Nordea (Denmark)

Nordea (CPH:NDA) The Danish government and the Danish banking sector's contingency association (Det Private Beredskab) have agreed on a guarantee arrangement, which will protect depositors and ordinary creditors of Danish banks against losses not covered by the public Danish depositor guarantee fund or by any other arrangement.

Nordea (CPH:NDA) Nordea has signed an agreement to acquire nine branches from "Bankaktieselskabet af 24. august 2008" (Roskilde Bank).

Nordea (CPH:NDA) Nordea's Annual General Meeting 2008 decided to set up a nomination committee whose task in reference to the AGM 2009 is to propose board members and chairman of the board, as well as remuneration to the board members and auditor.

Nordea (CPH:NDA) Following Monday's announcement from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. that the company has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition, Nordea has decided to comment on its exposure to Lehman Brothers.

Nordea (CPH:NDA) The economic slowdown has hit all the Nordic countries due to stronger inflation and higher interest rates. The economy is not expected to pick up until 2010. There are also clear signs that the unemployment rate will rise in future after several years' downtrend.

Nordea (CPH:NDA) Fredrik Rystedt (44) will as at 15 September 2008 take up his new position as Head of Group Corporate Centre and Chief Financial Officer and member of Group Executive Management of Nordea.

Nordea High business activity and record results from customer areas * Income EUR 3,953m (EUR 3,830m in the first half year 2007), up 3% * Limited impact from volatile and weakened financial markets * Net interest income EUR 2,411m (EUR 2,047m), up 18% * Profit before loan losses EUR 1,825m (EUR 1,830m) * Loan losses EUR 57m (positive EUR 41m), a loan loss ratio of 5 basis points * Risk-adjusted profit EUR 1,185m (EUR 1,197m), down 1% * Return on equity 16.0% (19.5%) * Earnings per share EUR 0.53 (EUR 0.58) * Nordea expects to deliver growth in risk-adjusted profit of approx. 5% for the full year (for full outlook for 2008, see page 7)

Nordea Press and analyst conference Time: 10.30 CET Place: Smålandsgatan 17, Stockholm

Nordea The press release with the result will be published approximately 8.00 CET.

Nordea Lauri Peltola, 45, has been appointed Nordea's new Head of Group Identity and Communications as of 1 September 2008. He will succeed Torben Laustsen who has been appointed Deputy Head of Banking in Denmark.