Copenhagen, 2012-02-03 10:05 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On 15 November 2011, ALK-Abelló A/S (“ALK”) initiated a share buy-back programme, cf. company announcement No. 24 of 15 November 2011. According to the programme, ALK will in the period from 15 November 2011 to 30 April 2012 purchase own shares for a maximum amount of DKK 45 million and no more than 150,000 shares corresponding to 1.5% 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. Trading day No of Average transaction Amount shares price (DKK) bought back -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53: 27 Jan 2012 2,000 334.40 668,790 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54: 30 Jan 2012 2,618 335.06 877,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55: 31 Jan 2012 1,752 335.02 586,955 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56: 1 Feb 2012 1,134 335.53 380,488 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57: 2 Feb 2012 700 333.57 233,499 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated for trading days 8,204 334.83 2,746,919 53-57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The accumulated number of shares bought back in the period from 15 November 2011 to 2 February 2012 is 66,866 corresponding to a total purchase sum of DKK 21,453,835. As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 293,841 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10, corresponding to 2.9% 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