Announcement pursuant to section 29 of the Danish Securities Trading Act and section 2 of the executive order on major shareholders

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|                                                            15 September 2008 |
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| OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen                 |                             |
| Nikolaj Plads 6                                |                             |
| DK-1007 Copenhagen K                           |                             |
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Company announcement No.  20/2008                                               


Announcement pursuant to section 29 of the Danish Securities Trading Act and    
section 2 of the executive order on major shareholders                          

With reference to section 29 of the Danish Securities Trading Act and section 2 
of the executive order on major shareholders, notice is hereby given that       
Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) (“Handelsbanken”) today changed its ownership   
interest in Lokalbanken i Nordsjælland a/s to 98,545 shares of DKK 20 nominal   
value per share, corresponding to a nominal value of DKK 1,970,900. As a result,
Handelsbanken owns 3.65 % of the share capital and the voting rights of         
Lokalbanken i Nordsjælland a/s.                                                 

Furthermore, Lokalbanken i Nordsjælland a/s has irrevocably given Handelsbanken 
the right to buy the company's portfolio of treasury shares, corresponding to   
174,155 shares of DKK 20 nominal value, corresponding to 6.45% of the share     
capital and the voting rights. See the announcement of 15 September 2008        
released earlier by Handelsbanken.                                              

If Handelsbanken decides to exercise its option, Handelsbanken will subsequently
own 10.10 % of the share capital and the voting rights of Lokalbanken i         
Nordsjælland a/s.                                                               

Pursuant to article 7 of the articles of association, no shareholder -          
regardless of the size of such shareholder's stake - may exercise voting rights 
for shares with a nominal value of more than DKK 7,500.                         


Yours sincerely,                                                                

Lokalbanken i Nordsjælland a/s                                                  
Executive Board                                                                 

Bruno Riis-Nielsen