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 31 July 2012, Fidelity (FMR LLC and its direct and indirect subsidiaries) reduced its shareholdings in William Demant Holding A/S and now holds a total of 4.99% of the share capital and voting rights in William Demant Holding A/S.
Fidelity's total holding of William Demant Holding A/S shares is now 2,916,404 shares of DKK 1 each, equivalent to nominally DKK 2,916,404.
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Further information: Other contacts:
Niels Jacobsen, President & CEO Stefan Ingildsen, SVP Finance
Phone +45 3917 7100 Søren B. Andersson, VP IR
www.demant.com Morten Lehmann Nielsen, IR Manager
