To the shareholders of Vestas Wind Systems A/S

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Pursuant to article 4 of the Articles of Association, you are hereby convened
for the Annual General Meeting of Vestas Wind Systems A/S on Thursday, 26 March
2009 at 2:00 p.m. (CET) at the Concert Hall (Musikhuset) Aarhus, Thomas Jensens
Allé, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. The agenda includes the following items: 

1. Report from the Board of Directors on the company's activities during the
past year. 

2. Presentation of the annual report and resolution to adopt the annual report.

3. Resolution on the distribution of profit or covering of loss according to
the approved annual report. The Board of Directors proposes that no dividend be
paid out for 2008. 

4. Election of members of the Board of Directors. All board members elected by
the Annual General Meeting are up for election and the Board of Directors
proposes re-election of the following current board members elected by the
Annual General Meeting: Bent Erik Carlsen, Torsten Erik Rasmussen, Freddy
Frandsen, Jørgen Huno Rasmussen, Jørn Ankær Thomsen and Kurt Anker Nielsen. The
Board of Directors proposes that the number of board members is increased by
one member. Arne Pedersen has decided not to seek re-election. The Board of
Directors proposes that Håkan Eriksson and Ola Rollén are elected to the Board
of Directors. 

5. Appointment of auditors. The Board of Directors proposes reappointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers Statsautoriseret Revisionsaktieselskab and KPMG
Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab. 

6. Proposals, if any, from the Board of Directors or the shareholders,
including proposals for authorisation of the company to acquire treasury
shares. 

6.1. Proposal by the Board of Directors that overall guidelines for incentive
pay be approved. 

It is proposed that the Annual General Meeting approves the overall guidelines
for incentive pay for the members of the Executive Management of Vestas Wind
Systems A/S laid down by the Board of Directors. The attached guidelines are
also accessible at the company's website vestas.com/investor. If the guidelines
are approved by the Annual General Meeting, the following new article 13 will
be included in the company's Articles of Association. 

“Article 13 Guidelines for incentive pay
The Company has adopted guidelines for incentive pay for the members of the
Executive Management pursuant to section 69b of the Danish Public Companies
Act. The guidelines have been approved by the General Meeting and are
accessible on the Company's website.” 

6.2. The Board of Directors requests the authorisation of the Annual General
Meeting for the company to acquire treasury shares in the period up until the
next Annual General Meeting, up to a total nominal value of 10 per cent of the
value of the company's share capital at the time in question, cf. article 48 of
the Danish Public Companies Act. The payment for the shares must not deviate
more than 10 per cent from the closing price quoted at the NASDAQ OMX
Copenhagen at the time of acquisition. 

7. Any other business.

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Agenda and complete proposals

The agenda, the annual report for 2008 and the complete proposals to be
considered by the Annual General Meeting will be available for review by the
shareholders at the company's registered office in Randers (Denmark) from 16
March 2009 to 26 March 2009. Furthermore, the documents, inclusive of
information about fiduciaries and backgrounds of the individual candidates for
the Board will be available at vestas.com/investor. 

Admission card

Pursuant to article 6 of the Articles of Association, shareholders who wish to
attend the Annual General Meeting shall order an admission card from VP
Investor Services, Helgeshøj Allé 61, P.O. Box 20, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark,
(fax: +45 4358 8867) or via vestas.com/investor no later than 23 March 2009 at
4:00 p.m. (CET). 

Non-registered shareholders who wish to attend the Annual General Meeting shall
provide evidence of their title by presenting a document of title issued by the
relevant shareholder's bank ("the account-holding bank"). The document of title
must be issued no more than 14 days before the shareholder's request for an
admission card. 

Voting right

The company's share capital amounts to DKK 185,204,103 and is divided into
shares in the denomination of DKK 1 and/or multiples thereof. Each share amount
of DKK 1 shall entitle the shareholder to one vote. Shareholders who are
entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting, and who have had their shares
registered in the register of shareholders, or have reported and submitted
proof of their acquisition, shall be entitled to vote. Shareholders, who have
acquired shares by transfer, cannot exercise the voting rights attached to the
shares in question, without such shares having been registered in the register
of shareholders, or the shareholder has reported and submitted proof of the
shareholder's acquisition prior to this notice, cf. article 6 of the Articles
of Association. A form for submitting votes by proxy may be obtained from VP
Investor Services or via vestas.com/investor. The completed and signed proxy
must be received by VP Investor Services no later than 23 March 2009 at 4:00
p.m. (CET). 

Refreshments will be served after the Annual General Meeting. The event will be
ending at approx 5 p.m. (CET). 


Randers, 3 March 2009

Vestas Wind Systems A/S
On behalf of the Board of Directors



Bent Erik Carlsen
Chairman

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