Copenhagen, 2012-12-18 08:27 CET (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 87,742 32,625,838 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 December 2012 1,300 386.62 502,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 December 2012 1,186 384.88 456,462 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 December 2012 1,325 384.13 508,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 December 2012 1,032 381.56 393,770 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 December 2012 250 383.40 95,850 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated under the programme 92,835 372.53 34,583,492 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 450,552 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10, corresponding to 4.4% 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