The aggregate number of shares
At the date of the notice of the Annual General Meeting, 1 March 2011, the aggregate share capital of the company amounts to DKK 3,051,136,120 divided into DKK 673,985,040 ordinary shares named A-shares and DKK 2,377,151,080 preference shares named B-shares.
Shareholders´ voting rights according to the Artciles of Association
Article 5 of the Articles of Association determines that the A-shares shall carry 10 votes per DKK 10 share and B-shares shall carry one vote per DKK 10 share.
In addition hereto article 20(1) of the Articles of Association determines the following prerequisites in order for shareholders to participate and vote at the general meeting:
"Article 20 (1) A shareholder’s right to attend and vote at the general meeting is determined in relation to the shares which the shareholder owns on the registration date (one week before the general meeting). Attendance at the general meeting further requires that the shareholder has requested an admission card no later than three days before the general meeting takes place. Admission cards are issued to anyone who, pursuant to the shareholders’ register is listed as shareholder on the registration date or from whom the company on the registration date has received a request for entry in the shareholders’ register."