Nordea AB - rights issue - admittance to trading and official listing of new shares and subscription rights


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Nordea AB - rights issue - admittance to trading and official listing of new    
shares and subscription rights                                                  

The ISIN codes below - subscription rights (TR) and new shares (BTA) - in Nordea
AB will be admitted to trading and official listing on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S
with effect from 20 March 2009.                                                 


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| ISIN                                  | SE0002801308                         |
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| Name:                                 | Nordea TR                            |
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| Proportion:                           | 20:11                                |
|                                       | Shareholders in Nordea will have the |
|                                       | right to subscribe for 11 new        |
|                                       | ordinary shares per 20 existing      |
|                                       | ordinary shares                      |
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| Trade in subscription rights (both    | 20 March 2009 - 31 March 2009        |
| days included):                       |                                      |
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| Orderbook ID:                         | 64.771                               |
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| Short name:                           | NDA TR                               |
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| ISIN                                  | SE0002801316                         |
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| Name:                                 | Nordea BTA                           |
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| Volume:                               | 1,430,059,525 shares                 |
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| Subscription price:                   | EUR 1.81 (DKK 13.49)                 |
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| Subscription period (both days        | 20 March 2009 - 3 April 2009         |
| included):                            |                                      |
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| Expected listing period for BTA (both | 20 March 2009 - 20 April 2009        |
| days included):                       |                                      |
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| Orderbook ID:                         | 64.767                               |
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| Short name:                           | NDA BTA                              |
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For further information, please see the prospectus and announcements published  
by Nordea AB.                                                                   

For further information, please contact: Asta Jepsen, Surveillance, tel. +45 33 
93 33 66

Attachments

nordea - rights issue.pdf