UBS Kicks Off Share Buyback Program of Up to $2 Billion
UBS Group AG is launching a program to repurchase as much as $2 billion worth of its own shares, it said in a release on Monday.
The buyback is expected to kick off on July 1, it said, adding that the plan had been previously announced. The bank reiterated that it will 'communicate its 2026 capital return ambitions with its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 financial results early next year.'
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