Copenhagen, 2012-07-17 12:28 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 23,390 363.25 8,496,488 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 July 2012 366 380.18 139,146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 July 2012 1,150 379.39 436,298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 July 2012 0 0.00 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 July 2012 150 377.33 56,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 July 2012 0 0.00 0.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated under the programme 25,056 364.33 9,128,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 382,773 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10, corresponding to 3.8% 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