Airbus Completes Share Buyback Program Announced in September
Airbus has announced the completion of the second tranche of its share buyback program for the week starting December 15, 2025. This program, unveiled on September 8, aims to support the employee share ownership plans and the group's share-based compensation schemes.
Details of the Transaction
According to the press release, on December 16, 2025, Airbus repurchased 325,217 of its own shares across two trading platforms. The operation took place on Euronext Paris, where 284,039 shares were acquired at an average weighted price of 192.1885 euros, and on Xetra, the German platform, with 41,178 shares bought at 192.2369 euros. The consolidated average weighted price for this day of transactions was 192.1946 euros per share. These repurchases are part of the regulatory framework of the European Market Abuse Regulation.
Program Implementation
The group specifies that this share buyback program was implemented in accordance with the authorization granted by the shareholders at the annual general meeting on April 15, 2025. This authorization allows the Airbus board of directors to repurchase up to 10% of the issued share capital. The company indicates that the repurchased shares are intended to feed future employee share ownership plans and share-based compensation mechanisms for its employees. The program announced in September has now concluded with the completion of this second tranche.
Regulatory Compliance and Transparency
Airbus emphasizes that these buyback operations are conducted in compliance with European Regulation No. 596/2014 on market abuse. The group has made available on its website a detailed report of all the share buyback transactions conducted. This transparency is part of the financial reporting obligations imposed on listed European companies. The buyback operations have been communicated to the relevant market authorities according to the procedures in place.
