Galapagos NV (“the Company”)
27 June 2007
Pursuant to Rule 17 of the AiM rules for companies, Galapagos discloses that on 1 June 2007 Dirk Pollet, an Executive Committee Member of the Company, exercised 50,000 warrants at €4.00 per warrant, increasing his interest in the share capital of the Company from no shares (representing 0.00% of the share capital) to 50,000 shares (representing 0.24% of the share capital).
The Company was advised on 19 June 2007 that Dirk Pollet sold 10,000 shares at €8.62 on 11 June 2007, 10,000 shares at €8.60 on 12 June 2007, and 250 shares at €8.75 on 14 June 2007 on Euronext, decreasing his interest in the share capital of the Company from 50,000 shares (representing 0.24% of the share capital) to 29,750 (representing 0.14% of the share capital).
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