Equinor ASA 6-K, filed Jan 24, 2022

UNITED STATESSECURITIES 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

January 24, 2022

Commission File Number 1-15200

Equinor ASA

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

FORUSBEEN 50, N-4035, STAVANGER, NORWAY

(Address of principal executive offices )

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This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release issued by Equinor ASA on January 24, 2022, entitled "Equinor ASA: Share buy-back".

Equinor ASA: Share buy-back

Please see below information about transactions made under the share buy-back programme for Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR).

Date on which the second tranche of the share buy-back programme for 2021 was announced: 27 October 2021.

The duration of the second tranche of the buy-back programme: 27 October 2021 to 31 January 2022.

Size of the buy-back programme: Up to 75,000,000 shares, but maximum total consideration for the second tranche: USD 330,000,000.

From 17 January until 21 January 2022, Equinor ASA has purchased a total of 896,914 own shares at the Oslo Stock Exchange at an average price of NOK 252.3829 per share.

Aggregated overview of transactions per day:

Following the completion of the above transactions, Equinor ASA owns a total of 25,233,063 own shares, corresponding to 0.77% of Equinor ASA’s share capital, including shares under Equinor’s share savings programme.

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

Appendix:

A detailed overview of all transactions made under the buy-back programme that have been carried out during the above-mentioned time period is attached to this report and available at www.newsweb.no.

Further information from

Investor relations Peter Hutton, senior vice president Investor Relations,

+44 7881 918 792 (mobile)

Media

Sissel Rinde, vice president Media Relations,

• 47 412 60 584 (mobile)

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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.