Our shareholder corner
The Vestas share is registered on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange only, under securities code DK0061539921, and is part of the OMX C25 index.
Stakeholders outside Denmark who wish to buy Vestas shares must contact one of the major international banks in their country for further information. Stakeholders in Denmark may, however, also buy Vestas shares online, via internet banking or any Danish bank.
Vestas’ shares are registered in the name of the holder. Vestas’ Articles of Association stipulate that the shares must be registered in the name of the holder and recorded in the company’s register of shareholders.
As a shareholder you are not able to exercise all of your rights if your shares are not registered by name. This applies to e.g. the right to attend and vote at general meetings.
How are shares registered by name?
Shares are registered by contacting the bank/custody bank, which holds the shares in a custody account, requesting that the bank registers the shares in the name of the sholder.
Advantages of registration of shares: Shareholders may exercise their shareholder rights and can access our Investor Portal.
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Current share price
93.00 +0.91%
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Stock exchange | Nasdaq Copenhagen |
| Stock exchange quotation | 1998 |
| ISIN code | DK0061539921 |
| Ticker symbol | VWS |
| Share capital | DKK 201,973,452 |
| Nominal denomination | DKK 0.20 |
| Number of shares | 1,009,867,260 |
| Share classes | One share class |
| Voting rights | One share carries 20 votes |
| Free float | 100 per cent free float |
| Trading lot (minimum) | None, one share is tradable |
Dividend history
Any decision to distribute cash to shareholders will be made in due consideration of the capital structure targets and availability of excess cash.
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit for the year (mEUR) | 176 | 771 | 700 |
| Dividend (mEUR) | 50 | 230 | 211 |
| Dividend per share (EUR) | 0.05 | 1.14 | 1.06 |
Our Board strives to plan the General Meetings in a manner that encourages active ownership of shareholders.
To promote active ownership, the Board encourages all shareholders to express their views by voting at General Meetings and also attend physically to meet the management.
Shareholders’ General Meetings
Shareholders’ rights
All shareholders are entitled to have equal access to submit proposals, attend, vote, and speak at general meetings. The right of a shareholder to attend a general meeting and to vote is determined relative to the shares held by the shareholder at the record date. The record date is one week before the general meeting.
Each shareholder has 20 votes per share that is registered on the record date.
Any shareholder who is entitled to attend a General Meeting and who wishes to attend or to be represented by proxy, must notify us of their attendance no later than three days before the date of the relevant general meeting.
Annual General Meeting 2022 - 5 April 2022
Dividend Policy
Any decision to distribute cash to shareholders will be made in due consideration of the capital structure targets and availability of excess cash. Determining the level of excess cash will always be based on our growth plans and liquidity requirements. The Board’s general intention is to recommend a dividend of 25-30 percent of the year’s net result after tax, which will be paid out following the approval by the Annual General Meeting.
Payment day: The third bank day after the General Meeting
Currency: Danish kroner (DKK)
Dividend history
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit for the year (mEUR) | 176 | 771 | 700 | 683 | 894 |
| Dividend (mEUR) | 50 | 230 | 211 | 205 | 267 |
| Dividend per share (EUR) | 0.05 | 1.14 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 1.24 |
Vestas' Investor Portal
Use the Investor Portal to exercise your shareholder rights
The Investor Portal is a service offered to Vestas’ registered shareholders for easy administration of shareholder rights. As a shareholder you can access a wide range of investor information. Among other things, you can:
- view the size of your own portfolio of registered Vestas shares;
- subscribe to specific information;
- register for general meetings; and/or
- vote at general meetings in advance or appoint a proxy.
Open the Investor Portal to get additional information on how to log on by using MitID or with a username (VP ID) and password.