Copenhagen, 2012-10-23 09:14 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  

On 14 May 2012, ALK-Abelló A/S (“ALK”) initiated a share buy-back programme, cf. company announcement No. 14/2012. According to the programme, ALK will in the period from 15 May 2012 to 4 February 2013 purchase own shares for a maximum amount of DKK 75 million and no more than 200,000 shares corresponding to 2.0% of the current share capital of ALK. The share buy-back programme is initiated and structured in compliance with the EU Commission Regulation No. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003 and thus ALK will publish the accumulated share buy-back under the programme every week. 

The following transactions have been made under the programme: 

As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 426,368 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10, corresponding to 4.2% of the total number of issued shares of 10,128,360.
 

ALK-Abelló A/S
 

Jens Bager
President and CEO
 

For further information please contact:
Per Plotnikof, Investor Relations Director, tel. +45 4574 7527