26 February 2018
ForFarmers N.V. (hereinafter ‘ForFarmers’) has repurchased 82,196 shares in the period from 19 February 2018 through 23 February 2018. The total number of shares that has been repurchased for the share buy-back programme is 6,363,782, for a total amount of €62.773.124 million. ForFarmers has herewith completed the share buy-back programme.
The shares in the period 19 February 2018 through 23 February 2018 were repurchased for an average price of €9.66 per share, for a total amount of €793,685. These repurchases were made in accordance with the authorisation granted by the ForFarmers N.V. Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 26 April 2017 as part of the share buy-back programme announced on 2 May 2017.
The share buy-back programme comprised two parts: a) repurchasing shares to a maximum of €60 million in order to make the balance sheet more efficient (6,062,222 shares), and b) repurchasing shares for the employee participation plans. 301,560 shares for a total amount of €2.611.335 million have been repurchased for the employee participation plans.
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