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Nordea Pursuant to chapter 4, section 9 of the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980) and article 15 of the Transparency Directive (Directive 2004/109/EC), Nordea has to disclose the total number of voting rights and total share capital at the end of the calendar month during which a change has occurred. In May 2008 the following changes have occurred.
On 15 May 2008 the share capital of Nordea Bank AB (publ) was increased by EUR 2,880,000 by a new issue of 2,880,000 C-shares. After the increase the total share capital of Nordea Bank AB (publ) is EUR 2,600,108,227. On 20 May 2008 Nordea acquired all the C-shares, which subsequently were converted into ordinary shares on 22 May 2008. After the conversion the total amount of outstanding shares in the company is 2,600,108,227 ordinary shares.
The number of shares is 2,600,108,227. Each share gives right to one vote, making the total number of voting rights 2,600,108,227.
For further information: Torben Laustsen, Group Identity and Communications, +46 8 614 7916
The information provided in this press release is such that Nordea is required to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980) and/or the Swedish Securities Markets Act (2007:528). The information was submitted for publication at 10.00 CET on 30 May 2008.