Share information

The Atlas Copco shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, which represented 28.6% of the total trading of the A share (34.3% of the B share) in 2021. Other markets, so called Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTF), e.g. CBOE and Turquoise, accounted for 40.0% (35.3% of the B share), and the remaining 31.4% (30.4% of the B share) were traded outside public markets, for example through over-the-counter trading. The market capitalization at year end 2021 was MSEK 732 967 (497 187) and the company represented 5.9% (5.7) of the total market value of Nasdaq Stockholm. Atlas Copco was the fifth (second) most traded share in 2021 by total turnover.  A program for American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) was established in the United States in 1990. One ADR corresponds to one share. The depositary bank is Citibank N.A. At year end 2021, there were 32 781 544 ADRs outstanding, of which 31 509 088 represented A shares and 1 272 456 represented B shares.

The Annual General Meeting 2022 approved the Board’s proposal of the dividend of SEK 7.60 per share to be paid for the 2021 fiscal year. In order to facilitate a more efficient cash management, the dividend will be paid in two instalments, the first with record date April 28, 2022 and the second with record date October 21, 2022. The first installment amount will be SEK 3.80 per share. The second installment amount will be SEK 0.95 per share after the share split and redemption procedure decided by the Annual General Meeting.

The Annual General Meeting also approved that each Atlas Copco share held on the record date May 16, 2022, will be split into four (4) ordinary shares and one (1) redemption share. The redemption share is then automatically redeemed at SEK 8.00 per share.

On Nasdaq’s webpage you can find information about Atlas Copco’s repurchases of own shares and cancellation of treasury shares.

In recent years the repurchases have been made in order to cover the performance-based long-term incentive program for the board. For further information on the option programs and repurchase of own shares please see the annual report.