-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 22 October 2008 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen | | | Nikolaj Plads 6 | | | DK-1007 Copenhagen K | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock exchange announcement no 27/2008 Compulsory redemption and delisting of Lokalbanken i Nordsjælland a/s Following Handelsbanken's acquisition of 97.7% of all outstanding shares in Lokalbanken i Nordsjælland a/s, Handelsbanken and the Supervisory Board of Lokalbanken have resolved to initiate a compulsory redemption of the remaining shares in Lokalbanken on 29 October 2008 pursuant to section 20b of the Danish Public Limited Companies Act. As a consequence of the compulsory redemption resolution, Lokalbanken in consultation with Handelsbanken has resolved to submit a request to NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen to delist Lokalbanken's shares from trading and official listing, the last stock exchange trading and listing date to be 28 October 2008. The compulsory redemption is initiated thereafter. Yours sincerely Lokalbanken I Nordsjælland a/s Executive board Bruno Riis-Nielsen
Compulsory redemption and delisting of Lokalbanken i Nordsjælland a/s
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