{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"2625","rtpr_id":"nWkr6nP0Qh","ticker":"NDAFI","exchange":"Nasdaq Helsinki","all_tickers":["NDAFI"],"title":"Nordea completes its share buy-back programme announced in December 2025","author":"Cision","published_at":"2026-04-21T12:00:09.612Z","article_body":"Nordea\nNordea Bank Abp\nStock exchange release – Other information disclosed according to the rules\nof the Exchange\n21 April 2026 at 15.00 EET\n\nNordea has now completed its share buy-back programme announced in December\n2025. From 18 December 2025 to 20 April 2026, Nordea repurchased 31,042,146 of\nits own shares (FI4000297767) at an average price per share of EUR 16.10.\n\nOn 16 December 2025, Nordea announced a share buy-back of up to EUR 500m,\nbased on the authorisation granted to the Board by the 2025 Annual General\nMeeting. The purpose of share buy-backs is to maintain an efficient capital\nstructure and improve shareholder returns. Since the inception of the\ninaugural buy-back programme in October 2021, Nordea has distributed EUR 7.0bn\nto its shareholders through repurchasing around 655 million shares at an\naverage price of EUR 10.67 per share.\n\nNordea repurchased the shares in public trading otherwise than in proportion\nto the shareholdings of its shareholders (directed repurchases). The\nrepurchased shares were cancelled on a monthly basis.\n\nThe repurchases of this buy-back programme reduced the company’s\nunrestricted equity by EUR 500m. Nordea now holds 8,935,424 treasury shares\nfor capital optimisation purposes and 9,045,443 treasury shares for\nremuneration purposes.\n\nNordea will continue to use share buy-backs as a tool to\ndistribute excess capital in line with its capital policy.\n\n \nFor further information:\nIlkka Ottoila, Head of Investor Relations, +358 9 5300 7058 \nMedia inquiries, +358 10 416 8023 or press@nordea.com\n\nThe information provided in this stock exchange release was submitted for\npublication, through the agency of the contacts set out above, at 15.00 EET on\n21 April 2026.\n\nNordea is a leading Nordic financial services group and the preferred choice\nfor millions of customers across the region. For more than 200 years, we have\nproudly served as a trusted financial partner for individuals, families and\nbusinesses – enabling dreams and aspirations for a greater good. Our vision\nis to be the best-performing financial services group in the Nordics,\naccelerating through our scale, people and technology. The Nordea share is\nlisted on the Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Copenhagen and Nasdaq Stockholm\nexchanges\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/nordea/r/nordea-completes-its-share-buy-back-programme-announced-in-december-2025%2Cc4337604\n\n\n\n(c) Copyright Waymaker BIT News - Cision 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nWkr6nP0Qh","title":"Nordea completes its share buy-back programme announced in December 2025","author":"Cision","ticker":"NDAFI","created":"2026-04-21T12:00:09.612Z","tickers":["NDAFI"],"exchange":"Nasdaq Helsinki","article_body":"Nordea\nNordea Bank Abp\nStock exchange release – Other information disclosed according to the rules\nof the Exchange\n21 April 2026 at 15.00 EET\n\nNordea has now completed its share buy-back programme announced in December\n2025. From 18 December 2025 to 20 April 2026, Nordea repurchased 31,042,146 of\nits own shares (FI4000297767) at an average price per share of EUR 16.10.\n\nOn 16 December 2025, Nordea announced a share buy-back of up to EUR 500m,\nbased on the authorisation granted to the Board by the 2025 Annual General\nMeeting. The purpose of share buy-backs is to maintain an efficient capital\nstructure and improve shareholder returns. Since the inception of the\ninaugural buy-back programme in October 2021, Nordea has distributed EUR 7.0bn\nto its shareholders through repurchasing around 655 million shares at an\naverage price of EUR 10.67 per share.\n\nNordea repurchased the shares in public trading otherwise than in proportion\nto the shareholdings of its shareholders (directed repurchases). The\nrepurchased shares were cancelled on a monthly basis.\n\nThe repurchases of this buy-back programme reduced the company’s\nunrestricted equity by EUR 500m. Nordea now holds 8,935,424 treasury shares\nfor capital optimisation purposes and 9,045,443 treasury shares for\nremuneration purposes.\n\nNordea will continue to use share buy-backs as a tool to\ndistribute excess capital in line with its capital policy.