1 January - 30 September 2008 Q1-Q3 - IN BRIEF - Profit before tax was DKK 711m - on a level with profit for the same period in 2007. - Core income was DKK 1,148m - up 20%. - Core earnings after impairment losses were DKK 847m - up 19%. - The investment portfolio generated a loss of DKK 136m against a loss of DKK 4m in the same period the year before. - Nominal mortgage lending increased by DKK 30bn to DKK 393bn. - Due to negative investment portfolio income, the forecast profit before tax for the year is revised downwards by DKK 100m to DKK 900m. - Standard & Poor's assigned AAA rating to covered bonds issued out of Capital Centre C.