Kvika banki hf.: Transaction in relation to a share buyback programme


In week 43 Kvika purchased 3,656,546 of its own shares at the purchase price 34,409,631 ISK. See further details below:

DateTimeNo. of shares purchasedShare price (rate)Purchase price
23.10.201914:57:46136,6669.421,287,394
24.10.201911:41:571,768,2359.4216,656,774
25.10.201910:11:301,751,6459.416,465,463
Total 3,656,546 34,409,631


The buyback programme is in effect from 21 October 2019 until and including 14 February 2020.Kvika held 0 own shares prior to the notified transactons and has purchased a total of 3,656,546 under the buyback programme, which corresponds to 0.19% of issued shares in the company. Total purchase price is 34,409,631 ISK. Buyback under the programme will amount to a maximum of 50,000,000 million shares, or the equivalent of 2.6% of issued shares.The trade is in accordance with Kvika's buyback programme, announced on 21 October 2019 and based on the authorisation of a shareholders' meeting of Kvika held on 14 March 2019.

The buyback programme was executed in accordance with Chapter VIII. of Act No. 2/1995 on Public Limited Companies and Chapter II of the Annex to Regulation No. 630/2005 on Inside Information and Market Abuse, “Trade in own shares under buy-back programmes and the stabilisation of financial instruments”, with later amendments.

Further information: Halldór Karl Högnason, Head of Treasury via tel. (+354) 540 3200.