Company Announcement:

Transactions in connection with share buy-back programme during the period 30 August to 5 September 2016



On 18 August 2016, Vestas initiated a share buy-back programme, ref. Company announcement No. 26/2016. The programme is implemented in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 April 2014 (MAR) (the "Safe Harbour” rules). The purpose of the programme is to adjust Vestas’ capital structure and to meet the obligations arising from share based incentive programmes to employees of Vestas.

Under the programme Vestas will buy back shares for an amount up to DKK 2,984 million (approximately EUR 400 million) in the period from 18 August 2016 to 30 December 2016.

The following transactions have been made under the programme during the period 30 August to 5 September 2016:

 

  Number of
shares
Weighted average purchase price, DKK Transaction value,
DKK
30 August 2016     43,366
 
557.39     24,171,935
 
31 August 2016     80,068
 
556.18     44,532,348
 
01 September 2016 58,765
 
556.54     32,705,191
 
02 September 2016 30,000 557.32     16,719,705
 
05 September 2016
 
28,500 563.46 16,058,407
Accumulated under the programme  684,731 551.41 377,568,640

  

Details of all the transactions relating to the share buy-back programme during the period are presented in the attached appendix.
 


Contact details

Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark
Hans Martin Smith, Senior Vice President, Group Treasury and Investor Relations
Tel: +45 9730 8209