Copenhagen, 2015-08-24 14:51 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Announcement no. 68
DFDS A/S has in week 34 purchased 10,230 own shares for DKK 9.9m as part of the share buy-back programme of DKK 300m launched on 22 April 2015 and expiring latest on 31 December 2015, ref. company announcement no. 33/2015 of 21 April 2015.
The accumulated share buy-back of 164,918 shares for DKK 142.3m amounts to 47.4% of the programme.
| Period, 2015 | No. of shares | Average purchase price | Value, DKK |
| Accumulated week 33 | 154,688 | 856.2 | 132,441,726 |
| 17 August | 4,020 | 940.6 | 3,781,116 |
| 18 August | 1,743 | 943.9 | 1,645,187 |
| 19 August | 1,059 | 940.8 | 996,315 |
| 20 August | 3,059 | 1,019.3 | 3,117,951 |
| 21 August | 349 | 1,038.9 | 362,587 |
| Total week 34 | 10,230 | 968.1 | 9,903,156 |
| Accumulated week 34 | 164,918 | 863.1 | 142,344,881 |
Following the purchase, DFDS’ holding of own shares is 643,968 equal to 5.1% of the Company’s total no. of shares of 12,650,000. Excluding own shares, the no. of circulating shares is 12,006,032.
The share buy-back programme is organised in compliance with the EU Commission’s Regulation (EC) No 2273/2003 (Safe Harbour regulation for share buy-backs).
Contact
Torben Carlsen, CFO +45 33 42 32 01
Søren Brøndholt Nielsen, IR +45 33 42 33 59
