The shareholders of Hexagon AB (OM:HEXA B) authorized a share repurchase program at its Annual General Meeting on May 13, 2013. Under the program, Hexagon will repurchase own shares such that it’s holding in treasury does not exceed 10% of all the shares in the company. The repurchases will be made on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. The purpose of the authorization is to give the Board the opportunity to adjust the company’s capital structure and to finance the acquisitions ... by utilization of the company’s own shares. The share repurchase program shall be valid until the next Annual General Meeting. As of April 4, 2013, the company has 353,642,177 shares in issue, of which 15,750,000 are series A shares and 337,892,177 series B shares and 861,090 series B shares of series B in treasury.
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Hexagon AB (OM:HEXA B) acquired MANFRA on April 15, 2013. MANFRA will be fully consolidated and will contribute to Hexagon's earnings. Excluding intercompany revenue, MANFRA's turnover for the year 2012 amounted to €7 million.

Hexagon AB (OM:HEXA B) acquired Listech on January 28, 2013. The acquisition will not have any visible impact on Hexagon's earnings in the short term.

Hexagon AB (OM:HEXA B) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Navgeocom on January 22, 2013. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close as of end of February, 2013, and will contribute to Hexagon's earnings. Navgeocom reported a turnover of €10 million for 2012.

Hexagon AB (OM:HEXA B) acquired New River Kinematics Inc. on January 8, 2013. New River Kinematics reported turnover of approximately $13.3 million in 2012. The transaction will immediately contribute to Hexagon's earnings.

Hexagon AB (OM:HEXA B) signed a definitive agreement to acquire GTA Geoinformatik GmbH from Peter Lieckfeldt on December 3, 2012. The acquisition will not have any visible impact on Hexagon's earnings in the short-term. Maria Wolleh, Nils Gruske, Ulf Christoph Lohrum and Helena Ramadori of Mannheimer Swartling acted as legal advisor to Hexagon AB.

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