Release no. 13/2011

Copenhagen and Oslo, 14th July, 2011, 2011-07-14 08:20 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Affitech A/S, (NASDAQ OMX: AFFI), the antibody medicines company, announced
today according to the Danish Securities Act section 29, cf. executive order
no. 795 of 20th August, 2009 on major shareholders, that Trans Nova Investments
Ltd. on July 13th, 2011 has reduced the number of shares in Affitech A/S from
260,187,010 shares of each DKK 0.50/number of voting rights (equal to 53.34% of
Affitech A/S' total share capital /number of voting rights) to 195,140,258
shares of each DKK 0.50 equal to 40% af Affitech A/S' total share
capital/number of voting rights.


The company has one share class.





About Affitech

Affitech AS is a publicly traded (NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen) human therapeutic
antibody company based in Copenhagen, Denmark with R&D facilities in Oslo,
Norway. The company utilizes a range of proprietary antibody technologies for
the discovery of fully human antibodies for application in oncology,
inflammation and other disease areas. CBAS™ (Cell Based Antibody Selection) is
Affitech's premier discovery engine for the isolation of lead antibodies to
cell surface molecules. Affitech co-develops its two lead antibody drug
candidates AT001/r84 and AT008/CCR4 with Russian partner IBC Generium. Further
information is available at www.affitech.com.


Disclaimer
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forecasts based on
uncertainty, since they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will
occur in the future and which, by their nature, will have an impact on results
of the financial condition and operations of Affitech A/S. There are many
factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements and
forecasts. These factors include, among other things, risks associated with
technological development, the risk that research & development will not yield
new products that achieve commercial success, the impact of competition, the
ability to transact viable and profitable commercial deals, the risk of
non-approval of patents not yet granted, and difficulties of obtaining relevant
governmental approvals for new products.


No expressed or implied representations or warranties are given concerning
Affitech A/S or the accuracy or completeness of the information provided
herein, and no claims shall be made by the recipient of this news release by
virtue of the information contained herein.








Contact:

Randi Krogsgaard, Director IR & Corporate Communications

Tel. +45 2320 1001, e-mail: [email protected]