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 17 September, 2007:
Date No. of shares Average purchase price, DKK Transaction
value,
DKK
Accumulated,
last announcement
505,650 360.29 182,180,441
17.09.2007 18,200 387.34 7,049,588
18.09.2007 30,000 397.75 11,932,500
19.09.2007 39,000 401.99 15,677,610
20.09.2007 38,225 393.13 15,027,394
21.09.2007 17,000 395.97 6,731,490
24.09.2007 23,250 392.91 9,135,158
25.09.2007 19,725 381.49 7,524,890
Accumulated
under the
programme: 691,050 369.38 255,259,071
Hereafter EAC owns 691,050 own shares or 4.60% 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.
