Release no. 06 - 2009
To NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen
This is a translation of the Danish version.
Only the Danish version is legally binding.
ROCKWOOL INTERNATIONAL A/S
Hovedgaden 584, Entrance C
DK 2640 Hedehusene
Phone: +45 4656 0300
www.rockwool.com
05 May 2009
Statement from the Rockwool Foundation
Today Rockwool International A/S received copy of the below statement from the
Rockwool Foundation to the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority:
”To increase the liquidity of Rockwool International's shares, the Rockwool
Foundation in September 2005 decided to agree to exchange other shareholders' A
shares for Rockwool Foundation B shares. This would be carried out at the same
share price and without accepting any trade charges for up to 600,000 B shares
provided the exchange would take place before 1 September 2009.
The Rockwool Foundation's board has decided to extend the present exchange
agreement until 15 April 2013 or until the depletion of B shares available. In
this connection the Foundation's board has decided to make more B shares
available so that as of 15 April 2009 there will again be 600,000 B shares
available for the exchange for A shares.
Since the company was listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange in 1996, A and B
shares were traded at about the same price. It was and continues to be the
Rockwool Foundation's intention that the offer will link the trade prices of
the two share classes closely together, with the effect that the actual prices
for both share classes - due to the joint volume - will be more transparent and
thus even more stable.
The Rockwool Foundation reserves its right to withdraw this present offer, due
to changed tax conditions or other reasons, by a new statement to The Danish
Financial Supervisory Authority (and the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange
Copenhagen).
Each A share is entitled to ten votes, and each B share to one vote. B shares
are entitled to an advance dividend of DKK 0.50 per share, which so far has
been of no importance.
The share capital of the company is about 13.073 million A shares and 8.902
million B shares. This corresponds to 59.5% and 40.5%, respectively, of the
shares.
The Foundation has 4.292 million A shares and 0.785 million B shares, which
corresponds to 19.5% and 3.6%, respectively, of the share capital, i.e. total
of 23.1% of the share capital and about 31.3% of the votes.
Until further notice it has been agreed with Danske Bank A/S and Nordea Bank
Danmark A/S that these two banks will deal with the exchange for stockbrokers
and shareholders according to the enclosed procedure.
Tom Kähler Lars Nørby Johansen
Chairman Deputy Chairman”
Further information: Tom Kähler
Chairman of the Rockwool Foundation
+45 46 56 03 00
For the received enclosure, please see the PDF.
