Capinordic A/S Strandvejen 58 DK-2900 Hellerup Fax: +45 88 16 30 03 Brussels, 28 December 2007 Notice of shareholding pursuant to section 29 of the Securities Trading Act With effect of the 28 December 2007 Verlinvest, through its subsidiary Cofintra, has acquired 8,927,270 shares of Capinordic A/S each with a nominal value of 0.50 DKK. The shareholding is equal to 7.5% of the total issued share capital and voting rights of Capinordic A/S. Verlinvest, based in Brussels, is a family owned Belgian Holding Company, active in Europe and the United States, and investing principally in recognized brands with high growth potential or stable cash flows with majority or minority participations, quoted and unquoted and is active in the LBO market. Its current participations are in the sectors of beverages (Remy Cointreau, Vita Coco), ornemental stone (Carrières du Hainaut), cosmetics (Jean d'Estrées and René Garraud) and wellbeing ( Spa and Salon International, licencee of Dove Spa and Pond's Institute) and residential and medicated services for elderly people (Restel Residences). Verlinvest S.A. participates actively by putting management resources at the company's disposal. In line with this, the CEO in Verlinvest S.A. Frédéric de Mevius will announce his candidature as a board member at the upcoming annual general meeting in Capinordic A/S. Frédéric de Mevius holds a B.A. in Economics and has among other been member of the Board of Directors of Inbev nv/sa and an Executive Director at Lehman Brothers in New York and London. “Through our investment in Capinordic and our presence at the board of Directors, we aim to support an excellent management team in its development of recognizable banking and financial service franchises in the Nordic region. Moreover, we expect to develop our presence as an investor in our historical sectors of investment in the region” Frédéric de Mevius, CEO of Verlinvest For any additional information, please contact: Frédéric de Mevius Verlinvest S.A. Tel: +32 2 646 20 36 Fax: +32 2 646 30 36 www.verlinvest.be
Notice of shareholding pursuant to section 29 of the Securities Trading Act
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