Mandatory Acquisition of Shares in Codan A/S


Stock Exchange announcement No. 15/2007

Codan A/S - ID code 1028863 - 8
Mandatory Acquisition of  Shares in Codan A/S

Not for release or distribution in or into Canada, Australia or Japan

Today the Board of Directors of Codan A/S and RSA Overseas Holdings B.V.
(“RSA”) have decided to initiate a mandatory acquisition of the remaining
shares in Codan A/S (other than those held by RSA) in accordance with Section
20b of the Danish Public Companies Act. 

Reference is made to the mandatory acquisition notice attached hereto. 


For further information:
ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Copenhagen Branch
Amaliegade 35
P.O.Box 71
1003 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Tel:	+45 3396 1200
Fax:	+45 3396 1300

Analysts	Press
Shona Cotterill	Phil Wilson-Brown/Sarah Hilyer
+44(0)2071117212	+44 (0) 20 7111 7047/7327
Andrew Wigg	Matthew Newton (Finsbury)
+44(0)2071117138	+44 (0) 20 7251 3801





Yours Sincerely
Codan A/S
 
Vibeke Krag
Company Secretary

Attachments

fb 15 2007 uk.appendix.finalmandatoryacquisition.pdf fb 15 2007 initiation of compulsory redemption of shares in codan as.pdf