ABL Group ASA: Transactions made under share buyback program
Oslo, 17 March 2026 – ABL Group ASA (“ABL Group” or the “Company”) (OSE: ABL) initiated a share buyback program 3 March 2026 to repurchase up to 300,000 of the Company’s common shares in open market transactions on the OSE. The repurchase will be conducted in the period from 3 March 2026 until the date the maximum number of shares have been repurchased. If the repurchase is not completed before the 2026 Annual General Meeting (expected on or about 27 May 2026), the repurchase shall be temporarily paused and may later continue, subject to the Board’s renewed approval, in accordance with a new authorization to repurchase shares expected to be granted to the Board of Directors by the 2026 Annual General Meeting. This means that repurchase of shares may be continued after the date of the 2026 Annual General Meeting, until the earlier of the date the maximum number of shares have been acquired and 30 June 2026.
For the period from and including 10 March through 13 March 2026, ABL Group purchased a total of 84,000 shares at an average price of NOK 10.53 per share. The transactions effected through the agreement with Arctic comprise all the transactions effected by or on behalf of ABL Group during the period.
Transaction overview: +------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ | Date | Aggregated | Weighted | Total daily | | | daily volume | average price | transaction | | | (# of shares) | (NOK) | value (NOK) | +------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ | 10.03.2026 | 19 300 | 10.16 | 196 119 | +------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ | 11.03.2026 | 19 800 | 10.53 | 208 565 | +------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ | 12.03.2026 | 21 700 | 10.56 | 229 215 | +------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ | 13.03.2026 | 23 200 | 10.87 | 252 135 | +------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ | Period total | 84 000 | 10.53 | 886 034 | +------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ +------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ | Program total | 176 000 | 10.10 | 1 776 851 | +------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
The issuer's holding of own shares: 289,830 Following the completion of the above transactions, ABL Group owned a total of 289,830 of its own shares, corresponding to 0.22% of ABL Group's share capital.
Appendix: An overview of all transactions made under the Company’s buyback program and its agreement with Arctic Securities that have been carried out during the above-mentioned time period is attached to this report and available at www.newsweb.no.
Contact information:
Stuart Jackson, Chief Financial Officer Email: stuart.jackson@abl-group.com
Haakon Brandrud, Director of Strategy and Corporate Development Email: haakon.brandrud@abl-group.com
About ABL Group: ABL Group (OSE: ABL Group ASA – ticker code “ABL”) is a leading independent global consultancy delivering energy, marine, engineering and digital solutions to drive safety and sustainability in renewables, maritime and oil and gas sectors. The group has offices in 44 countries worldwide and operates under four main brands: ABL, OWC, Longitude and AGR.