Pursuant to section 28 of the Danish Securities Trading Act we hereby announce that since the most recent “Section 28 report”, Alm. Brand A/S and its subsidiaries have increased their holding of own shares to 992,170, equivalent to 5.05% of the share capital in Alm. Brand A/S. The most recent report on Alm. Brand A/S and its subsidiaries' holding of own shares was dated 29 February 2008 and was for 877,621 shares, equal to 4.47% of the share capital. Please direct any questions regarding this announcement to Søren Boe Mortensen, Chief Executive, on tel. +45 35 47 47 47. Yours sincerely, Alm. Brand A/S Søren Boe Mortensen Chief Executive