Ownership Structure

Ownership Structure

The company had 69,075 shareholders at the end of the financial year, which was 5,825 more than last year. Institutional investors based outside Denmark held 22% of Coloplast's shares on 30 September 2026. This was a decline compared to last year, accompanied by a corresponding increase in shares held by Danish institutions, driven by Danish omnibus holdings. Registered shareholders represented 99% of the entire share capital. 

Pursuant to the company's articles of association, shares must be registered in the name of the holder to carry voting rights. Two shareholders have reported to the company, pursuant to section 55 of the Danish Companies Act and section 38 of the Danish Capital Markets Act, that at the date of this annual report they held 5% or more of the share capital or voting rights.

Shareholders with ownership or voting rights of more than 5%

  Residence Ownership share %   Voting rights %
Niels Peter Louis-Hansen (controls)¹⁾  Vedbæk 31.4 55.0
Benedicte Find Humlebæk 3.6 5.3

Distribution per 30 September 2026

Shareholder structure (30/09/2026)

A shares (1,000 units)

B shares (1,000 units) 

Ownership %

Voting rights %

Holders of A shares and family 18,000   82,092 44 67  
Danish institutional investors2)   60,213 26 16
Foreign institutional investors2)   51,014 22 13
Coloplast A/S 3)   2,832 1  0 
Other shareholders   12,694 6 3
Non-registered shareholders   1,355 1 0 
Total 18,000  210,200  100  99

Shares held by management 

A shares (1,000 units)

B shares (1,000 units)

Board of Directors,
non-independent directors
1,094   3,288  
Board of Directors,
independent directors
0 15  
Executive Management 0 7
Coloplast Holding ApS 4) 14,791 52,512  
Total 15,885   55,822