Gofore Plc
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5 March 2024 at 2.45 pm EET
Outcome of directed share issue related to Matching Share Plan 2024 and transfer of the company’s own shares
On 22 February 2024, the Board of Directors of Gofore Plc resolved to launch the Matching Share Plan 2024 to the company’s CEO and Group Executive Team. On the same day, it was announced that the Board of Directors resolved on a directed share issue against payment, in which a maximum total of 35,243 treasury shares held by the company were offered for subscription by the target group of the Matching Share Plan, in deviation from the shareholders’ pre-emptive right. The subscription period ended on 27 February 2024.
Today, the Board of Directors of the company has approved the subscriptions for shares made in the directed share issue. A total of 31,939 treasury shares were subscribed for in the directed share issue. The subscription price was EUR 22.70 per share, equal to the trade volume weighted average price of the company’s share on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd during the period between 15 February 2024 and 21 February 2024. 11 persons subscribed for shares in the share issue. The aggregate share subscription price was EUR 725,015.30. The share subscription price will be credited to the company’s reserve for invested unrestricted equity.
As part of the Matching Share Plan, the Board of Directors resolved to offer to finance on an arm’s length basis the subscriptions of the company’s shares, by providing interest-bearing loans to the participants of the Matching Share Plan. The aggregate amount of finance provided by the company was EUR 685,005.90.
Based on the approval of the Board of Directors, a total of 31,939 shares of Gofore Plc will be transferred to the subscribers on 8 March 2024 at the latest.
The subscribed shares are treasury shares held by the company, which means that the total number of shares of the company does not change. After the transfer, Gofore Plc holds a total of 68,061 treasury shares.
Contacts
- Timur Kärki, Chair of the Board, Gofore Oyj, +358 40 828 5886, timur.karki@gofore.com
About Gofore Oyj
Gofore is an international digital transformation consultancy with Finnish roots. We have over 1,400 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 2023, our net sales amounted to EUR 189.2 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. Learn to know us better at gofore.com