Share capital

At the end of 2023 the share capital in Columbus A/S comprised of 129,276,264 shares at DKK 1.25 corresponding to nominal share capital of DKK 161,595,330 (2022: 129,276,264 shares at DKK 1.25 corresponding to nominal share capital of DKK 129,276,264).

Each share provides one vote. The shares are marketable securities and no restrictions have been set for the shares’ negotiability. The shares must be named and noted in the Company’s share register.

Share development

Columbus A/S’ shares have been listed on NASDAQ Copenhagen since May 1998 and have ID code DK0010268366 and abbreviated name COLUM. Columbus A/S is included in the Small Cap index.

At the end of 2023, the price of the Columbus A/S share was DKK 7.10, while at the end of 2022 it was DKK 6.29 – an increase of 12.90% (2022: -33.96%).

In 2023, a total of 14m shares were traded corresponding to 10.9% of the total number of shares at the end of 2023 (2022: 12.4%). The average trade per business day in 2023 was DKK 0.34m (2022: DKK 0.5m).

The Company’s market value amounted to DKK 917.9m at the end of 2023 against DKK 813.1m at the end of 2022.

Ownership

At the end of 2023 Columbus A/S had 6,931 registered shareholders, who together owned 96.74% of the total share capital.

Members of Columbus A/S’ Board of Directors and Executive Board owned in total 60.47% of the share capital at the end of 2023.

The following shareholders have informed Columbus A/S of possession of 5% or above of the shares and voting rights (updated 19 March 2024):

* Due to shareholder voting agreements, Consolidated Holdings A/S holds 62.2% of the voting rights.