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 10,740 3,980,574 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 June 2012 1,239 350.84 434,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 June 2012 900 349.00 314,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 June 2012 975 349.05 340,324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 June 2012 800 348.94 279,152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 June 2012 900 349.00 314,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated under the programme 15,554 364.08 5,662,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 373,271 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10, corresponding to 3.7% 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