On 17 February, PANDORA initiated a share buy-back programme, cf. Company announcement no. 217. The programme is implemented in accordance with the provisions of European Commission Regulation no. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003 (the Safe Harbour Regulation). The purpose of the programme is to reduce PANDORAs share capital and to meet obligations arising from employee share option programmes.
Under the programme PANDORA will buy back shares for an amount up to DKK 3,900 million in the period from 17 February to 31 December 2015.
The following transactions have been made under the programme:
| Number of shares | Average purchase price, DKK | Transaction value, DKK | |
| Accumulated last announcement | 5,371,373 | 3,886,305,193 | |
| 14 December 2015 | 2,150 | 805.37 | 1,731,550 |
| 15 December 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 December 2015 | 3,180 | 829.76 | 2,638,650 |
| 17 December 2015 | 500 | 851.61 | 425,803 |
| 18 December 2015 | 7,470 | 842.37 | 6,292,535 |
| Accumulated under the program | 5,384,673 | 3,897,393,731 |
With the transactions stated above, PANDORA owns a total of 6,063,915 treasury shares, corresponding to 4.96% of the share capital.
The abovementioned share buy-back programme has now been completed.
ABOUT PANDORA PANDORA designs, manufactures and markets hand-finished and contemporary jewellery made from high-quality materials at affordable prices. PANDORA jewellery is sold in more than 90 countries on six continents through approximately 9,500 points of sale, including more than 1,600 concept stores.
Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, PANDORA employs more than 15,000 people worldwide of whom approximately 10,400 are located in Gemopolis, Thailand, where the company manufactures its jewellery. PANDORA is publicly listed on the NASDAQ Copenhagen stock exchange in Denmark. In 2014, PANDORA’s total revenue was DKK 11.9 billion (approximately EUR 1.6 billion).
CONTACT For more information, please contact:
| INVESTOR RELATIONS Morten Eismark VP Group Investor Relations Phone +45 3673 8213 Mobile +45 3045 6719 | MEDIA RELATIONS Kristian Lysgaard Director, Group Communications Phone +45 4323 1774 Mobile +45 2556 8561 |
| Magnus Thorstholm Jensen Investor Relations Officer Phone +45 4323 1739 Mobile +45 3050 4402 |
