Sydbank — Major Shareholding Notification 2012

Mar 21, 2012

Sydbank

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Company Announcement No 09/2012

Peberlyk 4 · PO Box 1038 DK-6200 Aabenraa

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Sydbank A/S CVR No DK 12626509, Aabenraa

21 March 2012

Dear Sirs

Major shareholder announcement according to section 29 of the Danish Securities Trading etc Act:

Sydbank has been informed that Silchester International Investors LLP has increased its shareholding in Sydbank A/S to 7,451,793 shares of DKK 10.00 each corresponding to 10.04% of the share capital.

Yours sincerely

Nail Hallyaund

Niels Møllegaard Group Executive Vice President