Description of the share buy-back program following the decision of the Board on September 28, 2017 to implement a share buy-back program in accordance with the authorization given by the general meeting of shareholders held on May 18, 2017
Amsterdam, November 1, 2017 – The present document constitutes the description of the share buy-back program authorized by the general meeting of shareholders of Gemalto N.V. ("Gemalto") (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) held on May 18, 2017 and which the Board decided to implement on September 28, 2017. The present document has been established in accordance with article 5 of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European parliament and of the Council of April 16, 2014 and articles 241-1 and seq. of the General Regulation of the French Autorité des marchés financiers.
Description of the share buy-back program
Issuer: Gemalto, a company incorporated under Dutch law whose shares are listed on the compartment A of the regulated market Euronext Amsterdam and the regulated market Euronext Paris (together "Euronext"). |
Securities: Gemalto shares (ISIN code NL0000400653). |
Authorization of the share buy-back program: The share buy-back program has been authorized by the general meeting of shareholders of Gemalto on May 18, 2017. On September 28, 2017, the Board has resolved to implement the program on the basis as set out herein. |
Allotment by objective of the 533,713 shares held by Gemalto as of the close of the Euronext trading session on October 30, 2017:
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Maximum percentage of the share capital, maximum number and characteristics of the securities that Gemalto proposes to buy-back:
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Maximum acquisition price per share: the lesser of:
On such basis, the maximum pecuniary amount allocated to the share buy-back program is 1,130,297,625 euros. |
Minimum acquisition price per share is the nominal value per Gemalto share, i.e. €1 per share. |
Objectives of the share buy-back program:
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Duration of the program: as from November 1, 2017, until October 31, 2018 (included), being specified that the share buy-back program which started on November 1, 2016 was effective until October 31, 2017 (included). |
Gemalto did not use any equity-settled derivatives during the previous share buy-back program and does not own any opening positions in equity-settled derivatives on October 30, 2017. |
Contacts:
Investor Relations
Jean-Claude Deturche
M.: +33 6 2399 2141
jean-claude.deturche@gemalto.com
Sébastien Liagre
M.: +33 6 1751 4467
sebastien.liagre@gemalto.com
Corporate Communication
Isabelle Marand
M.: +33 6 1489 1817
isabelle.marand@gemalto.com
Media Relations Agency
Suzanne Bakker
M.: +31 6 1136 8659
suzanne.bakker@citigateff.nl
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