Copenhagen, 2012-05-11 11:33 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Pursuant to section 28(a) of the Danish Securities Trading Act, ALK-Abelló A/S
shall report the following transactions under securities identification code
(ISIN) DK0060027142. The announcement is based on the allotments of share
options and conditional shares which ALK has granted to the company’s Board of
Management in accordance with the incentive pay guidelines adopted at the
company’s annual general meeting on 27 March 2012: 



Name        Position       Allotment    Transaction       Number    Market value
                           date                                              DKK
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------                          ---------------
Jens Bager  Member of      10 May 2012  Allotted          12,250                
             Board                      share options                           
            of Management                                                       
                                       --------------------------               
                                        Allotted           1,900                
                                        conditional                             
                                         shares                                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                  1,499,323
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Name      Position        Allotment    Transaction       Number    Market value,
                          date                                               DKK
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------                          ----------------
Flemming  Member of       10 May 2012  Allotted           7,000                 
Pedersen   Board                       share options                            
          of Management                                                         
                                      --------------------------                
                                       Allotted           1,050                 
                                       conditional                              
                                        shares                                  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                    842,520
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Name         Position      Allotment     Transaction      Number   Market value,
                            date                                             DKK
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------                         ---------------
Flemming     Member of     10 May 2012   Allotted          7,000                
Steen         Board                      share options                          
 Jensen      of                                                                 
              Management                                                        
                                        -------------------------               
                                         Allotted          1,050                
                                         conditional                            
                                          shares                                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                    842,520
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Name          Position       Allotment   Transaction      Number    Market value
                             date                                            DKK
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------                         ---------------
Henrik        Member of      10 May      Allotted          7,000                
 Jacobi        Board          2012       share options                          
              of Management                                                     
                                        -------------------------               
                                         Allotted          1,050                
                                         conditional                            
                                          shares                                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                    842,520
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The shares are traded at NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen.


                                 ALK-Abelló A/S
                                        

                                Steen Riisgaard
                                    Chairman
                                        

If you require any further information, please feel free to contact Flemming
Pedersen, CFO, tel. +45 4574 7576.