ASML Completes 2011 - 2012 Share Buy Back Programs
ASML Holding NV has announced the completion of its share buyback programs announced on 19th January 2011, and increased per the announcement on 18th January 2012.
During the period from 20th January 2011 up to and including 22nd November 2012, ASML purchased 36,952,634 of its shares at an average price of EUR (€)30.58 per share. With these purchases, the €1,130 million share buyback program has been fully completed. Of the shares purchased during this period, 24,627,581 have been cancelled with the remaining shares intended to be cancelled in 2013.
In addition, in the period from 22nd November 2012 until 14th December 2012, a total number of 2,200,000 additional shares were purchased at an average price of €47.81 per share for the purpose of covering outstanding employee stock and stock option plans, which is 100 percent of the announced objective.
These shares will be held as treasury shares for the time being.
