Shareholders
At the end of March 2011, Vestas had 156,860 registered shareholders, including custodian banks. The registered shareholders held 94 per cent of the company’s share capital. At the end of March, 151,980 Danish shareholders owned about 38 per cent of Vestas, which has a free float of 100 per cent. BlackRock Inc., USA, and Capital Research and Management Company, USA, both reported a shareholding that exceeded five per cent.
Vestas seeks to have an international group of shareholders and to inform this group openly about the company's long-term targets, priorities and initiatives conducted with due consideration to the short-term opportunities and limitations. The Group presents its interim reports in London and New York as part of roadshows, which will cover more than 25 capitals and financial centres in North America, Europe and Asia in 2011. In addition to this, Vestas also arranges a large number of meetings with private investors in Denmark.
