Copenhagen, 2013-01-29 08:56 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
105,087


39,465,113
22 January 2013 450 410.80 184,860
23 January 2013 301 410.52 123,568
24 January 2013 727 410.28 298,274
25 January 2013 0 0 0.00 0
28 January 2013 600 412.00 247,200
Accumulated under the programme
107,165
376.23
40,319,015

As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 464,882 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10, corresponding to 4.6% 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


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