Reference is made to the stock exchange notice dated June 6, 2023 regarding the launch and terms of the Atea Employee Share Savings Program (the “Program”). The purpose of the Program is to engage employees and foster a culture of employee ownership in the Company.
Under the terms of the Program, participating employees may allocate a fixed amount of their monthly after-tax salary to purchase shares in Atea ASA (up to a maximum per month of NOK 1,000 in Norway, SEK 1,000 in Sweden, DKK 700 in Denmark and EUR 100 per month in Finland and the Baltic countries). Shares are purchased by employees from Atea ASA’s treasury share holdings at market price. The price of the shares purchased is determined based on the volume-weighted average price of the ATEA share on the day preceding the share transfer.
As an additional incentive, participating employees will receive one “bonus” share for each two ordinary shares purchased under the Program after a vesting period in which the specified ordinary shares must be held. The vesting period is three years for executive management and two years for all other employees. The participant must also remain employed by Atea during the vesting period in order to receive the bonus share. The “bonus” share is treated as a restricted stock unit (RSU) under IFRS 2 Share-Based Payment.
3,113 Atea employees are presently registered in the Program, representing approximately 38% of all employees in the Atea Group.
On May 7, these employees purchased 62,335 shares in Atea ASA. Shares were purchased from Atea’s treasury share holdings at a share price of NOK 142.13 per share, corresponding to the volume-weighted average share price on May 6, 2024. The cost of the shares will be deducted from the employees’ after-tax salary in May, June and July. After the transaction, Atea ASA holds 725,464 of its own shares.
The following primary insiders have acquired ATEA shares on May 7, 2024 under the Atea Share Savings Program, and the transaction is above the total amount of EUR 5 000 in a calendar year.
Arunas Bartusevicius (Managing Director, Atea Baltics) purchased 25 shares under the Program. After the transaction, the primary insider holds 170,315 shares, 280,000 options and 60 RSUs in the Company.
Kathrine Forsberg (Managing Director, Atea Denmark) purchased 24 shares under the Program. After the transaction, the primary insider holds 114 shares, 340,000 options and 57 RSUs in the Company.
Robert Giori (Group CFO) purchased 21 shares under the Program. After the transaction, the primary insider holds 126,891 shares, 500,000 options and 52 RSUs in the Company. The shareholding includes shares held by close associates and through his holding company Four Leaf Clover AS.
Carl-Johan Hultenheim (Group COO) purchased 22 shares under the Program. After the transaction, the primary insider holds 14,105 shares, 600,000 options and 52 RSUs in the Company.
Ole Petter Saxrud (Managing Director, Atea Norway) purchased 21 shares under the Program. After the transaction, the primary insider holds 1,604 shares, 285,000 options and 52 RSUs in the Company.
Juha Sihvonen (Managing Director, Atea Finland) purchased 25 shares under the Program. After the transaction, the primary insider holds 121 shares, 440,000 options and 60 RSUs in the Company.
Steinar Sønsteby (Group CEO) purchased 21 shares under the Program. After the transaction, the primary insider holds 125,104 shares, 1,200,000 options and 52 RSUs in the Company. The shareholding includes shares held through his holding company SS Holding AS.
Linus Wallin (Managing Director, Atea Sweden) purchased 22 shares under the program. After the transaction, the primary insider holds 105 shares, 370,000 options and 52 RSUs in the Company.
For further information, please contact:
Robert Giori, CFO Atea ASA, mobile +47 934 09 188
Ole Johan Fjellestad, Group Chief Accountant, mobile +47 992 74 829