| Share capital | Revaluation reserve according to the equity method | Treasury shares | Retained earnings | Proposed dividend | Total | ||
| DKK million | DKK million | DKK million | DKK million | DKK million | DKK million | ||
| Shareholders' equity at January 1, 2007 | 650 | 647 | (1,449) | 3,200 | 279 | 3,327 | |
| Net profit | 147 | 864 | 1,011 | ||||
| Dividend: | |||||||
| Dividend paid | (293) | (293) | |||||
| Dividend paid relating to treasury shares | 14 | 14 | |||||
| Proposed dividend, gross | (325) | 325 | - | ||||
| Proposed dividend relating to treasury shares | 16 | (16) | - | ||||
| Treasury shares: | |||||||
| Purchase of treasury shares | (500) | (500) | |||||
| Sale of treasury shares | 112 | 112 | |||||
| Currency translation of investments in subsidiaries, etc. | (134) | (134) | |||||
| Value adjustment of hedging instruments | 67 | 67 | |||||
| Other adjustments | (18) | (18) | |||||
| Shareholders' equity, December 31, 2007 | 650 | 794 | (1,837) | 3,670 | 309 | 3,586 | |
| Share capital | Revaluation reserve according to the equity method | Treasury shares | Retained earnings | Proposed dividend | Total | ||
| DKK million | DKK million | DKK million | DKK million | DKK million | DKK million | ||
| Shareholders' equity at January 1, 2006 | 696 | 662 | (1,659) | 3,797 | 256 | 3,752 | |
| Net profit | (15) | 929 | 914 | ||||
| Dividend: | |||||||
| Dividend paid | (278) | (278) | |||||
| Dividend paid relating to treasury shares | 23 | 23 | |||||
| Proposed dividend, gross | (292) | 292 | - | ||||
| Proposed dividend relating to treasury shares | 14 | (14) | - | ||||
| Treasury shares: | |||||||
| Purchase of treasury shares | (1,107) | (1,107) | |||||
| Sale of treasury shares | 111 | 111 | |||||
| Write-down of share capital | (46) | 1,206 | (1,160) | - | |||
| Currency translation of investments in subsidiaries, etc. | (175) | (175) | |||||
| Value adjustment of hedging instruments | 107 | 107 | |||||
| Other adjustments | (20) | (20) | |||||
| Shareholders' equity, December 31, 2006 | 650 | 647 | (1,449) | 3,200 | 279 | 3,327 | |
| Reference is made to Note 18 in the consolidated financial statements concerning treasury shares and average number of shares. | |||||||