ELEKTA HAVE REPURCHASED OWN SHARES FOR SEK 50 M
PRESS RELEASE
Stockholm, February 2, 2005
Stockholm, February 2, 2005
During the period January 19 through February 1, 2005, Elekta has repurchased 224,900 B shares at an average price of SEK 222.34, totaling SEK 50,005,161. Accordingly, Elekta’s current holding of own shares (treasury stock) amounts to 224,900 B shares, which will be cancelled.These repurchases were carried out in line with the Board’s decision on December 14, 2004, to fulfill the company’s dividend policy through the repurchase of shares amounting to SEK 50 M, corresponding to 20 percent of net profit in the 2003/04 fiscal year. The total number of shares in Elekta (prior to cancellation of the shares now repurchased) amounts to 31,567,454. Additional repurchases require decision of the Elekta Board of Directors.