Company Announcement No. 483
On 25 October 2012, DSV A/S initiated the previously announced share buy-back programme, cf. company announcement No. 476 of 25 October 2012. According to the programme DSV A/S has in the period from 25 October to 21 December 2012 purchased own shares up to a maximum value of DKK 300,000,000 and no more than 3,000,000 shares, corresponding to 1.60% of the current share capital of DSV A/S. The programme was implemented in accordance with the 'Safe Harbour' provisions of EU Regulation No. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003.
Trading day | Number of shares bought back | Average transaction price | Amount DKK |
Accumulated for trading days 1-35 | 1,886,662 | 132.41 | 249,813,782 |
36: 13 December 2012 | 51,000 | 138.67 | 7,072,170 |
37: 14 December 2012 | 50,000 | 140.38 | 7,019,000 |
38: 17 December 2012 | 50,000 | 139.72 | 6,986,000 |
39: 18 December 2012 | 55,000 | 139.46 | 7,670,300 |
40: 19 December 2012 | 54,000 | 140.61 | 7,592,940 |
41: 20 December 2012 | 53,000 | 143.19 | 7,589,070 |
42: 21 December 2012 | 43,707 | 143.15 | 6,256,657 |
Accumulated for trading days 1-42 | 2,243,369 | 133.73 | 299,999,919 |
DSV's accumulated share buy-backs in the period from 25 October 2012 to 21 December 2012 thus total 2,243,369 shares at a total purchase sum of DKK 300.0 million. The share buy-back programme announced has now been concluded and the shares bought back will be used partly to hedge the Group's incentive programme. At DSV's general meeting it will be proposed that shares not used for hedging of the incentive programme will be cancelled.
As at today, DSV A/S holds a total of 9,941,921 shares of a nominal value of DKK 1 in DSV A/S, corresponding to 5.29% of the total number of issued shares of 188,000,000.
The latest announcement dated 12 December 2012 stated that DSV A/S held 5.11% of the Company's share capital.
Any questions may be addressed to Flemming Ole Nielsen, Investor Relations Director, tel. +45 43 20 30 40.
Yours sincerely,
DSV
Flemming Ole Nielsen
Investor Relations Director