Copenhagen, 2016-08-31 14:26 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ALK (ALKB:DC / OMX: ALK B / AKABY / AKBLF) reports the following transactions: 1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility / person closely associated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a) Name Andreas Slyngborg Holst -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Reason for the notification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a) Position/status Member of the Board of Directors (employee-elected) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b) Initial Initial notification notification/ amendment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a) Name ALK-Abelló A/S -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b) LEI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument: (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a) Description of Share options the DK0060027142 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b) Nature of the Purchase (exercise of share options / purchase of shares – transaction cash settlement) The purchase price is based on the price at grant adjusted upwards annually by 2.5% less dividend payments. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c) Price(s) and Price(s) Volume(s) volume(s) 420,741.75 975 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d) Aggregated 975 information DKK 420,741.75 - Aggregated volume - Price -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e) Date of the 2016-08-30 transaction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- f) Place of the NASDAQ Copenhagen transaction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibility / person closely associated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a) Name Andreas Slyngborg Holst -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Reason for the notification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a) Position/s Member of the Board of Directors (employee-elected) tatus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b) Initial Initial notification notificat ion/ amendment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a) Name ALK-Abelló A/S -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b) LEI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument: (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a) Descriptio Share options n of the DK0060027142 financial instrumen t, type of instrumen t Identifica tion code -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b) Nature of Sale (exercise of share options/sale of shares – cash the settlement) transacti The share options will be settled in cash and the final on settlement is based on the average price of the Company's B shares quoted on NASDAQ Copenhagen A/S in a period of ten days. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c) Price(s) Price(s) Volume(s) and 904,995 975 volume(s) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d) Aggregated 975 informati DKK 904,995 on - Aggregate d volume - Price -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e) Date of 2016-08-30 the transacti on -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- f) Place of NASDAQ Copenhagen the transacti on -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALK-Abelló A/S For further information please contact: Investor Relations: Per Plotnikof, tel. +45 4574 7527, mobile +45 2261 2525