Avolta AG (SIX: AVOL) announces today the successful completion of its up to CHF 200 million public share buyback program, which ran from January 27 to December 31, 2025.
Avolta repurchased 4,169,864 of its shares for a total purchase value of around CHF 171.5 million, at an average purchase price of CHF 41.02. In accordance with the purpose of the share buyback program, Avolta will cancel the shares repurchased.
In order to reach the originally communicated maximum amount of CHF 200 million, Avolta will in addition cancel 691,478 treasury shares acquired prior to 2025. In total, Avolta will cancel 4,861,342 shares, representing around 3.32% of the currently registered share capital.
The Board of Directors intends to utilize the capital band to cancel the shares. The cancellation is planned for the first quarter of 2026.
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About Avolta
Avolta AG (SIX: AVOL) is a leading global travel experience player. With the traveler at its strategic core, Avolta maximizes every moment of the traveler’s journey through its combination of travel retail and travel food & beverage, passion for innovation and excellent execution. Avolta’s well-diversified business across geographical, channel and brand portfolio pillars operates in 70 countries and 1,000 locations, with over 5,100 points of sale across three segments – duty-free, convenience and food & beverage – and various channels, including airports, motorways, cruises, ferries, railway, border shops and downtown. An inherent element of Avolta’s business strategy is aiming for sustainable and profitable growth of the company while fostering high standards of environmental stewardship and social equity – making meaningful impact in the local communities. The company’s access to 2.5 billion passengers each year reinforces the power of its more than 77,000 people, committed to surprising guests and delivering solid execution, supporting the company in creating value for all stakeholders.
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