Bremen, July 3, 2025 - The Management Board of Energiekontor AG ($EKT (+0,78%) ) resolved today, with the approval of the company's Supervisory Board, to buy back shares again. In detail, the following resolutions have been passed:
- 1. the share buyback carried out on the basis of the resolutions of the Management Board and Supervisory Board of 30 May 2024, which took place from 14 June 2024 to 4 April 2025, has been terminated with reference to the underlying authorization of the Annual General Meeting of Energiekontor AG of 20 May 2020 to acquire treasury shares, which was valid until 19 May 2025.
- 2. on the basis of the new authorization of the Annual General Meeting of 2 July 2025, the company acquires up to 80,000 treasury shares in the period from 3 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 at the latest, whereby the buyback is limited to such a number of shares or to a total purchase price of a maximum of EUR 9,000,000. The shares will be purchased via the stock exchange.
- 3. the buyback is to be carried out by Quirin Privatbank AG in accordance with the safe harbor provisions of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 16, 2014 in conjunction with the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of March 8, 2016. It is intended that Quirin Privatbank AG will make the decisions on the timing of the acquisition of the shares independently and uninfluenced by the company.
- 4. the consideration paid per share (excluding incidental acquisition costs) may not be more than 10% higher or lower than the average closing price for shares of the same class determined on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange during the last three trading days prior to the acquisition of the shares.
- 5. the acquired shares shall be used for all legally permissible purposes.
- 6. all transactions shall be announced weekly on the company's website after they have been executed.