Copenhagen, 2012-01-20 08:30 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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43: 13 Jan 2012 986 327.84 323,250
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44: 16 Jan 2012 223 328.00 73,144
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45: 17 Jan 2012 1,200 331.21 397,452
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46: 18 Jan 2012 300 330.50 99,150
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47: 19 Jan 2012 1,000 333.00 333,000
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Accumulated for trading days 3,709 330.55 1,225,996
43-47
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The accumulated number of shares bought back in the period from 15 November
2011 to 19 January 2012 is 52,973 corresponding to a total purchase sum of DKK
16,797,513.

As of today, ALK's total holding of own shares is 279,948 shares of a nominal
value of DKK 10, corresponding to 2.8% 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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