Copenhagen, 2017-03-23 15:02 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (ALKB:DC / OMX: ALK B / AKABY / AKBLF): In accordance with article 19 in Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (the Market Abuse Regulation), ALK-Abelló A/S shall report the following transactions under securities identification code (ISIN) DK0060027142 / LEI code: 529900SGCREUZCZ7P020. The announcement is based on the allotments of share options and performance shares which ALK has granted to the Company’s Board of Management on 23 March 2017 in accordance with the incentive pay guidelines adopted at the Company’s annual general meeting on 15 March 2017: Name Position Transaction Number Market value DKK 1,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------ Carsten President & Allotted share 4,880 Hellmann CEO options ------------------------------- Allotted performance 985 shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,875 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name Position Transaction Number Market value DKK 1,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------- Henrik Member of Allotted share options 2,718 Jacobi Board of Management --------------------------------- Allotted performance 549 shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,045 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name Position Transaction Number Market value, DKK 1,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- -------------------- Sřren Member of Allotted share options 2,624 Niegel Board of Management --------------------------------- Allotted performance 530 shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name Position Transaction Number Market value DKK 1,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- Flemming Member of Allotted share options 2,728 Pedersen Board of Management ---------------------------------- Allotted performance 550 shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,048 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name Position Transaction Number Market value, DKK 1,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- --------------------- Helle Member of Allotted share options 2,603 Skov Board of Management --------------------------------- Allotted performance 525 shares -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The shares are traded at NASDAQ Copenhagen. ALK-Abelló A/S Steen Riisgaard Chairman For further information, please contact Steen Riisgaard, Chairman of the Board, tel. +45 4574 7576.