Share and ownership structure
At December 31, 2023, Alfa Laval had 413,326,315 shares allocated among 54,098 shareholders according to Euroclear Sweden’s share register. Alfa Laval has only one class of shares and each share corresponds to one vote. Winder Holding AG was the largest owner, with 29.53 percent of the shares in Alfa Laval at year-end, and the only owner with a holding larger than 10 percent. The second largest owner was Alecta with 5.62 percent, followed by Norges Bank with a holding of 1.60 percent. Swedish private ownership amounted to 5 percent and other ownership accounted for 95 percent of the total ownership of Alfa Laval’s shares. For more information about Alfa Laval’s share, share performance and owner ship structure, please refer to the Share section on pages 80–81.
Ownership categories at December 31, 2023
| No. of shares | Holding, % | |
| Financial companies | 73,250,338 | 17.72% |
| Other financial companies | 704,471 | 0.17% |
| Social insurance funds | 9,026,615 | 2.18% |
| Government | 1,030,250 | 0.25% |
| Municipal sector | 40,400 | 0.01% |
| Trade organizations | 3,481,229 | 0.84% |
| Other Swedish legal entities | 5,286,227 | 1.28% |
| Uncategorized legal entities | 48,642 | 0.01% |
| Shareholders domiciled abroad | 299,540,081 | 72.47% |
| (legal entities and individuals) | ||
| Swedish individuals | 20,994,288 | 5.08% |
Source: Euroclear
Ten largest shareholders at December 31, 2023*
| No. of shares | Capital/voting rights,% | Change in holding in 2023, percentage points | |
| Winder Holding AG | 122,037,736 | 29.53 | 29.53 |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | 30,621,679 | 7.41 | 0.10 |
| BNY Mellon | 26,204,470 | 6.34 | 2.58 |
| Alecta | 23,221,464 | 5.62 | -1.09 |
| Northern Trust Company | 16,046,652 | 3.88 | -0.01 |
| JP Morgan Chase | 14,379,572 | 3.48 | -0.13 |
| Norges Bank | 6,627,441 | 1.60 | 0.04 |
| Deutsche Bank Trust Company America | 5,491,642 | 1.33 | 1.33 |
| AMF Tjänstepension | 5,000,000 | 1.21 | 1.21 |
| Första AP-fonden | 4,490,170 | 1.09 | 1.09 |
| Total ten largest shareholders | 254,120,826 | 61.48 | -1.59 |
* The table is adjusted for nominee-registered shares.
Total number of shareholders
Source: Euroclear
Dividend and percentage of adjusted EPS*
*Adjusted for step up amortization net of taxes.
**Board motion to the Annual General Meeting.
Source: Alfa Laval
