Africa Oil Corp. (“Africa Oil”, or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company repurchased a total of 636,300 Africa Oil common shares during the period of November 25, 2024 to November 29, 2024 under the previously announced share buyback program.
The launch of Africa Oil’s normal course issuer bid (share buyback) program, announced by the Company on December 4, 2023, is being implemented in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052 (Safe Harbour Regulation) and the applicable rules and policies of the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), Nasdaq Stockholm, and applicable Canadian and Swedish securities laws.
During the period dated November 25, 2024 to November 29, 2024, the Company repurchased 223,800 Africa Oil common shares on the TSX and/or alternative Canadian trading systems. The repurchases were carried out by Scotia Capital Inc. on behalf of the Company. During the same period, the Company repurchased 412,500 Africa Oil common shares on Nasdaq Stockholm, and these repurchases were carried out by Pareto Securities on behalf of the Company.
For more information regarding transactions under the previously announced share buyback program in Sweden, including aggregated volume, weighted average price per share and total transaction value for each trading day during the period of November 25 to November 29, 2024, see the following link to Nasdaq Stockholm’s website:
https://www.nasdaq.com/european-market-activity/news/corporate-actions/repurchase-of-own-shares
All common shares repurchased by Africa Oil under the share buyback program will be cancelled.
Since December 6, 2023, up to and including November 29, 2024, a total of 23,346,632 Africa Oil common shares have been repurchased under the share repurchase program through the facilities of the TSX, Nasdaq Stockholm and/or alternative Canadian trading systems. A maximum of 38,654,702 Africa Oil common shares may be repurchased under the share buyback program through the facilities of the TSX, Nasdaq Stockholm and/or alternative Canadian trading systems over the period of twelve months commencing December 6, 2023 and ending December 5, 2024, or until such earlier date as the share repurchase program is completed or terminated by the Company.
As a result of the cancellation of shares repurchased by Africa Oil under the Company’s previously announced share repurchase program, Africa Oil now has 441,953,970 common shares issued and outstanding with voting rights as at November 29, 2024, of which the Company holds 353,700 in treasury.
