Transactions under share buyback programme

Matas A/S
Changes in company's own shares

Transactions under share buyback programme

Company announcement 38 2016/17

Allerød, 2016-12-22 10:39 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of
Matas have resolved to initiate a share buyback programme in accordance with
the provisions of 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 Harbor" rules.  Please refer to company announcement
no. 15 dated 30 August 2016. 

The programme, which was initiated with a view to cancelling the shares bought
back, amounts to DKK 150 million and runs from and including 1 September 2016
through 31 March 2017 at the latest. 

Under the share buyback programme, the following transactions have been made
during the period 16 December – 21 December 2016: 



Trading day                   Number of      Average purchase        Transaction
                                 shares            price, DKK         value, DKK
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16 December 2016                 14,000                 97.12          1,359,680
19 December 2016                 10,000                 98.33            983,300
20 December 2016                 10,000                 97.82            978,200
21 December 2016                 12,000                 98.17          1,178,040
                                                                                
Accumulated the last 4           46,000                 97.81          4,499,220
 trading days                                                                   
Accumulated under the         1,020,488                110.15        112,406,606
 program                                                                        
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Following the transactions, Matas has purchased a total number of 1,020,488
shares since 1 September 2016 and holds 1,282,436 treasury shares, equivalent
to 3.26% of the company's total share capital. 

We enclose share buy-back transactions data in detailed form provided in
accordance with the Commissions delegated regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March
2016. 

Please address any questions to Søren Mølbak, Head of Investor Relations, at
tel +45 48 1655 48. 





Matas A/S