Gofore Plc
Stock Exchange Release
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10 March 2023 at 2.50 p.m. EET
Gofore Plc’s directed share issue for the transfer of shares in employee share savings plan
As a part of the Gofore Group’s employee share savings plan, CrewShare, Gofore Plc’s Board of Directors has resolved today to issue a total of 31,783 new shares. The new shares issued account for matching shares paid on the basis of the savings period 2020–2021 (CrewShare 2020) and savings shares acquired with savings from the savings period 2022–2023 (CrewShare 2022). More detailed information about the plan and its savings periods were published in the company announcement on 28 September 2018 and the stock exchange release on 24 January 2022.
The share issue is based on the authorisation by the Annual General Meeting held on 25 March 2022.
A total of 4,392 new shares are issued without consideration to the plan participants of CrewShare 2020 as a matching reward against the savings shares acquired with the savings from the savings period 2020–2021, in accordance with the plan terms.
A total of 27,391 new shares are issued to the CrewShare 2022 participants with the second savings set of the savings period 2022–2023, i.e. the savings accrued during 1 September 2022 – 28 February 2023. The shares have been subscribed for at a price of EUR 23.2889 per share, which is based on the trade volume weighted average share price at the official list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange administered by Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd during 1–28 February 2022 with a 10% discount. A total subscription price of the shares is EUR 637,906.
The new shares of the CrewShare 2020 plan are expected to be entered into the Trade Register on or about 21 March 2023, and trading in the new shares is expected to begin on the official list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange administered by Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd on 22 March 2023, and the new shares of the CrewShare 2022 plan are expected to be entered into the Trade Register on or about 20 March 2023, and trading in the new shares is expected to begin on the official list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange administered by Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd on 21 March 2023.
Following the registration of the new shares, the total number of the company shares is 15,537,915. The share subscription price will be credited in full to the company’s reserve for invested unrestricted equity.
Contacts
- Mikael Nylund, CEO, Gofore Oyj, +358 40 540 2280, mikael.nylund@gofore.com
About Gofore Oyj
Gofore is an international digital transformation consultancy with Finnish roots. We have some 1,300 impact-driven people in 19 locations across Finland, Germany, Austria, Spain, Estonia and Italy. With our technology and business expertise we build an equal digital society and create sustainable solutions for the intelligent industry. Our diverse group of professionals shares a pioneering ambition to create a more humane, sustainable and ethical digital world. Our values guide our business: Gofore is a great workplace that thrives on customer success. In 2022, our net sales amounted to EUR 149.9 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. Learn to know us better at gofore.com