Anima Holding S.p.A. (BIT:ANIM) commences share repurchases on January 9, 2018, under the mandate authorized by the shareholders in the Annual General Meeting held on December 21, 2018. As per the mandate the company is authorized to repurchase its own shares, such that the company’s holding in treasury does not exceed 10% of its issued share capital. The purpose of the program is to hold treasury shares to be used in connection with existing and future incentive plans involving the assignment or the transfer of shares or financial instruments convertible into shares in favour of representatives, employees or consultants of the company and to hold a portfolio of securities to be used, in line with ANIMA Holding’s strategic guidelines, in the context of possible extraordinary transactions. The authority shall expire the program within 18 months from the date of AGM. As of November 21, 2018, the company had 380,036,892 shares outstanding and no shares held in treasury. On January 8, 2019, the company initiated a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 11,401,107 shares, representing 3% of the company issued capital. The purpose of the program is to hold treasury shares to be used in connection with existing and future incentive plans involving the assignment or the transfer of shares or financial instruments convertible into shares in favor of representatives, employees or consultants of the company and to hold a portfolio of securities to be used, in line with ANIMA Holding’s strategic guidelines, in the context of possible extraordinary transactions. The program will commence from January 9, 2019 and will expire on May 17, 2019. On April 23, 2019, the company concluded the share repurchase program announced on January 8, 2019. Under the program, the company repurchased 11,401,107 shares for €41.19 million.