The shares in Forstædernes Bank A/S to be compulsorily redeemed and delisted


Company Announcement 25 - 2008                                                  
The OMX Copenhagen Stock Exchange                                               


The shares in Forstædernes Bank A/S to be compulsorily redeemed and delisted    

Following the issue of the tender offer on 15 September 2008 Nykredit Realkredit
A/S now owns 98.1% of the share capital and voting rights in Forstædernes Bank  
A/S apart from Forstædernes Bank's portfolio of treasury shares.                

Today the Board of Directors of Forstædernes Bank A/S together with Nykredit    
Realkredit A/S has decided to initiate a compulsory redemption of all its       
remaining shares in Forstædernes Bank A/S. The announcement to that effect in   
pursuance of S20b(1) of the Danish Companies Act is expected to be issued on 3  
November 2008. The announcement will detail the terms and conditions of the     
compulsory redemption and will fix a term of four weeks for the transfer of     
shares in Forstædernes Bank. We expect the closing date to be 1 December 2008.  

As matters stand Forstædernes Bank A/S has today decided to request NASDAQ QMX  
Copenhagen A/S to delist the shares in Forstædernes Bank A/S, the last listing  
date being 31 October 2008.                                                     


The Board of Directors                                                          

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Contact person:                                                                 
Steffen Torvits, Investor Relations and Press Manager, tel. +45 22 22 20 36     
                                                                                
This announcement has been issued both in Danish and English. In case of any    
discrepancies, the Danish version shall prevail.

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