Gofore Plc
19 March 2025 at 12.15 pm
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Gofore Plc Board of Directors’ decisions on the employee share savings program
The Board of Directors of Gofore Oyj has today made a decision regarding the acquisition of savings shares for the employee share savings program open to all employees in 2024 through a directed issue, as well as the payment of additional shares for the corresponding program of 2022.
The aim of Gofore’s incentive systems is to align the goals of the company, shareholders, and staff in order to increase the company’s value in the long term and to engage Goforeans in working for the company.
Acquisition of shares for the CrewShare 2024 savings period
The Gofore Plc Board of Directors has decided to issue a total of 39,572 new shares for the acquisition of savings shares under the CrewShare share savings program 2024, based on the authorisation granted by the Annual General Meeting on 4 April 2024.
The new shares will be acquired with the savings of participants in the share savings program for the second half of the program, covering the period from 1 September 2024 to 28 February 2025. The subscription price of the shares is 19.34 euros per share, which corresponds to the company’s volume-weighted average price of the shares from 1 February to 28 February 2025, reduced by a 10 percent discount granted by Gofore on the subscriptions.
The new shares are expected to be registered in the Trade Register on 28 March 2025, and trading in the new shares on the main market of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd is expected to commence on 31 March 2025. The subscription prices of the shares will be recorded in full in the company’s invested unrestricted equity fund.
CrewShare 2022 payment of additional shares
The two-year ownership period for additional shares entitled to employees who participated in Gofore’s CrewShare share savings program for the 2022 savings period has ended in February 2025.
At the end of the two-year share ownership period, Gofore provides employees who participated in the program with a gross salary of one additional share for every three shares purchased with the savings, in addition to performance-based additional shares earned by the participants. The condition for receiving additional shares is that the participant owns the shares acquired throughout the entire ownership period and that their employment with Gofore has not ended before the completion of the ownership period.
Gofore will use its own shares in payment of additional shares and performance-based additional shares, totaling 14,741 shares of Gofore Plc, plus the cash portion of the reward. The rewards of the systems will be paid partly in shares of Gofore Plc and partly in cash. The cash portions of the rewards are intended to cover taxes and statutory social security contributions incurred by the participants. If a participant’s employment or employment relationship ends before the payment of the reward, the reward will generally not be paid.
The total number of company shares will be 15,742,834 shares after the payment of rewards and the registration of new shares.
Gofore Plc
Board of Directors
More information:
Timur Kärki
Chair of the Board of Directors
Gofore Plc
Tel. +358 40 828 5886
timur.karki@gofore.com
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Nasdaq Helsinki Oy
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About Gofore Oyj
Gofore is an international digital transformation consultancy with Finnish roots. We employ nearly 1,500 experts across 18 locations in Finland, Germany, Austria, Spain, and Estonia. With our technology and business expertise, we work for functional, secure and equal services for the digital society and sustainable solutions for the intelligent industry. Our diverse group of professionals share a pioneering ambition to create a more humane and responsible digital world. Our values guide our business: Gofore is a great workplace that thrives on customer success. In 2024, our net sales amounted to EUR 186,2 million. Gofore Plc’s share is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland. Our vision is to be the most significant digital transformation consultancy in Europe. Discover more about us at gofore.com