Share buy-back week 12/2018

Announcement             26 March 2018

Coloplast – transactions in connection with share buy-back programme

As mentioned in Announcement No. 3/2018 Coloplast has initiated the first 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 26 February, 2018 to 25 August, 2018.

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 the period 19 – 23 March 2018:

Date Number of shares  Buying price  Amount DKK 
19 March 2018  14,100  506.91  7,147,462.02 
20 March 2018  16,145  506.40  8,175,886.12 
21 March 2018  16,890  507.63  8,573,816.65 
22 March 2018  25,007  503.04  12,579,521.28 
23 March 2018  11,990  499.52  5,989,251.99 
Accumulated until now under the programme   325,137  512.04  166,482,516.83 

Henceforth, Coloplast owns 3,875,865 treasury B shares of DKK 1 equal to 1.79% of the company’s total share capital.

An overview showing the transaction data for the period 19 to 23 March is enclosed.

Kind regards,Investor RelationsColoplast A/STel. +45 4911 1800

For further information, please contact

Investors and analysts                                             

Ellen BjurgertDirector, Investor RelationsTel. +45 4911 1800/+45 4911 3376Email: dkebj@coloplast.com

Rasmus SørensenSr. Manager, Investor RelationsTel. +45 4911 1800/ +45 4911 1786Email: dkraso@coloplast.com                                                                                         Press and the media                                                  

Lina DanstrupSr. Media Relations ManagerTel. 4911 2607Email: dklina@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 about 11,000 people.

The Coloplast logo is a registered trademark of Coloplast A/S. © 2018-03 All rights reserved Coloplast A/S, 3050 Humlebæk, Denmark.