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AGM Information Mar 30, 2010

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Copenhagen, 30th March 2010

Announcement No. 2/2010

Danionics A/S Lersø Parkallé 42, 2. DK 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark Telephone: +45 70 23 81 30 Telefax: +45 70 30 05 56 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.danionics.dk VAT no: DK-71 06 47 19

Notice convening the Annual General Meeting of Danionics A/S

Pursuant to the articles of association, notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Danionics A/S will be held on Monday, 26 April 2010 at 3 pm at the Danish Architecture Centre, Strandgade 27B, 1401 Copenhagen K, Denmark.

Agenda of the Annual General Meeting:

    1. Management s report on the company s activities during the past year.
    1. Presentation of the annual report with the auditor s report and the management s review.
    1. Approval of the income statement and the balance sheet and resolution to discharge the Board of Directors and the Management Board from liability.
    1. Resolution on the distribution of profit or covering of loss, as the case may be, according to the annual report as approved.
    1. Election of members to the Board of Directors.
    1. Appointment of auditor.
    1. Proposals, if any, by the Board of Directors or shareholders.

Re item 6:

Under item 6, the Board of Directors proposes that KPMG Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab (CVR no. 30700228) be re-appointed as auditors.

Re item 7:

The following proposals have been submitted by the Board of Directors for consideration under item 7:

As a result of the new Danish Companies Act, the company is required, at the first Annual General Meeting after the entry into force of the Act, to implement such amendments to the articles of association as are necessary to align the articles of association with the provisions of the Danish Companies Act.

Accordingly, the Board of Directors proposes to amend the articles of association as follows:

Re article 3.5 of the articles of association:

The word aktiebog is replaced by ejerbog (this amendment will only affect the Danish version).

The Board of Directors further proposes that articles 6, 7 and 8 of the articles of association be amended and compiled to a new article 6 as follows:

6. GENERAL MEETINGS

  • 6.1. General m eetings shall be held in the m unicipality of the com pany s registered office or on Zealand or Funen.
  • 6.2. General meetings shall be convened by the Board of Directors giving not less than three and not m ore than five weeks notice by announcem ent in the com puter information system of the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, by letter to shareholders recorded in the com pany s register of shareholders who have so requested and by posting it on the com pany s website.
  • 6.3. Not later than three weeks before each general meeting, including the day of the general meeting, the following information shall be made available to the shareholders on the com pany s website:
    1. The notice convening the general meeting
    1. The total number of shares and voting rights at the date of the notice.
    1. The docum ents to be presented at the general m eeting, including for the annual general meeting, the latest audited annual report
    1. The agenda and the complete proposals
    1. Form s to be used for voting by proxy and voting bycorrespondence. I f they are not m ade available on the I nternet, the com pany shall state on its website how the form s m ay be obtained in hardcopy and shall send the form s to any shareholder who so requests.
  • 6.4. The annual general m eeting shall be held within four m onths after the end of the financial year.
  • 6.5. The agenda of the annual general meeting shall include the following business:
    1. Report by the Board of Directors
    1. Presentation of the annual report including consolidated financial statements, if the com pany is a parent com pany with the auditors report and the m anagem ent s review, and approval of the annual report.
    1. Resolution on the distribution of profit or covering of loss, as the case m aybe, according to the annual report as approved.
    1. Authorisation to the Board of Directors to buy the com pany s own shares
    1. Election of members to the Board of Directors.
    1. Appointment of auditors.
    1. Proposals, if any, by the Board of Directors or shareholders.
  • 6.6. The shareholders are entitled to have one or m ore specified proposals considered at the general m eeting if the Board of Directors have received such proposalsin writing not later than six weeks before the date of the general m eeting. I f the com pany receives the request later than six weeks before the date of the general m eeting, the Board of Directors will decide whether the request has been subm itted in due tim e to be included in the agenda.

  • 6.7. Not later than eight weeks before the date of the proposed annual general m eeting the com pany shall publish the date of the annual general m eeting and the date on or before which a specific subject m ust be requested to be included in the agenda by the shareholders.
  • 6.8. Extraordinary general m eetings shall be held as resolved by the shareholders in general m eeting or by the Board of Directors, or upon a written request to the Board of Directors by shareholders holding not less than five per cent of the share capital. Shareholder requests m ust contain a specification of the subject to be considered at the general m eeting. Extraordinary general m eetings m ust then be convened within two weeks by the Board of Directors.
  • 6.9. General m eetings are presided over by a chairm an appointed by the Board of Directors. The chairm an shall decide all m atters concerning the transaction of business, the voting procedures and the result of the voting.
  • 6.10. The proceedings at general meetings must be recorded in a minute book to be signed by the chairm an of the m eeting and the attending m em bers of the Board of Directors. Not later than two weeks after the general m eeting, the m inute book or a certified transcript thereof shall be m ade available to the shareholders on the com pany s website.

