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 22 December 2008, the following transactions have been made under the share buy back programme: Number of shares Average purchase price Transaction value (DKK) 22 December 2008 - - - 23 December 2008 9,500 322.40 3,062,752.50 29 December 2008 18,750 326.52 6,122,250.00 30 December 2008 18,000 332.32 5,981,760.00 2 January 2009 14,000 330.90 4,632,600.00 Accumulated 60,250 328.62 19,799,362.50 Since the share buy back programme was initiated on 4 April 2008, the total number of repurchased shares is 2,995,610 total amount of DKK 1,057.5m. With the transactions stated above, TrygVesta owns a total of 3,636,513 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.