At the end of August 2017, Chr. Hansen had around 23,000 institutional and private shareholders, three of which each held more than 5% of the shares:
- Novo Holdings A/S (Denmark): 25.7%
- Capital Group Companies Inc. (US): 10.1%
- APG Asset Management N.V. (Netherlands): 5.2%
Other institutional investors, primarily from the UK and the US, held around 50% of the shares, while retail investors held around 5%. Chr. Hansen held 0.2% in order to meet certain obligations to deliver shares under management incentive programs.
Major shareholders
DATE | INSTITUTION | COUNTRY |
SHAREHOLDING |
---|---|---|---|
29-03-2012 |
Novo Holdings A/S |
Denmark |
25.7%* |
17-05-2016 |
Capital Group Companies |
USA |
10.1% |
14-02-2015 |
APG Asset Management N.V. |
The Netherlands |
5.2%* |
*As of August 31. 2017