Sydbank — Capital/Financing Update 2013

Oct 9, 2013

SUPPLEMENT DATED 8 OCTOBER 2013 TO THE OFFERING CIRCULAR DATED 16 NOVEMBER 2012

This Supplement (the Supplement) to the Offering Circular (the Offering Circular) dated 16 November 2012 which comprises a base prospectus constitutes a supplementary prospectus for the purposes of Section 87G of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the FSMA) and is prepared in connection with the €4,000,000,000 Global Medium Term Note Programme (the Programme) established by Sydbank A/S (the Issuer). Terms defined in the Offering Circular have the same meaning when used in this Supplement.

This Supplement is supplemental to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Offering Circular and any other supplements to the Offering Circular issued by the Issuer.

The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in this Supplement. To the best of the knowledge of the Issuer (which has taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained in this Supplement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

Purpose of the Supplement

The purpose of this Supplement is (a) to incorporate by reference the Issuer's annual financial statements as at and for the twelve month period ended 31 December 2012, (b) to incorporate by reference the Issuer's interim financial statements as at and for the six month period ended 30 June 2013 and (c) to include a new "Significant or Material Change" statement.

Annual Financial Statements as at and for the twelve month period ended 31 December 2012

On 20 February 2013 the Issuer published its consolidated annual financial statements as at and for the twelve month period ended 31 December 2012. A copy of those annual financial statements has been filed with the Financial Conduct Authority and, by virtue of this Supplement, those annual financial statements are incorporated in, and form part of, the Offering Circular.

Interim Financial Statements as at and for the six month period ended 30 June 2013

On 21 August 2013 the Issuer published its unaudited interim financial statements as at and for the six month period ended 30 June 2013. A copy of those interim financial statements has been filed with the Financial Conduct Authority and, by virtue of this Supplement, those interim financial statements are incorporated in, and form part of, the Offering Circular.

Copies of all documents incorporated by reference in the Offering Circular can be obtained from the registered office of the Issuer, from the website of the Issuer at www.sydbank.com/sydbankcom/about/ir/finreports and from the specified offices of the Paying Agents for the time being in London and Luxembourg as described on page 81 of the Offering Circular. Copies of all documents incorporated by reference in the Offering Circular will be published on the website of the Regulatory News Service operated by the London Stock Exchange at http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-home.html.

If documents which are incorporated by reference themselves incorporate any information or other documents therein, either expressly or implicitly, such information or other documents will not form part of this Supplement for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC) except where such information or other documents are specifically incorporated by reference or attached to this Supplement.

General Information

There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries (the Group) since 30th June, 2013 and there has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the Group since 31st December, 2012.

To the extent that there is any inconsistency between (a) any statement in this Supplement or any statement incorporated by reference into the Offering Circular by this Supplement and (b) any other statement in or incorporated by reference in the Offering Circular, the statements in (a) above will prevail.

Save as disclosed in this Supplement, there has been no other significant new factor, material mistake or inaccuracy relating to information included in the Offering Circular since the publication of the Offering Circular.