The Board of Directors proposes that article 9 of the articles of association be amended to become a new article 7 with the following wording:

7. RIGHT TO ATTEND AND RIGHT TO VOTE

  • 7.1. A shareholder s right to attend and vote at a general meeting is determined relative to the shares held by the shareholder at the record date, which is one week before the general meeting. The right to attend the general meeting is also subject to the shareholder having requested an admission card for the relevant general meeting not later than three days before the date of the general meeting. Admission cards shall be issued to anyone who, according to the register of shareholders, is registered as a shareholder on the record date, or from whom the company has received due notice as of the record date for entry into the register of shareholders.
  • 7.2. Unless the shareholder specifies the address to which the admission card should be sent, the admission card shall be collected at the com pany s offices not later than the day before the date of the general meeting.
  • 7.3. Each share of DKK 1 carries one vote at general meetings.

  • 7.4. All resolutions adopted at general meetings shall be adopted by a simple majority of votes unless the Danish Companies Act prescribes special rules on representation and majority.

  • 7.5. Not later than two weeks after the general meeting, the results of the voting shall be published on the com pany s website.

The Board of Directors proposes that articles 10, 11 and 12 of the current articles of association be deleted as these are included in the above-mentioned new articles 6 and 7, and that the numbering of the following articles in the articles of association be amended for consistency accordingly.

Re article 13.2 of the articles of association (proposed to be a new article 8.2.) The Danish Public Companies Act ischanged to the Danish Companies Act .

Majority requirements

Adoption of the proposals by the Board of Directors to amend the articles of association as a result of the new Danish Companies Act, see item 7 of the agenda, requires that only one shareholder votes in favour of the proposal. This applies irrespective of how large a proportion of the total share capital or how large a proportion of the voting share capital is represented at the general meeting.

Approval, adoption and election is otherwise effected by a simple majority of votes.

Share capital and voting rights etc.

The share capital amounts to DKK 13,964,524, divided into 13,964,524 shares of DKK 1 nominal value each. Each share of DKK 1 carries one vote. Any shareholder who has acquired shares by transfer will not be entitled to exercise any voting rights attaching to such acquired shares until the shares have been recorded in the company s register of shareholders, or the shareholder has given notice of and has provided documentation of his acquisition prior to the date on which the relevant general meeting was convened.

The registrar is Computershare A/S, Kongevejen 418, 2840 Holte, Denmark.

The bank appointed by the company is Nordea Bank Danmark A/S, Vesterbrogade 8, 0900 Copenhagen C, Denmark, through which the shareholders may exercise their financial rights.

Admission cards, ballot papers and proxies

In order to be admitted to the general meeting, an admission card for shareholders and any accompanying persons must be presented at the entrance. Admission cards can be obtained by registering by e-mail to [email protected] and specifying name, address and VP no. or by completing and forwarding a proxy form or by completing and returning a registration and proxy form to Danionics A/S c/o DAHL, Lersø Parkallé 42, second floor 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark, fax +45 70 30 05 56. The form can be printed out from the website: www.danionics.dk .

Requests for admission cards and proxy forms, if any, to the Board of Directors must be received on or before 23 April 2010 at noon. The instrument of proxy must be dated and in writing, and the date must not precede the date of the general meeting by more than 12 months. Proxies issued to the Board of Directors must however, be given in respect of a specific general meeting with an agenda known in advance.

A shareholder must provide documentation of his title to shares in the company either by such title being recorded in the company s register of shareholders or by presenting documentation from the shareholder s custodian bank, such documentation having been issued not more than two weeks prior to the date of his request for an admission card.

Equity analysts and the press may be admitted to the general meeting on approval on or before 23 April 2010, and they are requested to contact Jette Holm on tel. +45 70 23 81 30 or on e-mail [email protected].

Agenda etc.

This notice including the agenda will be submitted by the company to NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S on or before 31 March 2010 and will then be published in the computer information system of the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, on the company s website and in the newspaper Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten.

On or before 31 March 2010, the agenda of the general meeting, including the complete proposals, the annual report with the auditor s report and the annual review, will be available for inspection by the shareholders at Danionics A/S offices, c/o DAHL, Lersø Parkalle 42, second floor, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark, and the agenda of the general meeting including the complete proposals, the annual report with the auditor s report and the annual review, will be available on the company s website as from 31 March 2010, and finally, the agenda of the general meeting, including the complete proposals, the annual report with the auditor s report and the annual review, will be forwarded to any registered shareholder who has so requested.

Copenhagen, 30 March 2010

The Board of Directors of Danionics A/S

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