Copenhagen, 2012-09-25 08:24 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 | 50,118 | 18,676,886 | |||
| 18 September 2012 | 1,115 | 365.43 | 407,454 | ||
| 19 September 2012 | 586 | 361.17 | 211,646 | ||
| 20 September 2012 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| 21 September 2012 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| 24 September 2012 | 1,846 | 366.90 | 677,297 | ||
| Accumulated under the programme | 53,665 | 372.18 | 19,973,283 | ||
As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 411,382 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10, corresponding to 4.1% 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