Copenhagen, 2012-01-13 08:27 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

On 15 November 2011, ALK-Abelló A/S (“ALK”) initiated a share buy-back
programme, cf. company announcement No. 24 of 15 November 2011. According to
the programme, ALK will in the period from 15 November 2011 to 30 April 2012
purchase own shares for a maximum amount of DKK 45 million and no more than
150,000 shares corresponding to 1.5% 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.


Trading day No of Average transaction Amount
shares price (DKK)
bought back
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38: 6 Jan 2012 598 319.84 191,264
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39: 9 Jan 2012 2,563 319.72 819,442
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40: 10 Jan 2012 543 319.50 173,489
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41: 11 Jan 2012 557 321.61 179,137
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42: 12 Jan 2012 1,000 325.00 325,000
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Accumulated for trading days 5,261 320.91 1,688,332
38-42
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The accumulated number of shares bought back in the period from 15 November
2011 to 12 January 2012 is 49,264 corresponding to a total purchase sum of DKK
15,571,517.

As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 276,239 shares of a nominal
value of DKK 10, corresponding to 2.7% 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

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