Note 19 - Shareholders' equity

DKKm                        
Shareholders' equity
Share capital
2007 2006
Issued shares No. of shares   Nominal value (DKK'000)   No. of shares   Nominal value (DKK'000)
Balance at 1 January 67,790,001 1,694,750 68,000,000 1,700,000
Bought during the year -221,200 -5,530 -247,440 -6,186
Sold during the year 69,677   1,742   37,441   936
Balance at 31 December 67,638,478   1,690,962   67,790,001   1,694,750
2007 2006
Treasury shares No. of shares   Nominal value (DKK'000)   % of share capital   No. of shares   Nominal value (DKK'000)   % of share capital
Balance at 1 January 209,999 5,250 0.30 0 0 0
Bought during the year 221,200 5,530 0.33 247,440 6,186 0.36
Used in connection with issue of employee shares -69,677   -1,742   -0.10   -37,441   -936   -0,06
Balance at 31 December 361,522   9,038   0.53   209,999   5,250   0,30
Pursuant to the authorisation granted by the shareholders in general meeting, TrygVesta may acquire up to a maximum of nom. DKK 170m worth of treasury shares, corresponding to 10.0% of the share capital in the period until the next annual general meeting in 2008.
In 2007, Tryg Vesta acquired treasury shares worth nom. DKK 5,530k, corresponding to 221,200 shares at a total cost of DKK 96,533k.
Treasury shares are acquired for use in the Group's incentive programme.
  
Capital adequacy, etc.
Shareholders' equity according to annual report 10,010 9,951
Subordinate loan capital 637 365
Proposed dividend -1,156 -2,244
Solvency requirements to subsidiary undertakings -3,681 -4,557
Own shares -143   0
Capital base 5,667   3,515
Weighted assets 7,030   6,064
Solvency pct.                 81   58
The capital base and the solvency ratio are calculated in accordance with the Danish Financial Business Act.
TrygVesta manages its capital requirement as described in “Capitalisation” in the management’s report'