Copenhagen, 2012-06-06 09:32 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 | 4,519 | 1,707,005 | |||
| 29 May 2012 | 598 | 373.41 | 223,299 | ||
| 30 May 2012 | 697 | 371.09 | 258,650 | ||
| 31 May 2012 | 380 | 376.71 | 143,150 | ||
| 1 June 2012 | 1,303 | 371.48 | 484,038 | ||
| 4 June 2012 | 637 | 360.48 | 229,626 | ||
| Accumulated under the programme | 8,134 |
374.45 |
3,045,768 | ||
As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 365,851 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
