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UCB — Share Issue/Capital Change 2011
Sep 8, 2011
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Share Issue/Capital Change
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Acquisition of own shares in the framework of employees' long-term incentive plans
BRUSSELS, Belgium, 8 September 2011 – 19:30 (CET) – regulated information - In application of art. 207 of the Royal Decree executing the Company Code, UCB publishes having acquired 1,780 UCB shares on the Brussels stock exchange on the dates and at the prices indicated hereunder:
| Date | Price EUR | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 05/09/2011 | 31.755 | 1,000 |
| 02/09/2011 | 32.40 | 780 |
These shares were immediately distributed to the employees who have exercised share options that had been granted to them in the framework of existing Company's share option plans of which the detail is given in UCB annual report.
UCB S.A. - Allée de la Recherche, 60 - 1070 Brussels - RPM 0403.053.608
For further information
Antje Witte, Investor Relations, UCB T +32.2.559.9414, [email protected]
Michael Tuck-Sherman, Investor Relations, UCB T +32.2.559.9712, [email protected]
About UCB
UCB, Brussels, Belgium (www.ucb.com) is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines and solutions to transform the lives of people living with severe diseases of the immune system or of the central nervous system. With more than 8 500 people in about 40 countries, the company generated revenue of EUR 3.2 billion in 2010. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB).
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Moreover, sales may be impacted by international and domestic trends toward managed care and health care cost containment and the reimbursement policies imposed by third-party payers as well as legislation affecting biopharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement.