Copenhagen, 2016-09-05 09:21 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Announcement no. 54
DFDS A/S has in week 35 purchased 38,259 own shares for DKK 13.5m as part of the share buyback programme of DKK 350m launched on 18 August 2016 and expiring latest on 6 February 2017, ref. company announcement no. 50/2016 of 18 August 2016.
The accumulated share buyback of 98,141 shares for DKK 34.5m amounts to 9.8% of the programme.
| Period, 2016 | No. of shares | Average purchase price | Value, DKK |
| Accumulated week 34 | 59,882 | 349.41 | 20,923,292 |
| 29 August | 5,217 | 355.33 | 1,853,776 |
| 30 August | 8,695 | 356.15 | 3,096,747 |
| 31 August | 9,565 | 352.21 | 3,368,880 |
| 01 September | 7,826 | 352.71 | 2,760,334 |
| 02 September | 6,956 | 352.15 | 2,449,566 |
| Total week 35 | 38,259 | 353.62 | 13,529,303 |
| Accumulated week 35 | 98,141 | 351.05 | 34,452,596 |
Following the purchase, DFDS’ holding of own shares is 2,225,770 equal to 3.7% of the Company’s total no. of shares of 60,000,000. Excluding own shares, the no. of circulating shares is 57,774,230.
The share buyback programme is organised in compliance with the European Commission Regulation 1052/2016 of 8 March 2016 (Safe Harbour regulation for share buybacks).
Information about all transactions are available in the attachment.
Contact
Torben Carlsen, CFO +45 33 42 32 01
Søren Brøndholt Nielsen, IR +45 33 42 33 59
