Copenhagen, 2012-05-29 09:55 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
On 14 May 2012, ALK-Abelló A/S ("ALK") initiated a share buy-back programme, cf. company announcement No. 14/2012. According to the programme, ALK will in the period from 15 May 2012 to 4 February 2013 purchase own shares for a maximum amount of DKK 75 million and no more than 200,000 shares corresponding to 2.0% of the current share capital of ALK. The share buy-back programme is initiated and structured in compliance with the EU Commission Regulation No. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003 and thus ALK will publish the accumulated share buy-back under the programme every week.
The following transactions have been made under the programme:
| No of shares bought back | Average transaction price | Amount (DKK) | |||
| Accumulated, last announcement | 2,409 | 910,224 | |||
| 22 May 2012 | 605 | 378.29 | 228,865 | ||
| 23 May 2012 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| 24 May 2012 | 716 | 376.64 | 269,674 | ||
| 25 May 2012 | 789 | 378.00 | 298,242 | ||
| Accumulated under the programme | 4,519 | 377.74 | 1,707,005 | ||
As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 362,236 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10, corresponding to 3.6% of the total number of issued shares of 10,128,360.
ALK-Abelló A/S
Jens Bager
President and CEO
For further information please contact:
Per Plotnikof, Investor Relations Director, tel. +45 4574 7527