Biotage AB launches share buy-back


Biotage AB launches share buy-back 

The board of directors of Biotage AB (publ) has resolved to start a share
buy-back program in accordance with the Annual General Meeting's resolution to
authorize the board to decide on the acquisition and sale of the company's own
shares.

At the Annual General Meeting held on 27 April 2009, the board was authorized to
decide on the acquisition and sale of the company's own shares up and until the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting. The shares acquired may not exceed 10 per
cent of the total number of outstanding Biotage shares at any time. The purpose
of the repurchase program is to give the board a wider freedom of action in the
work with the company's capital structure and thereby improve shareholder value.
Acquisition and sale of shares will take place on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm at a
price within the price interval at any time recorded. Biotage does not currently
own any Biotage shares. 

Contact:
Torben Jörgensen, President and CEO
Tel: +46 707 49 05 84, torben.jorgensen@eu.biotage.com

This is information that Biotage AB (publ) is required to disclose pursuant to
the Swedish Securities Markets Act. The information was provided for public
release on June 22, 2009 at 11.00 CET


About Biotage 
Biotage is a global company active in life science research with strong
technologies, a broad range of operations and a long-term view of the market.
The company offers solutions, knowledge and experience in the area of medicinal
chemistry. In 2005 business and products from the company Argonaut were
acquired, further strengthening the product range in medicinal chemistry. The
customers include the worlds top 30 pharma companies, the worlds top 20 biotech
companies, and leading academic institutes. The company is headquartered in
Uppsala and has subsidiaries in the U.S., Japan, UK, Germany and several other
European countries. Biotage has 300 employees and had sales of SEK 385,3m in
2008. Biotage is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Stock Exchange. Website:
www.biotage.com 

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