Pursuant to section 29 of the Danish Securities Trading Act, we hereby announce
that Nykredit Realkredit A/S disclosed today that it has increased its equity
interest in Spar Nord Bank A/S to above 10% of the share capital of Spar Nord
Bank A/S. 

Please direct any questions you may have to Ole Madsen, SVP Corporate
Communication, who can be reached on tel. +45 9634 4010. 



Sincerely yours,
Spar Nord Bank A/S

Ole Madsen
SVP Corporate Communication

Direct tel.+45 9634 4010
oma@sparnord.dk