Pursuant to section 28(a) of the Securities Trading Act we hereby announce that the total holding of own shares today is 508,086 shares corresponding to 4.05% of the share capital. The latest announcement on the bank's own holdings showed a total of 1,429 shares (at DKK 10 each), corresponding to0.01% of the share capital. As before, no individual shareholder owns more than 5 % of the bank's share capital. Sincerely Arne Wilhelmsen Managing Director