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Coloplast Major Shareholding Notification 2010

Apr 13, 2010

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Major Shareholding Notification

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Announcement No. 5/2010 13 April 2010

Major shareholder announcement

According to announcement No. 13/2008 of 13 August 2008 major shareholder Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond announced that its policy regarding its shareholding in Coloplast A/S would be revised among others if the foundation should receive a significant portion of shares by gift or inheritance. In announcement No. 12/2009 of 1 October 2009 Coloplast A/S informed that the foundation had increased its shareholding in Coloplast A/S by inheritance.

Consequently, Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond hereby announces the following:

If necessary, Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond will participate in Coloplast A/S' share buy-back programmes to ensure that its share of capital will not exceed 15%.

Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond today holds 10.81% of the share capital in Colopast A/S through its holding of nom. DKK 3,600,000 A shares and nom. DKK 20,725,000 B shares.

The announced policy will be revised and communicated, if the present legal regime should be changed, if owners of A-shares should transfer shares amongst themselves, or if Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond should receive a significant portion of shares by gift or inheritance. Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond will in any event in 2016 decide whether this policy should be revised.

This announcement is made in Danish and in English. In the event of discrepancies, the Danish version shall prevail.

Signed Niels Peter Louis-Hansen Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond

Lene Skole Executive Vice President, CFO

For further information, please contact

Investors and analysts

Lene Skole Executive Vice President, CFO Tel. +45 4911 1700

Ian S.E. Christensen Director of Investor Relations Tel. +45 4911 1800/+45 4911 1301 Email: [email protected]

Press and the media

Morten Sørensen Media Relations Manager Tel. +45 4911 2632 Email: [email protected]

This announcement is available in a Danish and an English-language version. In the event of discrepancies, the Danish version shall prevail.

The Coloplast logo is a registered trademark of Coloplast A/S. © 2010-04 All rights reserved. Coloplast A/S, 3050 Humlebæk, Denmark.

Coloplast develops products and services that make life easier for people with very personal and private medical conditions. Working closely with the people who use our products, we create solutions that are sensitive to their special needs. We call this intimate healthcare.

Our business includes Ostomy Care, Urology and Continence Care and Wound and Skin Care. We operate globally and employ more than 7,000 people.