Announcement number 12/2007
Share Buyback - EAC
As previously announced, EAC has initiated a share buyback programme. Under the
programme EAC will buy own shares for an amount of up to DKK 500m until 3
April, 2008, cf. stock exchange announcement no. 11 of 16 August 2007.
The programme is being executed in accordance with the rules of "Safe Harbour"
as set out by the EU Commis-sion in Regulation 2273/2003 of 22 December, 2003.
EAC have made the following transactions under the programme since the stock
exchange announcement of 16 August 2007:
Date No. of shares Average purchase price, DKK Transaction value, DKK
17.08.2007 5,000 308.00 1,540,000
20.08.2007 8,600 320.95 2,760,170
21.08.2007 6,500 322.23 2,094,495
22.08.2007 5,000 334.60 1,673,000
23.08.2007 29,000 336.91 9,770,390
24.08.2007 15,700 331.68 5,207,376
27.08.2007 14,800 340.05 5,032,740
Accumulated
under the
programme: 84,600 331.89 28,078,171
Hereafter EAC owns 84,600 own shares or 0.56% of the share capital.
Yours faithfully,
The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S
(A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni)
For additional information, please contact:
President & CEO Niels Henrik Jensen, +45 35 25 43 00,
+45 20 23 21 88 (mobile), nhj@eac.dk
Group CFO Michael Østerlund Madsen, +45 35 25 43 00,
+45 20 41 09 57 (mobile), mom@eac.dk
www.eac.dk
This English version is provided for convenience only and in case of
discrepancy the Danish version shall prevail.
