At the end of September 2011, Vestas had 165,714 registered shareholders, including custodian banks. The registered shareholders held 92 per cent of the company’s share capital. At the end of September, 160,726 Danish shareholders owned about 41 per cent of Vestas, which has a free float of 100 per cent. BlackRock Inc., USA, and Capital Research and Management Company, USA, have both reported a shareholding that exceeds 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 most often presents its interim reports in London, UK, and New York, USA, as part of roadshows, which cover 30 capitals and financial centres in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia in 2011. In addition, Vestas arranges a large number of meetings with private investors in Denmark
