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 26 September, 2007:
Date No. of shares Average purchase
price, DKK Transaction value, DKK
Accumulated, last
announcement 691,050 369.38 255,259,071
26.09.2007 14,175 381.70 5,410,598
27.09.2007 13,275 386.73 5,133,841
28.09.2007 33,350 388.99 12,972,816
01.10.2007 15,000 397.48 5,962,200
02.10.2007 29,750 405.43 12,061,542
03.10.2007 4,975 405.92 2,019,452
04.10.2007 16,150 408.61 6,599,051
Accumulated
under the
programme: 817,725 373.50 305,418,571
Hereafter EAC owns 817,725 own shares or 5.44% of the share capital.
Yours sincerely,
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.
