Teekay Corporation (Teekay or the Company) announced that the Company has nearly completed the previously-announced $25 million share repurchase program, repurchasing 3.25 million common shares at an average price of $7.49 per share. Since August 2022, Teekay has repurchased a total of 14.97 million common shares, or 14.7% of the outstanding common shares immediately prior to commencement of the initial share repurchase plan announced in August 2022, for a total cost of $84.4 million, representing an average repurchase price of $5.64 per share.
In addition, the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized a new share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $40 million of the Company’s outstanding common shares. Under the program, repurchases can be made from time to time in the open market, through privately-negotiated transactions and by any other means permitted under the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in each case at times and prices considered appropriate by the Company. The timing of any purchases and the exact number of shares to be purchased under the program will be subject to the discretion of the Company and upon market conditions and other factors. The Company intends to make all open market repurchases under the plan in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
