Nasdaq OMX Copenhagen London Stock Exchange Bourse de Luxembourg Other stakeholders Stock Exchange Announcement No 06/09 Group Executive Management Peberlyk 4 • PO Box 1038 DK-6200 Aabenraa Tel +45 74 36 36 36 Fax +45 74 36 35 36 www.sydbank.dk SWIFT SYBKDK22 Sydbank A/S CVR No DK 12626509, Aabenraa jaak@sydbank.dk Direct tel. +45 74 36 20 05 25 May 2009 Dear Sirs Holding of own shares As of 19 May 2009 Sydbank's holding of own shares amounts to 3,155,732 shares, equal to 4.68% of the share capital of DKK 675m. Compared to the Bank's most recent stock exchange announcement in this respect (No 21/07 dated 19 December 2007) the holding of own shares represented 5.22%. Yours faithfully Jakob Aakjær Head of Executive Secretariat