Copenhagen, 2013-01-15 08:52 CET (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
99,762


37,296,303
8 January 2013 0 0.00 0
9 January 2013 476 409.29 194,822
10 January 2013 1,436 410.29 589,176
11 January 2013 550 404.59 222,525
14 January 2013 634 405.64 257,178
Accumulated under the programme
102,858
374.89
38,560,004

As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 460,575 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10, corresponding to 4.5% 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


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