As previously announced, EAC has initiated a share buyback programme.
Under the programme EAC will buy own shares for an amount of up to
DKK 500m until 3 April, 2008, cf. stock exchange announcement no. 11
of 16 August, 2007.
The programme is being executed in accordance with the rules of "Safe
Harbour" as set out by the EU Commission in Regulation 2273/2003 of
22 December, 2003.
EAC have made the following transactions under the programme since
the stock exchange announcement of 25 October, 2007:
Average purchase Transaction value,
Date No. of shares price, DKK DKK
Accumulated, last
announcement 1,085,400 387.03 420,085,317
25.10.2007 26,000 418.09 10,870,340
26.10.2007 18,150 410.82 7,456,383
29.10.2007 21,850 409.88 8,955,878
30.10.2007 14,575 408.96 5,960,592
31.10.2007 8,800 409.85 3,606,680
01.11.2007 25,000 410.61 10,265,250
02.11.2007 21,100 412.18 8,696,998
Accumulated
under the
programme: 1,220,875 389.80 475,897,438
Hereafter EAC owns 1,220,875 own shares or 8.12% of the share
capital.
Yours sincerely,
The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S
(A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni)
For additional information, please contact:
President & CEO Niels Henrik Jensen, +45 35 25 43 00, +45 20 23 21 88
(mobile), nhj@eac.dk
Group CFO Michael Østerlund Madsen, +45 35 25 43 00, +45 20 41 09 57
(mobile), mom@eac.dk
www.eac.dk
This English version is provided for convenience only and in case of
discrepancy the Danish version shall prevail.
