Copenhagen, 2013-01-02 09:17 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 92,835 34,583,492 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 December 2012 30 388.17 11,645 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 December 2012 0 0.00 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 December 2012 996 390.35 388,789 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 December 2012 500 389.33 194,665 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 December 2012 867 390.15 338,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 December 2012 1,875 389.12 729,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated under the programme 97,103 373.28 36,246,454 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 454,820 shares of a nominal value of DKK 10, corresponding to 4.5% 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