GN Store Nord A/S
Changes in company's own shares Transactions in connection with share buyback program

Copenhagen, 2013-01-09 17:31 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acting under its share buyback authorization, the GN Store Nord Board of Directors initiated a share buyback program on August 20, 2012 in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission's regulation no. 2273/2003 of December 22, 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbor rules (Company announcement no. 40 of August 20, 2012).

The share buyback program has been initiated in order to reduce the company's share capital. Under the share buyback program, which is running from August 20, 2012 and ending no later than February 28, 2013, GN intends to buy back shares for an amount of up to DKK 400 million.

The following transactions have been made under the program in the period December 28, 2012 - January 9, 2013:

No. of shares Average purchase price, DKK Transaction Value, DKK
December 28, 2012 36,700 81.77 3,000,937
January 2, 2013 25,000 82.13 2,053,290
January 3, 2013 45,000 81.96 3,688,407
January 4, 2013 75,000 81.88 6,140,850
January 7, 2013 45,000 81.68 3,675,762
January 8, 2013 55,000 81.69 4,492,868
January 9, 2013 50,000 81.80 4,090,020
Accumulated under the program 3,263,700 83.98 274,087,691

Following the above transactions GN owns a total of 23,405,669 own shares corresponding to 12.1% of the company's total share capital. Every seventh trading day GN will announce the number and value of repurchased shares in company announcements to NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen.

For further information, please contact:


Michael Bjergby

Director - IR, Communications, CSR & Treasury

GN Store Nord A/S

Tel:+45 45 75 02 92



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