1. GN has one class of shares carrying four votes each
2. GN has no voting restrictions
3. GN has no dominant shareholder
4. GN shareholders’ proxy form is valid for the coming AGM only and includes the shareholders’ position on each point on the agenda
5. GN’s Supervisory Board has 9 members at present, of which 3 are employee representatives and 6 are elected by the AGM for one year with no limitation on re-election until the age 70.
6. GN has a two tier system with a non-executive Supervisory Board i.a. controlling the executive management. In 2008 an Audit Committee and a Remuneration Committee were set up. The shareholder elected members of the Supervisory Board now also serve on the boards of GN Netcom and GN ReSound respectively.
7. The Supervisory Board meets at least eight times a year in scheduled ordinary meetings to which a number of extraordinary meetings can be added. The members of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee meet at least four times per year.
8. GN reports according to International Financial Reporting Standards, IFRS as adopted by the EU and additional Danish disclosure requirements for annual reports of listed companies.
9. GN’s long term incentive program is primarily warrant-based and comprises the grant of warrants to Executive Management and other senior employees of GN’s subsidiaries, GN ReSound and GN Netcom entitling the holder to subscribe shares in GN ReSound A/S and GN Netcom A/S respectively. The term is 3 years for GN Netcom and 5 years for GN ReSound. The exercise price in GN ReSound and GN Netcom is determined by an independent financial counselor on the basis of the market price of the GN share.
   The general meeting elected members of the Supervisory Board are not covered by the long term incentive program.
10. GN conducts presentations of annual and interim reports in English with a concurrent teleconference and live transmission on www.gn.com.

For more information on GN's Corporate Governance view the latest Annual Report.