Equinor ASA 6-K, filed Jul 17, 2020

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

July 2020

Commission File Number: 1-15200

Equinor ASA (Translation of registrant's name into English)

FORUSBEEN 50, N-4035, STAVANGER (Address of principal executive office)

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On July 17, 2020, 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 July 17, 2020

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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EXHIBIT 99.1

Equinor ASA: Completed share capital reduction in connection with share buy-back

In line with the objective for the share buy-back programme which was executed by Equinor ASA (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR) in the period 4 September 2019 until 4 February 2020, the annual general meeting on 14 May 2020 in Equinor ASA decided that the share capital shall be reduced with NOK 202,433,780 from NOK 8,346,653,047.50 to NOK 8,144,219,267.50, by deletion or redemption of total 80,973,512 shares.

The creditor deadline for the capital reduction has expired and the capital reduction was completed in the Company Register Center 16 July 2020.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Investor relationsPeter Hutton, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, +44 7881 918 792

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 in the Norwegian Securities Trading Act