- CORE EARNINGS BEFORE CREDIT LOSS EXPENSES ARE AT RECORD LEVEL; UPGRADE OF FORECAST - Core earnings before credit loss expenses amounted to DKK 1,271m against DKK 1,056m for the first six months of 2006. - Credit loss expenses were an income of DKK 4m against an income of DKK 158m for the first six months of 2006. - Profit on own securities portfolio net of funding costs amounted to DKK -89m against DKK 105m for the first six months of 2006. - Pre-tax profit of DKK 1,201m, corresponding to an annual return on opening shareholders' funds of 24.9%. - Shareholders' funds of DKK 10.0bn against DKK 9.6bn at the beginning of 2007. - The solvency ratio was 11.4% (Tier 1: 9.9%). - Advances and deposits increased by 14% and 15%, respectively. - The net influx of new customers had practically doubled since the introduction of ”Jyske Differences 2nd Generation”. - The total number of customers exceeded 500,000. - The number of shareholders was close to 250,000.