Novozymes A/S has two classes of shares: A shares and B shares.
|
Share capital |
No. of shares |
% shares |
|
|
DKK |
|
|
|
A shares |
107,487,200 |
10,748,720 |
16.5 |
|
B shares |
542,512,800 |
54,251,280 |
83.5 |
|
Total |
650,000,000 |
65,000,000 |
100.0 |
Any share amount of DKK 1 of the A share capital shall carry 10 votes.
Any share amount of DKK 1 of the B share capital shall carry 1 vote.
|
No. of votes |
% votes |
|
|
A shares |
1,074,872,000 |
66.5 |
|
|
B shares |
542,512,800 |
33.5 |
|
|
Total |
1,617,384,800 |
100.0 |
|
The A share capital is held by Novo A/S, which is wholly owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. In addition, Novo A/S holds 5,826,280 B shares, which overall gives Novo A/S 25.5% of the total share capital and 70.1% of the votes.