DK-5471 Soendersoe, 2016-03-30 16:06 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of SP Group A/S (SP Group) has decided to buy back shares in accordance with the authorisation granted by the Annual General Meeting on 27 April 2012. As of 30 March 2016 SP Group holds 35,465 number of treasury shares of a nominal value of DKK 10 each corresponding to 1.59 % of SP Group’s share capital. The purpose of the share buy-back programme is to hedge the existing warrant programmes. The buy-back programme runs from 11 April 2016 until 31 December 2016, both days inclusive. The share buy-back programme is initiated and structured in compliance with the EU Commission Regulation No. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003 (the so-called Safe Harbour Regulative for share buy-back programmes) which ensures that SP Group is protected against violation of insider legislation in relation to the share buy-back programme. SP Group has entered into a contract with Jyske Bank A/S (Jyske Bank), in which Jyske Bank acts as financial advisor and as Lead Manager of the programme. Jyske Bank handles all purchase transactions independently of and without influence from SP Group.