Air New Zealand acquires shares under buy-back programme

Air New Zealand (NZX:AIR) announced today the acquisition of 945,185 of its own ordinary shares under its buy-back programme, which was initially announced on February 20, 2025. The acquisition includes 463,067 shares purchased on-market across both the NZX and ASX, and 482,118 shares acquired off-market from the Sovereign in right of New Zealand acting by and through the Minister of Finance (the Crown). The average price paid for shares acquired on the NZX was NZD 0.5733, while those acquired on the ASX averaged AUD 0.5363. The off-market purchase from the Crown was executed at NZD 0.5737 per share. All acquired shares will be cancelled and not held as treasury stock. Post-acquisition, the total number of ordinary shares, excluding treasury stock, stands at 3,338,746,874, with 93 shares held as Treasury Stock.