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