Copenhagen, 2015-08-31 10:17 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Announcement no. 70
DFDS A/S has in week 35 purchased 7,875 own shares for DKK 8.3m 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 172,793 shares for DKK 150.6m amounts to 50.2% of the programme.
Period, 2015 | No. of shares | Average purchase price | Value, DKK |
Accumulated week 34 | 164,918 | 863.1 | 142,344,881 |
24 August | 961 | 997.8 | 958,868 |
25 August | 1,340 | 1,066.3 | 1,428,791 |
26 August | 3,496 | 1,049.0 | 3,667,474 |
27 August | 1,082 | 1,059.9 | 1,146,841 |
28 August | 996 | 1,075.0 | 1,070,688 |
Total week 35 | 7,875 | 1,050.5 | 8,272,662 |
Accumulated week 35 | 172,793 | 871.7 | 150,617,543 |
Following the purchase, DFDS’ holding of own shares is 651,843 equal to 5.2% of the Company’s total no. of shares of 12,650,000. Excluding own shares, the no. of circulating shares is 11,998,157.
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