Copenhagen, 2012-01-06 09:21 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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33: 30 Dec 2011 1,450 321.50 466,175
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34: 2 Jan 2012 1,557 320.98 499,766
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35: 3 Jan 2012 2,700 321.05 866,835
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36: 4 Jan 2012 1,067 319.68 341,099
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37: 5 Jan 2012 2,700 319.58 862,866
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Accumulated for trading days 9,474 320.53 3,036,741
33-37
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The accumulated number of shares bought back in the period from 15 November
2011 to 5 January 2012 is 44,003 corresponding to a total purchase sum of DKK
13,883,185.

As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 270,978 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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