Copenhagen, 2012-08-14 09:22 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 |
32,510 |
|
12,023,579 |
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| 7 August 2012 | 1,125 | 397.25 | 446,906 | ||
| 8 August 2012 | 157 | 397.50 | 62,408 | ||
| 9 August 2012 | 269 | 397.18 | 106,841 | ||
| 10 August 2012 | 150 | 393.00 | 58,950 | ||
| 13 August 2012 | 813 | 396.04 | 321,981 | ||
| Accumulated under the programme |
35,024 |
371.76 |
13,020,665 |
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As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 392,741shares 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
