Copenhagen, 2012-06-06 09:32 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On 14 May 2012, ALK-Abelló A/S (“ALK”) initiated a share buy-back programme, cf. company announcement No. 14/2012. According to the programme, ALK will in the period from 15 May 2012 to 4 February 2013 purchase own shares for a maximum amount of DKK 75 million and no more than 200,000 shares corresponding to 2.0% 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. The following transactions have been made under the programme: No of shares Average Amount (DKK) bought back transaction price -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated, last announcement 4,519 1,707,005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 May 2012 598 373.41 223,299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 May 2012 697 371.09 258,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 May 2012 380 376.71 143,150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 June 2012 1,303 371.48 484,038 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 June 2012 637 360.48 229,626 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated under the programme 8,134 374.45 3,045,768 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 365,851 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10, corresponding to 3.6% 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