Copenhagen, 2012-08-21 12:44 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 | 35,024 | 13,020,665 | |||
| 14 August 2012 | 339 | 394.71 | 133,806 | ||
| 15 August 2012 | 349 | 395.45 | 138,012 | ||
| 16 August 2012 | 961 | 381.75 | 366,862 | ||
| 17 August 2012 | 809 | 381.00 | 308,229 | ||
| 20 August 2012 | 1,124 | 375.18 | 421,702 | ||
| Accumulated under the programme | 38,606 | 372.72 | 14,389,276 | ||
As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 396,323 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10, corresponding to 3.9% 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