Share buy-back week 17/2017 Announcement 24 A

Announcement             

24 April 2017

Coloplast – transactions in connection with share buy-back programme

As mentioned in Announcement No. 2/2017 Coloplast has initiated the second part of the share buy-back programme totalling up to DKK 1bn. This part of the programme of DKK500m is expected to take place from 27 February, 2017 to 28 August, 2017.

The buy-back programme will be structured in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 April 2014 (MAR) and Regulation 2016/1052, also referred to as the "Safe Harbour" rules, which ensure that the company is protected against violation of insider legislation in connection with the buyback programme.

The following transactions have been executed during 18 – 21 April 2017:

Henceforth, Coloplast owns 3,870,241 treasury B shares of DKK 1 equal to 1.79% of the company’s total share capital.

Kind regards,

Investor Relations

Coloplast A/S

Tel. +45 4911 1800

For further information, please contact

Investors and analysts                                            

Ellen Bjurgert

Director, Investor Relations

Tel. +45 4911 1800/+45 4911 3376

Email: dkebj@coloplast.com

Rasmus Sørensen

Sr. Manager, Investor Relations

Tel. +45 4911 1800/ +45 4911 1786

Email: dkraso@coloplast.com

Press and the media                                               

Dennis Kaysen

Director, Corp. Communication

Tel. 4911 2608

Email: dkdk@coloplast.com

This announcement is available in a Danish and an English language version. In the event of discrepancies, the Danish version shall prevail. 

Coloplast develops products and services that make life easier for people with very personal and private medical conditions. Working closely with the people who use our products, we create solutions that are sensitive to their special needs. We call this intimate healthcare.

Our business includes ostomy care, urology and continence care and wound and skin care. We operate globally and employ more than 11,000 people.

The Coloplast logo is a registered trademark of Coloplast A/S. © 2017-04 All rights reserved Coloplast A/S, 3050 Humlebæk, Denmark.