Aperam announces cancellation of shares
Aperam S.A. / Key word(s): Share Buyback/Corporate Action
Aperam announces cancellation of shares
29-May-2024 / 08:30 CET/CEST
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Aperam announces cancellation of shares
Luxembourg, May 29, 2024 (08:30 CET) - Aperam (« Aperam », or «
the Company ») (Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Paris, Brussels: APAM et
NYRS: APEMY), announced today the cancellation of shares.
Aperam announced that 4,852,118 shares have been cancelled in
line with its financial policy. This cancellation takes into
account shares already purchased under the 2.5 millions share
buyback program announced on 11 February 2022 under the
authorization given by the annual general meeting of shareholders
held on 7 May 2019 (and under renewal of such authorization at
the May 4, 2022 annual general meeting of shareholders) and
shares purchased under the 3.5 millions additional share buyback
program announced on May 6, 2022 under the authorization given by
the annual general meeting of shareholders held on May 4, 2022.
As a result of this cancellation, Aperam will have 73,184,570
shares in issue (compared to 78,036,688 before the cancellation).
Details on the share buyback program can be found at:
https://www.aperam.com/investors/equity-investors/share-buyback/
With reference to article 14 of the Luxembourg law and the Grand
Ducal regulation of 11 January 2008, on transparency requirements
for issuers of securities ('Transparency Law'), the total number
of the Company's voting rights and capital is available in the
Luxembourg Stock Exchange's electronic database OAM on
www.bourse.lu and on the Company's website under 'Investors -
Corporate Governance - Shareholding structure'.
About Aperam
Aperam is a global player in stainless, electrical and specialty
steel, with customers in over 40 countries. Since January 2022,
the business is organised in four primary reportable segments:
Stainless & Electrical Steel, Services & Solutions, Alloys &
Specialties and Recycling & Renewables.
Aperam has a flat Stainless and Electrical steel capacity of 2.5
million tonnes in Brazil and Europe and is a leader in high value
specialty products. In addition to its industrial network, spread
over six production facilities in Brazil, Belgium and France,
Aperam has a highly integrated distribution, processing and
services network and a unique capability to produce low carbon
footprint stainless and special steels from biomass, stainless
steel scrap and high performance alloys scrap. With 5 of its main
6 facilities certified ResponsibleSteelTM, Bioenergia and its
unique capability to produce charcoal made from its own
FSC®-certified forestry and, with ELG, a global leader in
collecting, trading, processing and recycling of stainless steel
scrap and high performance alloys, Aperam's places sustainability
at the heart of its business, helping customers worldwide to
excel in the circular economy.
In 2023, Aperam had sales of EUR 6,592 million and shipments of
2.20 million tonnes.
For further information, please refer to our website at
www.aperam.com.
Contact
Company Secretary / Delphine Féraud Valendru:
delphine.feraud-valendru@aperam.com.
Investor Relations / Thorsten Zimmermann: +352 27 36 27 304;
thorsten.zimmermann@aperam.com
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