ALK-Abelló

Copenhagen, 2012-06-06 09:32 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

On 14 May 2012, ALK-Abelló A/S (“ALK”) initiated a share buy-back programme,
cf. company announcement No. 14/2012. According to the programme, ALK will in
the period from 15 May 2012 to 4 February 2013 purchase own shares for a
maximum amount of DKK 75 million and no more than 200,000 shares corresponding
to 2.0% 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.

The following transactions have been made under the programme:

                               No of shares        Average      Amount (DKK)
                                bought back      transaction                
                                                    price

Accumulated, last announcement 4,519 1,707,005

29 May 2012 598 373.41 223,299

30 May 2012 697 371.09 258,650

31 May 2012 380 376.71 143,150

1 June 2012 1,303 371.48 484,038

4 June 2012 637 360.48 229,626

Accumulated under the programme 8,134 374.45 3,045,768

As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 365,851 shares of a nominal
value of DKK 10, corresponding to 3.6% 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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