MILANO (AIMnews.it) – The Board of Directors of GPI have approved the launch of a new program for the purchase of treasury shares – active from today until October 30th, 2019 – for various purposes. The program, in fact, was created with the aim of carrying out investment and stock-holding transactions, acquiring their own shares to be used for capital transactions or other transactions in relation to which it is necessary and appropriate to proceed with the purchase, exchange or transfer of equity packages. This will be done through the sale, exchange, transfer or other arrangements and/or including the use of other acquisitions and/or commercial agreements with strategic partners. The program will have as its object a number of ordinary shares not greater than 2.5% of the number of shares of the Company. The intermediary in charge of coordinating the program is Banca Akros.