company with a focus on food. The portfolio also includes shares in Forma Publishing Group, Kjell & Company, Hemma, Cervera and inkClub. Further information about Hakon Invest is available at www.hakoninvest.se
Buy-back of shares to cover allocation in incentive programs
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