On 4 April 2008 TrygVesta initiated a share buy back programme in compliance with the EU Commission Regulation no. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, the so-called Safe Harbour Regulative for share buy back. Under the programme TrygVesta will purchase own shares for an amount of DKK 1,405m in the period from 4 April 2008 to the day prior to the release of the full year results 2008, which is planned to be released 3 March 2009. Since the announcement of 15 December 2008, the following transactions have been made under the share buy back programme: Number of shares Average purchase price Transaction value (DKK) 15 December 2008 11,750 317.47 3,730,272.50 16 December 2008 16,750 318.58 5,336,215.00 17 December 2008 7,500 319.67 2,397,525.00 18 December 2008 12,500 321.25 4,015,625.00 19 December 2008 15,000 314.68 4,720,200.00 Accumulated 63,500 318.11 20,199,837.50 Since the share buy back programme was initiated on 4 April 2008, the total number of repurchased shares is 2,935,360 total amount of DKK 1,037.5m. With the transactions stated above, TrygVesta owns a total of 3,576,263 shares, corresponding to 5.3% of the share capital. The total amount of shares in TrygVesta is 68m including own shares. Additional information: For further information visit www.trygvesta.com or contact Investor Relations; Investor Relations Director Ole Søeberg. Phone +45 44 20 45 20 and e-mail ole.soeberg@tryg.dk Investor Relations Manager Lars Møller Phone +45 44 20 45 17 and e-mail lars.moeller@tryg.dk TrygVesta is the leading Nordic provider of “peace of mind” solutions with property & casualty insurance operations in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. TrygVesta is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen and 60% of the shares are held by TryghedsGruppen smba.