\n\n \nFor further information:\nIlkka Ottoila, Head of Investor Relations, +358 9 5300 7058 \nMedia inquiries, +358 10 416 8023 or press@nordea.com\n\nThe information provided in this stock exchange release was submitted for\npublication, through the agency of the contacts set out above, at 15.00 EET on\n21 April 2026.\n\nNordea is a leading Nordic financial services group and the preferred choice\nfor millions of customers across the region. For more than 200 years, we have\nproudly served as a trusted financial partner for individuals, families and\nbusinesses – enabling dreams and aspirations for a greater good. Our vision\nis to be the best-performing financial services group in the Nordics,\naccelerating through our scale, people and technology. The Nordea share is\nlisted on the Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Copenhagen and Nasdaq Stockholm\nexchanges\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/nordea/r/nordea-completes-its-share-buy-back-programme-announced-in-december-2025%2Cc4337604\n\n\n\n(c) Copyright Waymaker BIT News - Cision 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-04-21T12:00:09.693466504Z","server_sent_at_ms":1776772809693},"received_at":"2026-04-21T12:00:09.748Z","source_url":"https://news.cision.com/nordea/r/nordea-completes-its-share-buy-back-programme-announced-in-december-2025%2Cc4337604"},"analysis":{"id":"1659","press_release_id":"2625","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Banks","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"buyback","narrative":"Nordea has completed its share buy-back program announced in December 2025, repurchasing 31,042,146 shares at an average price of EUR 16.10.\n\nThe program utilized the full EUR 500 million authorization, reducing the company's unrestricted equity by the same amount.\n\nManagement confirmed that share buy-backs will remain a tool to distribute excess capital consistent with the bank's capital policy.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":""},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"avg_price_eur":16.1,"program_value_eur":"EUR 500m","shares_repurchased":31042146}},"quotedText":"Nordea will continue to use share buy-backs as a tool to distribute excess capital in line with its capital policy.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Ilkka Ottoila","role":"Head of Investor Relations"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Nordea Bank Abp","ticker":"NDAFI"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"EUR 500m","context":"share buy-back programme limit"},{"amount":"EUR 7.0bn","context":"total distributed to shareholders since October 2021"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"Completion of a planned EUR 500 million buyback program represents a significant return of capital but aligns with prior guidance and capital policy."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"NDAFI"},"eventTypeSecondary":[]},"event_type":"buyback","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"bullish","material_impact_score":3,"narrative":"Nordea has completed its share buy-back program announced in December 2025, repurchasing 31,042,146 shares at an average price of EUR 16.10.\n\nThe program utilized the full EUR 500 million authorization, reducing the company's unrestricted equity by the same amount.\n\nManagement confirmed that share buy-backs will remain a tool to distribute excess capital consistent with the bank's capital policy.","key_figures":{"customDimensions":{"avg_price_eur":16.1,"program_value_eur":"EUR 500m","shares_repurchased":31042146}},"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Ilkka Ottoila","role":"Head of Investor Relations"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Nordea Bank Abp","ticker":"NDAFI"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"EUR 500m","context":"share buy-back programme limit"},{"amount":"EUR 7.0bn","context":"total distributed to shareholders since October 2021"}]},"model_name":"glm-4.7","prompt_hash":"sha256:2f2748f0fcc8c4f2","schema_hash":"sha256:ad96b863d7123008","created_at":"2026-04-21T14:58:12.225Z","global_importance":3,"audience_relevance":3,"importance_components":{"method":"backfill-heuristic","signals":{"bodyLong":false,"headlineTier1":false,"tickerCovered":false,"hadSignificance":false},"version":1,"computedAt":"2026-04-27T11:52:53.363Z"}},"durationMs":144934,"modelName":"glm-4.7"}}