Chr. Hansen Holding — Major Shareholding Notification 2017

Apr 26, 2017

CHR HANSEN
Improving food & health
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT
NO.8/2017
26 April 2017

Chr. Hansen Holding A/S - Major shareholder announcement from BlackRock, Inc.

Chr. Hansen Holding A/S has received a major shareholder announcement from BlackRock, Inc. according to which BlackRock, Inc. as per 25 April 2017 has increased its indirect holding of shares and related financial instruments as set out in the Danish Securities Trading Act section 29(4) no. 1 and 2 in Chr. Hansen Holding A/S. BlackRock, Inc.'s indirect holding of shares together with its indirect holding of financial instruments are equivalent to a current holding of 5.0% of the share capital and voting rights in Chr. Hansen Holding A/S of which in total 4.44% is attached to the holding of shares and in total 0.56% is attached to the holding of related financial instruments.

For further information, please contact:

Anders Mohr Christensen, Senior Director, Investor Relations
Tel: +45 4574 7618

Camilla Lercke, Head of Media Relations
Tel: +45 4574 7474

About Chr. Hansen

Chr. Hansen is a global bioscience company that develops natural ingredient solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. The products include cultures, enzymes, probiotics and natural colors, and all solutions are based on strong research and development competencies coupled with significant technology investments. Revenue in the 2015/16 financial year was EUR 949 million. The company has more than 2,700 dedicated employees in 30 countries and main production facilities in Denmark, France, USA and Germany. Chr. Hansen was founded in 1874 and is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S. For further information, please visit www.chr-hansen.com.

Chr. Hansen Holding A/S - Major shareholder announcement

Chr. Hansen Holding A/S
Beoge Allé 10-12
DK-2970, Hoersholm
Denmark
Tel. +45 45 74 74 74
www.chr-hansen.com
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