Pursuant to the terms of the Long-term Incentive Programme for the Executive Management implemented by the Board of Directors, based on approval from the annual general meeting in 2016, the Executive Management may receive a cash amount, where the net amount less tax shall be used to purchase A-shares in Odfjell SE (the "Company"). On 15 March 2017, the Board of Directors decided, in accordance with the terms of such incentive programme, to pay out a cash amount to members of the Executive Management, which in turn (after tax) has been used to acquire a total of 72,073 Class A shares in the Company on 16 March 2017. The purchase price paid for the shares is NOK 30.36, corresponding to the volume weighted average share price on the Oslo Stock Exchange the last 14 trading days prior to 16 March 2017.
To facilitate the abovementioned acquisition of shares by the Executive Management, the Company has on 16 March 2017 sold 72,073 Class A shares (treasury shares) to the members of the Executive Management at a purchase price of NOK 30.36 per share. The acquired shares are restricted with a holding period of three years with certain customary exemptions.
The following primary insiders in the Company has acquired shares in connection with the abovementioned incentive plan, and have, following this, the following number of shares in the Company:
Name and title | Shares acquired | Total number of shares held in the Company |
Kristian V. Mørch, CEO | 52,913 | 86,913 Class A shares / 3,500 Class B shares |
Terje Iversen, SVP/CFO | 6,939 | 11,939 Class A shares |
Harald Fotland, SVP Odfjell Tankers | 7,807 | 7,807 Class A shares/4,000 Class B shares |
Øistein Jensen, SVP/Chief of Staff | 4,414 | 10,414 Class A shares |
Following the sale of 72,073 Class A shares, the Company holds 5,819,093 Class A and 2,322,482 Class B shares (treasury shares) in the Company.
Published March 16, 2017