Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm, 16 September, 2011

Nordea’s Nomination Committee for the AnnualGeneral Meeting 2012 appointed

Nordea’s Annual General Meeting 2011 decided to set up a nomination committee whose task in reference to the Annual General Meeting 2012 is to propose board members, chairman of the board and auditor, as well as remuneration to the board members and auditor.

The nomination committee comprises one representative for each one of the four largest shareholders in terms of voting rights who wish to participate in the nomination committee and also the chairman of the board of directors.

The members of the Nomination Committee are:

Torbjörn Magnusson, President and CEO of If, appointed by Sampo plc

Kristina Ekengren, Senior Investment Manager at the Ministry of Finance, the Swedish state

Mogens Hugo, Chairman of Nordea-fonden

Peder Hasslev, Head of Asset Management, AMF Björn Wahlroos, Chairman of the board of directors

Torbjörn Magnusson has been appointed the Nomination Committee’s chairman. The annual general meeting will be held on Thursday 22 March 2012.

Shareholders who want to forward a proposal to the nomination committee should submit a written proposal no later than 31 December 2011 to Nordea’s website www.nordea.com or the following address:

Nordea Bank AB (publ)

The Nomination Committee c/o Group Legal, H 50

SE-105 71 Stockholm

For further information:

Torbjörn Magnusson, +46 8 792 81 12

Nordea’s vision is to be a Great European bank, acknowledged for its people, creating superior value for customers and shareholders. We are making it possible for our customers to reach their goals by providing a wide range of products, services and solutions within banking, asset management and insurance. Nordea has around 11 million customers, approx. 1,400 branch offices and is among the ten largest universal banks in Europe in terms of total market capitalisation. The Nordea share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen.

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