Between 19 September 2025 and 26 September 2025 Embracer Group AB (“Embracer”) (LEI code: 549300RFXXKT652HB549) has repurchased in total 838,960 own B shares (ISIN: SE0023615885) as part of the share buyback program initiated by the board of directors on 18 September 2025.
The share buybacks are a part of the SEK 500 million program that Embracer announced on 18 September 2025. The buyback program runs between 19 September 2025 and no later than 2 December 2025 and is being carried out in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014 (MAR) and the European Commission's Delegated Regulation 2016/1052 (the Safe Harbor Regulation).
The purpose of the buybacks within the buyback program is to reduce the share capital of Embracer in order to optimize Embracer's capital structure and thereby contribute to increased shareholder value. Therefore, the board of directors intends to propose that the repurchased shares under the program are cancelled by way of a reduction of Embracer's share capital no later than at the annual general meeting 2026.
B shares in Embracer have been purchased as follows:
Date | Aggregated daily volume (number of shares) | Weighted average share price per day (SEK) | Total daily transaction value (SEK) |
19 September 2025 | 141,607 | 97.6422 | 13,826,819.02 |
22 September 2025 | 150,694 | 101.1088 | 15,236,489.51 |
23 September 2025 | 156,486 | 102.6097 | 16,056,981.51 |
24 September 2025 | 148,093 | 100.5267 | 14,887,300.58 |
25 September 2025 | 121,280 | 101.3544 | 12,292,261.63 |
26 September 2025 | 120,800 | 100.9253 | 12,191,776.24 |
Total | 838,960 | 100.7100 | 84,491,628.49 |
All acquisitions have been carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm by SB1 Markets on behalf of Embracer.
Following the above acquisitions, Embracer’s holding of own shares as of 26 September 2025 amounts to 1,004,739 B shares (838,960 B shares have been purchased under the program and 165,779 B shares have been clawback shares transferred to Embracer). The total number of shares in Embracer on the date of this press release amounts to 225,119,707, of which 9,000,000 are A shares and 216,119,707 are B shares.
A full breakdown of the transactions is attached to this announcement.
Embracer Group is a global group of creative and entrepreneurial businesses in PC, console and mobile games, as well as other related media. The Group has an extensive catalog of over 450 owned or controlled franchises.
With its head office based in Karlstad, Sweden, Embracer Group has a global presence through its operative groups: THQ Nordic, PLAION, Coffee Stain, DECA Games, Dark Horse, Freemode and Crystal Dynamics – Eidos. The Group includes 70 internal game development studios and engages over 7,000 talents across nearly 30 countries.