Copenhagen, 2012-03-02 08:33 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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73: 24 Feb 2012 1,648 337.62 556,398
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74: 27 Feb 2012 1,643 339.24 557,371
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75: 28 Feb 2012 1,108 340.85 377,662
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76: 29 Feb 2012 2,200 338.14 743,908
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77: 1 Mar 2012 523 337.08 176,293
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Accumulated for trading days 7,122 338.62 2,411,632
73-77
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The accumulated number of shares bought back in the period from 15 November
2011 to 1 March 2012 is 99,495 corresponding to a total purchase sum of DKK
32,427,105.

As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 326,470 shares of a nominal
value of DKK 10, corresponding to 3.2% 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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