Company Announcement:

Major shareholder announcement – Société Générale S.A.’s holding as at 29 October 2020

Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus, 2 November 2020
Company announcement No. 35/2020

 

Major shareholder announcement – Société Générale S.A.’s holding as at 29 October 2020

Pursuant to Section 30 of the Danish Capital Markets Act, Vestas Wind Systems A/S hereby informs that the company has been notified on 2 November 2020 that Société Générale S.A, 29 Boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France, on 29 October 2020 had a holding of voting rights and share capital attached to the Vestas share corresponding to a position of 6.26 percent (previously 4.75 percent) of the total share capital in Vestas Wind Systems A/S.

The disclosure obligation regarding major shareholders and any crossing above or under the 5 percent threshold applies to both shares alone, financial instruments based on shares, and the total holding (A, B, and C below).

Voting rights/share capital attached to Vestas shares and financial instruments based on Vestas shares

NumberPercent
A. Shares (ref. Section 38 of the Danish Capital Markets Act)14,7050.01
B. Financial instruments based on sharesOf which 0.00% (0) financial instruments ref. Section 39(2)(1) of the Danish Capital Markets Act; and 6.25% (12,311,972) financial instruments with similar economic effect, ref. Section 39(2)(2) of the Danish Capital Markets Act12,311,9726.25
C. Total holding of shares and financial instruments based on shares12,326,6776.26

The shares and financial instruments are held through: Société Générale S.A. and Société Générale Effekten, GmbH.

 

Contact details

Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark
Patrik Setterberg, Vice President,
Investor Relations
Tel: +45 6122 1913

Mathias Dalsten, Specialist
Investor Relations
Tel: +45 2829 5383