GN Store Nord A/S
Changes in company's own shares

Transactions in connection with share buyback program

Copenhagen, 2012-09-17 17:46 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acting under its share
buyback authorization, the GN Store Nord Board of Directors initiated a share
buyback program on August 20, 2012 in accordance with the provisions of the
European Commission’s regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also
referred to as the Safe Harbor rules (Company announcement no. 40 of August 20,
2012). 

The share buyback program has been initiated in order to reduce the company’s
share capital. Under the share buyback program which is running from August 20,
2012 and ending no later than February 28, 2013, GN intends to buy back shares
for an amount of up to DKK 400 million. 

The following transactions have been made under the program in the period
September 7 – September 17, 2012: 



                            No. of       Average purchase     Transaction Value,
                            shares          price, DKK               DKK        
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   September 7, 2012          50,000                   82.37           4,118,290
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   September 10, 2012         35,000                   81.45           2,850,666
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   September 11, 2012         30,000                   82.81           2,484,174
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   September 12, 2012         30,000                   83.90           2,517,069
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   September 13, 2012         30,000                   84.74           2,542,251
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   September 14, 2012         36,000                   85.10           3,063,737
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   September 17, 2012         32,000                   84.12           2,691,789
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 Accumulated under the     767,000             80.02              61,376,453    
        program                                                                 
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Following the above transactions GN owns a total of 20,488,038 own shares
corresponding to 10.6% of the company’s total share capital. Every seventh
trading day GN will announce the number and value of repurchased shares in
company announcements to NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen. 

For further information, please contact:


Michael Bjergby
Director – IR, Communication & Treasury



GN Store Nord A/S

Tel: +45 45 75 02 92