Allerød, 2015-01-07 18:15 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Matas resolved on 18 November 2014 to initiate a share buyback programme in accordance with the provisions of Commission regulation no. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the "Safe Harbor" rules. See company announcement no. 14 dated 18 November 2014.
The programme, which was initiated with a view to cancelling the shares bought back, amounts to DKK 100 million and runs from and including 18 November 2014 through 27 May 2015 at the latest.
Under the share buyback programme, the following transactions have been made during the period 29 December 2014 – 7 January 2015:
| Trading day | Number of shares bought back | Average purchase price, DKK | Transaction value, DKK |
| 29 December 2014 | 3,000 | 139.88 | 419,640 |
| 30 December 2014 | 4,000 | 140.34 | 561,360 |
| 02 January 2015 | 4,000 | 142.08 | 568,320 |
| 05 January 2015 | 5,500 | 141.80 | 779,900 |
| 06 January 2015 | 6,000 | 138.35 | 830,100 |
| 07 January 2015 | 5,000 | 138.75 | 693,750 |
| Accumulated under the program the last 6 trading days | 27,500 | 140.11 | 3,853,070 |
| Total accumulated under the program since 18 November 2014 | 236,512 | 136.58 | 32,303,839 |
Following the transactions, Matas has purchased a total number of 236,512 shares since 18 November 2014 and holds 334,289 treasury shares, equivalent to 0.82% of the company's total share capital.
Please address any questions to Jesper Breitenstein, Head of Investor Relations, at tel +45 2780 7675.
Matas A/S
