In May 2006 the General Meeting of Cermaq ASA approved an annual share programme for the employees, allowing the purchase of up to 200 CEQ shares at a 20 percent discount. To have the necessary shares for the employee share programme in 2009 Cermaq ASA bought 25.000 shares on the 25th June 2009 at the price of 51,08 NOK per share.  The shares were purchased via the stock exchange. The new holding of treasury shares is  37.956.

 

The purchase of own shares is in accordance with the  power of attorney to the board of Cermaq ASA to acquire own shares resolved by the General Meeting on the   20th  of May 2009.