Share capital

•  Auriga’s share capital of DKK 255 million is divided into Class A shares with a nominal value of DKK 75 million (7,500,000 shares) and Class B shares with a nominal value of DKK 180 million (18,000,000).
  
  
• Class A shares are non-negotiable and carry ten votes per share of DKK 10, while Class B shares listed on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen carry one vote per share of DKK 10.
  
  
• At the end of the year, the company had approx. 7,524 registered shareholders, representing 78% of the share capital.
  
  
• Approx. 800 employees own shares in the company.
  
  
• As at December 31, 2009, the company’s treasury shareholding comprised 515,680 shares in total, corresponding to 2% of the share capital, which is consistent with last year.
  
  
• Under the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors is authorised to increase the share capital by up to DKK 25 million Class B shares until May 1, 2014, without preemption rights for existing shareholders and at a price not below par.
  
  
• Until the general meeting on April 22, 2010, the Board of Directors is authorised to acquire treasury shares with a nominal value of up to 10% of the share capital at a price not deviating more than 10% from the quoted price applicable at any time.

Major shareholders

The Aarhus University Research Foundation owns all Class A shares.

The following 3 shareholders own more than 5% of Auriga's share capital or voting rights:   

                                                                                                                         Share         Voting

                                                                                                                         capital       rights

The Aarhus University Research Foundation,

Aarhus, Denmark                                                                                             40.38%       83.65%

The Danish Labour Market Supplementary Pension Fund (ATP),

Hillerød, Denmark                                                                                             11,05%         3.03%

The Employees' Capital Pension Fund (LD),

Copenhagen, Denmark                                                                                      5.89%         1.61%

(Figures as of December 31, 2009)

Insider register

Auriga’s Board of Directors and Board of Executives are registered as primary insiders in Auriga’s insider register over persons with insider knowledge.

Any share transactions by primary insiders are subject to a reporting obligation, and a list of reported transactions can be found under insider announcements.

Persons with insider knowledge and their related parties are only allowed to trade Auriga shares for a period of four weeks after the publication of company announcements of a financial nature.

(figures in brackets are figures for 2008)

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