Company Announcement no 2008-05 11 March 2008 7:50am CET Large shareholder announcement pursuant to section 29 of the Danish Securities Trading Act Pursuant to section 29 of the Danish Securities Trading Act, William Demant Holding A/S shall hereby make public that the Company has received the following announcement: On 10 March 2008, ATP and ATP Invest have increased their shareholdings in William Demant Holding A/S and now collectively hold 5.05% of the share capital and voting rights in William Demant Holding A/S. ATP and ATP Invest's total holding of William Demant Holding A/S shares is now 3,079,055 shares of DKK 1 each, equivalent to nominally DKK 3,079,055. • • • • • • • Further information: Niels Jacobsen, President & CEO Phone +45 39 17 71 00 www.demant.com