As previously announced, EAC has initiated a share buyback programme.
Under the programme EAC will buy own shares for an amount of up to
DKK 500m until 3 April, 2008, cf. stock exchange announcement no. 11
of 16 August, 2007.
The programme is being executed in accordance with the rules of "Safe
Harbour" as set out by the EU Commission in Regulation 2273/2003 of
22 December, 2003.
EAC have made the following transactions under the programme since
the stock exchange announcement of 5 October, 2007:
Average
purchase
Date No. of shares price, DKK Transaction value, DKK
Accumulated, last
announcement 817,725 373.50 305,418,571
05.10.2007 20,000 413.07 8,261,400
08.10.2007 13,000 421.65 5,481,450
09.10.2007 26,000 430.40 11,190,400
10.10.2007 25,300 438.66 11,098,098
11.10.2007 15,725 440.26 6,923,089
12.10.2007 10,925 437.09 4,775,208
15.10.2007 29,050 438.68 12,743,654
Accumulated
under the
programme: 957,725 382.04 365,891,870
Hereafter EAC owns 957,725 own shares or 6.37% of the share capital.
Yours sincerely,
The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S
(A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni)
For additional information, please contact:
President & CEO Niels Henrik Jensen, +45 35 25 43 00, +45 20 23 21 88
(mobile), nhj@eac.dk
Group CFO Michael Østerlund Madsen, +45 35 25 43 00, +45 20 41 09 57
(mobile), mom@eac.dk
www.eac.dk
This English version is provided for convenience only and in case of
discrepancy the Danish version shall prevail.
