Ringkjøbing Bank, preliminary announcement of annual report

Profit before tax DKK 178.0 million. 39.6% increase in core earnings. Write-downs on loans etc. show income of DKK 20.1 million against a cost of DKK 10.6 million last year. Share capital written down by 40,000 shares instead of dividend. The pre-tax return on equity was 26.0% against the previous year's 17.5% In the 2007 financial year, Ringkjøbing Bank expects to achieve core earnings of the order of DKK 110 million and a profit before tax of DKK 115 million.