Deutsche Bank Appointed as Depositary Bank for American Depositary Receipt Program of Nordea Bank AB (publ)

New York  January 20, 2011 Deutsche Bank today announced its appointment as depositary bank for thesponsored Level I American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program of Nordea BankAB (publ) (“Nordea”).Nordea is the largest financial services group in the Nordic and Baltic Sea region, with approximately 10 million customers, approximately 1,400 branch offices and a market cap of EUR33bn.  Nordea’s shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Copenhagen, Helsinki and Stockholm.* Akbar Poonawala, Head of Global Equity Services at Deutsche Bank said, “We are delighted to be acting as