Company announcementno 2017-08 27 July 2017
Major shareholder announcement concerning Canada Pension Plan Investment Boardpursuant to section 29 of the Danish Securities Trading Act

Pursuant to section 29 of the Danish Securities Trading Act, William Demant Holding A/S hereby makes public that the Company has received the following announcement:

On 26 July 2017, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired shares in William Demant Holding A/S increasing its holding of voting rights and share capital to 7.86%.

Hereafter, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's total voting rights in William Demant Holding A/S represents 20,352,691 shares of DKK 0.20 each.

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Further information:
René Schneider, CFO
Phone +45 3917 7300
www.demant.com		 Other contacts:
Søren B. Andersson, VP IR
Mathias Holten Møller, IR Officer
Trine Kromann-Mikkelsen, VP Media

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