Equinor ASA — Form 6-K summary
Filing and period: Filed October 2, 2026, reporting a correction to the employee and management share-based incentive programme buy-back announcement. The reported purchase occurred September 15, 2026.
Buy-back activity and key figures
- On September 15, Equinor bought back 379,361 shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange at a weighted average price of NOK 419.1253, for NOK 158,999,793.
- After that purchase, cumulative programme purchases were 3,778,442 shares, with a weighted average price of NOK 344.8107 and total transaction value of NOK 1,302,847,119.
- The programme was announced February 4, 2026, and runs from February 13, 2026 to January 15, 2027. Its stated total purchase amount is NOK 1.971 billion, with a maximum of 19.6 million shares. Up to 7.92 million shares may be acquired through May 15, 2026, and up to 11.68 million thereafter through January 15, 2027.
- Following the reported transactions, Equinor held 19,798,825 own shares, or 0.83% of share capital. This includes shares acquired under earlier employee-programme and capital-reduction buy-back programmes.
Correction, outlook, and financial context
The announcement corrects figures in prior notices dated August 19 and September 18, 2026. The filing text says the corrected figure was “1,143,847,326 shares,” but the accompanying table identifies NOK 1,143,847,326 as the value of previously disclosed purchases, alongside 3,399,081 shares. The table reports cumulative totals after the September 15 purchase. This is a correction to buy-back reporting, not an operating-results update; revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, liquidity, and business guidance are not provided.
No broader outlook or management commentary is included. The buy-back is for employee and management share-based incentive programmes, with the programme subject to its stated share and purchase-amount limits.
Important facts for investors to verify
- Confirm the corrected prior-announcement figure: the narrative labels NOK 1,143,847,326 as shares, while the table presents it as transaction value.
- Check the attached transaction overview and subsequent disclosures for programme purchases, remaining authorization, and progress against the maximum amount and share limits.
- Distinguish shares held for incentive programmes from shares acquired under buy-back programmes intended to reduce issued share capital.