(the 'Company') announced on 18 June 2026 its intention to purchase its ordinary shares at market value for an aggregate maximum amount of € 500 million, subject to a maximum of 16.5 million ordinary shares, over the period up to the Company's 2027 Annual General Meeting, through a number of successive programmes. The Programme will be executed within the limits of that authority, including the limitation that the repurchase price must not exceed an amount equal to 110% of the reference price of the ordinary shares on the relevant exchange, the reference price being the weighted average price of such ordinary shares during the five trading days immediately prior to the acquisition of such shares.