Major shareholder announcement - change in group structure of BlackRock, Inc.
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus, 9 October 2024
Company Announcement No. 15/2024
Pursuant to Section 30 of the Danish Capital Markets Act, Vestas Wind Systems A/S hereby discloses a notification received from BlackRock, Inc., Wilmington, Denver, USA, on 7 October 2024, cf. attachment.
The reason for the notification is a change to BlackRock’s group structure, resulting from the acquisition of Global Infrastructure Management, LLC.
Furthermore, BlackRock, Inc. informs that it is still a major shareholder, and that in its new group structure, its holding of voting rights and share capital as per 1 October 2024 corresponded to a position of 7.59 percent (previously 5.36 percent) of the total share capital in Vestas Wind Systems A/S.
| Number | Percent | |
| Shares according to section 38 of the Danish Capital Markets Act | ||
| Voting rights attached to shares | 1,517,589,102 | 7.51 |
| Share capital attached to shares | 75,879,455 | 7.51 |
| Financial instruments - according to section 39(2)(1) of the Danish Capital Markets Act | ||
| Voting rights attached to financial instruments | - | - |
| Share capital attached to financial instruments | - | - |
| Financial instruments with similar economic effect - according to section 39(2)(2) of the Danish Capital Markets Act | ||
| Voting rights attached to financial instruments with similar economic effect | 16,867,820 | 0.08 |
| Share capital attached to financial instruments with similar economic effect | 843,391 | 0.08 |
The shares and financial instruments are held through BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC; BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited; BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited; BlackRock International Limited; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association; BlackRock Fund Advisors; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited; BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG; BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited; BlackRock Advisors, LLC; BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited; BlackRock (Singapore) Limited; BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.; and Aperio Group, LLC; each controlled through chains of BlackRock entities ultimately controlled by BlackRock, Inc.
Contact details
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark
Daniel Patterson, Vice President
Investor Relations
Tel: +45 2669 2725
Frederik Holm Jacobsen, Senior Specialist
Investor Relations
Tel: + 45 2835 3365