Air New Zealand buys back 1.6m shares from market and Crown

Air New Zealand has acquired 1,653,546 ordinary shares through its buy-back program, as detailed in a recent capital change notice. This total includes 810,109 ordinary shares acquired on NZX and ASX, and an additional 843,437 ordinary shares acquired off-market from the Crown. These acquisitions represent a 0.0508% change in the total class of financial products.

The shares acquired on NZX and ASX were purchased at an average price of NZD $0.5957 and AUD $0.5262, respectively. The off-market acquisition from the Crown was priced at NZD $0.5957 per share. All acquisitions were made via cash payments, are fully paid up, and all acquired shares are slated for cancellation.

Following these transactions, the total number of ordinary shares in the class will be 3,255,995,061, with 93 shares held as Treasury Stock. The shares acquired on NZX and ASX on October 16, 2025, are expected to settle and cancel by October 20, 2025, while the off-market shares from the Crown acquired on October 17, 2025, will settle and cancel by October 21, 2025.