Share Buy-back Programme
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT N0 40/2011 — 28 OCTOBER 2011
On 29 April 2011, Royal Unibrew initiated a share buy-back programme, cf. company announcement no. 7/2011 of 28 April 2011. The programme was implemented in accordance with the provisions of European Commission Regulation no. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbour Regulation. The share buy-back programme was expected to be realised in the period from 29 April 2011 to 31 October 2011. The total share buy-back in the period would not exceed a market price of DKK 110 million.
The following transactions have been made under the programme:
|
Number of shares |
Average purchase price | Transaction value, DKK | |
| Accumulated, last announcement | 339,454 | 312.93 | 106,226,090.23 |
| October 24, 2011 | 3,420 | 292.13 | 999,084.60 |
| October 25, 2011 | 3,410 | 288.73 | 984,569.30 |
| October 26, 2011 | 3,470 | 289.78 | 1,005,536.60 |
| October 27, 2011 | 2,620 | 294.33 | 771,144.60 |
| Accumulated under the programme | 352,374 | 312.13 | 109,986,425.33 |
Royal Unibrew's accumulated share buyback from 29 April 2011 to 27 October 2011amounted to 352,374 shares at a total cost of DKK 110 million. The announced share buy-back programme has thus been completed.
The transactions stated above imply that Royal Unibrew A/S now owns a total of 459,048 treasury shares of a nominal value of DKK 10 each, corresponding to 4.1% of the share capital. The total amount of shares in the company is 11,186,498, including treasury shares.
It is the intention that treasury shares not utilised to fulfill the Group's previous option programme will be cancelled.
Please direct any queries to me at tel. +45 56 77 15 05.
Yours sincerely
Royal Unibrew A/S
Peter Ryttergaard
CFO