Update on the Share Buyback Program and the Liquidity Agreement
Period from 1 May 2025 to 7 May 2025
Update on the Share Buyback Program
Bekaert announces today that it has completed the second tranche of its € 200 million share buyback program. During the tranche, which started on 28 February 2025 and ended on 7 May 2025, the company repurchased 703 937 ordinary shares for an aggregate consideration of € 24 million.
Bekaert announces today that during the period from 1 May 2025 to 7 May 2025, Kepler Cheuvreux SA on behalf of Bekaert has bought 86 529 shares.
The table below provides an overview of the transactions under the Program during the period from 1 May 2025 to 7 May 2025:
| Repurchase of shares | ||||||
| Date | Market | Number of Shares | Average Price paid (€) | Highest Price paid (€) | Lowest Price paid (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 1 May 2025 | Euronext Brussels | |||||
| MTF CBOE | ||||||
| MTF Turquoise | ||||||
| MTF Aquis | ||||||
| 2 May 2025 | Euronext Brussels | 10 498 | 34.70 | 35.05 | 34.00 | 364 281 |
| MTF CBOE | 3 502 | 34.66 | 34.95 | 34.30 | 121 379 | |
| MTF Turquoise | ||||||
| MTF Aquis | ||||||
| 5 May 2025 | Euronext Brussels | 15 163 | 34.83 | 35.00 | 34.55 | 528 127 |
| MTF CBOE | 7 194 | 34.82 | 35.00 | 34.60 | 250 495 | |
| MTF Turquoise | 1 307 | 34.81 | 34.90 | 34.60 | 45 497 | |
| MTF Aquis | 1 153 | 34.82 | 34.95 | 34.70 | 40 147 | |
| 6 May 2025 | Euronext Brussels | 14 998 | 34.60 | 34.95 | 34.10 | 518 931 |
| MTF CBOE | 6 930 | 34.66 | 34.95 | 34.20 | 240 194 | |
| MTF Turquoise | 1 299 | 34.63 | 34.95 | 34.25 | 44 984 | |
| MTF Aquis | 1 201 | 34.68 | 35.00 | 34.40 | 41 651 | |
| 7 May 2025 | Euronext Brussels | 14 475 | 35.30 | 35.50 | 34.95 | 510 968 |
| MTF CBOE | 6 160 | 35.27 | 35.45 | 35.00 | 217 263 | |
| MTF Turquoise | 1 336 | 35.27 | 35.50 | 35.05 | 47 121 | |
| MTF Aquis | 1 313 | 35.31 | 35.50 | 35.00 | 46 362 | |
| Total | 86 529 | 34.87 | 35.50 | 34.00 | 3 017 400 | |
Liquidity agreement
In relation to the renewed liquidity agreement with Kepler Cheuvreux announced on 25 June 2024, Bekaert announces today that Kepler Cheuvreux on behalf of Bekaert has bought 200 shares during the period from 1 May 2025 to 7 May 2025 on Euronext Brussels. During the same period, Kepler Cheuvreux on behalf of Bekaert has sold 3 500 shares on Euronext Brussels.
The tables below provide an overview of the transactions under the liquidity agreement during the period from 1 May 2025 to 7 May 2025:
| Purchase of shares | |||||
| Date | Number of Shares | Average Price (€) | Highest Price (€) | Lowest Price (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 1 May 2025 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2 May 2025 | 200 | 34.50 | 34.50 | 34.50 | 6 900 |
| 5 May 2025 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 6 May 2025 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 7 May 2025 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Total | 200 | 6 900 | |||
| Sale of shares | |||||
| Date | Number of Shares | Average Price (€) | Highest Price (€) | Lowest Price (€) | Total Amount (€) |
| 1 May 2025 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2 May 2025 | 2 000 | 34.56 | 35.00 | 34.20 | 69 120 |
| 5 May 2025 | 200 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 7 000 |
| 6 May 2025 | 500 | 34.86 | 34.90 | 34.80 | 17 430 |
| 7 May 2025 | 800 | 35.26 | 35.45 | 35.00 | 28 208 |
| Total | 3 500 | 121 758 | |||
The balance held by Bekaert under the liquidity agreement at the end of the period is 32 067 shares.
On 7 May 2025 after closing of the market, Bekaert holds 3 235 334 own shares, or 5.96% of the total number of the outstanding shares.
This information is also made available on the investor relations pages of our website.
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