Due to the recent development within the Euro region, Nordea hereby informs
about its exposure to Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain.

Nordea has through its liquidity buffer exposure to Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Portugal and Spain. The size of the buffer is approximately EUR 50bn, of which
approximately 1.5 per cent relates to these countries. Sovereign debt to Greece
is less than one per cent of the buffer. The maturity of the sovereign debt is
less than one year.

In addition, Nordea has a marginal exposure related to trade finance and other
bank products.

For further information:
Fredrik Rystedt, Group CFO/EVP, +46 8 614 78 12
Carl-Johan Granvik, Group Chief Risk Officer, +46 8 614 78 11
Rodney Alfvén, Head of Investor Relations, +46 722 35 05 15
Jan Larsson, Head of Group Identity and Communications, +46 705 93 34 12


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