# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001140625
**File Stem:** 0001171843-23-000797
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 6228
**Document Hash:** a8f71764c1525cfa5c2fd79df7ba3c12
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001171843-23-000797.hdr.sgml**: 20230208

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001171843-23-000797

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230208

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230208

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230208

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** EQUINOR ASA
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001140625
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** PETROLEUM REFINING [2911]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-15200
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23597490

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** FORUSBEEN 50
- **CITY:** STAVANGER NORWAY
- **STATE:** Q8
- **ZIP:** N 4035
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 47 51 99 00 00

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** FORUSBEEN 50
- **CITY:** STAVANGER
- **STATE:** Q8
- **ZIP:** N 4035

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** STATOIL ASA
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20091102

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** STATOILHYDRO ASA
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20071005

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** STATOIL ASA
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20010515

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**Form 6-K**

**REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the month of February 2023**

Commission File Number: **1-15200**

**Equinor ASA**

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

**FORUSBEEN 50, N-4035, STAVANGER**

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F [ X ] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Form 40-F [ ]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> 

**Note:** Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> 

**Note:** Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

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On February 8, 2023, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

[(c) Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated February 8, 2023](exh_991.htm)

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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|:---|:---|
|  | <u>**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Equinor ASA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**</u> |
|  | (Registrant) |
| Date: February 8, 2023 | <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ TORGRIM REITAN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> |
|  | Torgrim Reitan |
|  | Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**EXHIBIT 99.1**

**Equinor ASA: Buy-back of shares to share programmes for employees**

**Equinor ASA (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR) has on 8 February 2023 engaged a third party to conduct repurchases of the company's shares to be used in the share-based incentive programmes for employees and management for the period from 15 February 2023 until 15 January 2024.**

Shares acquired under the buy-back programme in the period from 15 February 2023 to 10 May 2023 is based upon the authorization from the annual general meeting on 11 May 2022 and registered in the Norwegian register for business enterprises. According to the authorization, the maximum number of shares to be purchased in the market is 15,200,000, the minimum price that can be paid for the shares is NOK 50, and the maximum price is NOK 1000. Share buyback after the annual general meeting 2023 is subject to a new authorization.

The buy-back programme is time-scheduled, and the share purchases shall take place on specific dates in the period from 15 February 2023 until 15 January 2024 with a determined purchase amount on each date, as set out in the buy-back programme.

The total purchase amount under the share buy-back programme is up to NOK 1,535,150,000. The maximum number of shares to be acquired is 20,000,000 shares, of which up to 12,000,000 shares can be acquired in the period from 15 February 2023 to 10 May 2023, and up to 8,000,000 shares can be acquired in the period from 15 June 2023 to 15 January 2024.

The shares shall be used to meet obligations towards employees who participate in the company's share saving programme and the long-term incentive scheme.

Shares will be purchased on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The share buy-back programme will be conducted in accordance with applicable safe harbour conditions, and as further set out i.a. in the Norwegian Securities Trading Act of 2007, EU Commission Regulation (EC) No 2016/1052 and the Oslo Stock Exchange's Guidelines for buy-back programmes and price stabilisation February 2021.

**Further information from:**

**Investor relations**

Bård Glad Pedersen, senior vice president Investor Relations,

+47 918 01 791

**Media**

Sissel Rinde, vice president Media Relations,

+47 412 60 584 (mobile)

*This is information that Equinor is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.*