August 5, 2024
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced that it will repurchase shares for an amount of up to EUR 125 million to cover certain of its obligations arising from its long-term incentive plans. At the current share price, this represents a total of approximately 4.8 million shares.
The repurchases will be executed through a combination of forward transactions and open market purchases with a financial institution. Philips expects to take delivery of the forward share purchases in 2026. The open market purchases will be executed in Q3 2024 by an intermediary to allow for share purchases during both open and closed periods. All repurchases will be executed in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation and within the limits of the authorization granted by the company’s General Meeting of Shareholders on May 7, 2024.
Updates on the progress of the program and further details will be made available via this link and through press releases as appropriate.
For further information, please contact:
Ben Zwirs
Philips External Relations
Tel.: +31 6 1521 3446
E-mail: ben.zwirs@philips.com
Dorin Danu
Philips Investor Relations
Tel.: +31 20 59 77055
E-mail: dorin.danu@philips.com
About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people's health and well-being through meaningful innovation. Philips’ patient- and people-centric innovation leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver personal health solutions for consumers and professional health solutions for healthcare providers and their patients in the hospital and the home. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, ultrasound, image-guided therapy, monitoring, and enterprise informatics, as well as in personal health. Philips generated 2023 sales of EUR 18.2 billion and employs approximately 68,700 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.
Forward-looking statements
This release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of Philips and certain of the plans and objectives of Philips with respect to these items. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements made about the strategy, estimates of sales growth, future EBITA, future developments in Philips’ organic business and the completion of acquisitions and divestments. By their nature, these statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances and there are many factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements.
source: Royal Philips
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