Capgemini announces buyback for employee share plan
Published on 10/10/2026 at 10:27 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSKey points in brief
- Capgemini announced a buyback of up to 3.00 million shares.
- The shares are intended to offset dilution from the employee plan.
- The buyback is scheduled to end no later than November 4, 2026.
Capgemini announced on October 6, 2026, that it had agreed to buy back up to 3.00 million of its own shares to offset dilution linked to its employee share-ownership plan, according to the company's GlobeNewswire release.
Market context: Market report CAC 40.
The week in figures
The company release sets a maximum repurchase volume of 3.00 million shares and a maximum average purchase price of EUR 200.00 per share. The planned employee capital increase represents a maximum of 3.00 million shares, or 1.77 percent of existing share capital.
Chronology of the week
On October 6, 2026, Capgemini said it had entered into the buyback agreement with an investment-services provider. The release said the repurchased shares are intended for cancellation. The company also said the employee capital increase is scheduled to take effect before December 17, 2026.
On October 7, 2026, the company topic page reported first-half bookings of EUR 12.6 billion and an operating margin of 12.5 percent. The page also reported completion of the sale of Capgemini Government Solutions on September 30, 2026.
Dates of the coming week
The cited company material does not identify a company event dated from October 12 through October 18, 2026. It states that the buyback must end no later than November 4, 2026.
Weekend trading
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