
Independent Auditors Report
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M anagement’s responsibilities for the financial statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of consolidated financial statements that give a true and fair
view in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as endorsed by the EU
and further requirements in the Danish Financial Statements Act and for the preparation of the parent company
financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with the Danish Financial Statements Act, and
for such internal control as Management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial state-
ments that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Financial Statements, Management is responsible for assessing the Group’s and the parent
company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern
and using the going concern basis of accounting unless Management either intends to liquidate the Group or
the parent company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Financial Statements as a whole are
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes
our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted
in accordance with ISAs and the additional requirements applicable in Denmark will always detect a material
misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, indi-
vidually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users
taken on the basis of these Financial Statements. As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs and the additional
requirements applicable in Denmark, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional skepti-
cism throughout the audit.
We also:
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Financial Statements, whether due to fraud
or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence
that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material
misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve
collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Obtain
an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness
of the Group's and the Company's internal control.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that
are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effec-
tiveness of the Group’s and the Parent Company’s internal control.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting esti-
mates and related disclosures made by Management.
Conclude on the appropriateness of Management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and
based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or con-
ditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s and the Parent Company’s ability to continue as
a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in
our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are
inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to
the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group or the
Parent Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Financial Statements, including the dis-
closures, and whether the Financial Statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a
manner that achieves fair presentation.
Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business
activities within the Group to express an opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements. We are
responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely re-
sponsible for our audit opinion.