Topdanmark increases its holding of own shares


7 January 2008
Announcement No. 02/2008


Topdanmark now holds own shares representing 10.00% of the share capital as
opposed to the 9.28% previously reported in announcement No. 29/2007 published
on 20 December 2007. This is an increase in the holding of own shares to
1,763,464 shares from the 1,635,639 previously reported. 

At an extraordinary general meeting on 13 December 2007 it was decided to
reduce the share capital by 751,000 of these 1,763,464 own shares and they are
expected to be cancelled on the expiry of the three-month time limit for filing
objections on 17 March 2008. 

In 2007 Topdanmark bought back the entire share by-back programme of DKK 2bn.

The share by-back programme for 2008 will be announced in the 2007 Annual
Report on 11 March 2008. In 2008 to date Topdanmark has bought back own shares
of DKK 93m of the 2008 programme. 

This announcement is being published with reference to Sections 28 and 29 of
the Danish Securities Trading Act. 


Please direct any queries to:
Steffen Heegaard, Head of IR and Communications
Direct tel: +45 4474 4017, Mobile: +45 4025 3524