GN Store Nord — Major Shareholding Notification 2012

May 1, 2012

Copenhagen, 2012-05-01 16:21 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GN Store Nord has
received information that Marathon Asset Management LLP (UK) has reduced its
holdings of GN shares to 19,171,743 shares.

Marathon Asset Management now holds 9.9% of the share capital and votes in GN
Store Nord.

For further information, please contact:

Mikkel Danvold

VP, IR & Communications

GN Store Nord A/S

Tel: +45 45 75 02 71