Nordea Bank AB (publ)
Nordea publishes commentary on re-domiciliation process

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — (Marketwired) — 12/14/17 — Nordea Bank AB
(publ) (EURONEXT PARIS: XHFT)

Euronext Paris: XHFT

Nordea Bank AB (publ) (Nordea) publishes information on the main
considerations and drivers behind the decision to initiate the
re-domiciliation of the parent company from Sweden to Finland.

On 6 September 2017, the Board of Directors of Nordea decided to
initiate a re-domiciliation process of the parent company of the
Nordea Group from Sweden to Finland. In order to provide shareholders
with additional information on the main considerations and drivers
behind this decision, Nordea has published a document at
https://www.nordea.com/en/investor-relations/ clarifying the
financial impact of a re-domiciliation, the impact that a
re-domiciliation is expected to have on Nordea’s corporate governance
and the listing of the Nordea share. Certain withholding tax-related
items are also covered.

As part of the formal merger process, a prospectus will be prepared
in accordance with the Prospectus Directive (as implemented in
Finland). This is a formal document, which will follow the required
disclosure requirements under the Prospectus Regulation. However, the
information in that document will be prepared on the basis of already
disclosed public information and will not present the rationale for
the merger or any other aspects of the process in any way that would
not already have been publicly disclosed. The prospectus is planned
to be registered and available for shareholders in mid-end February
and no later than two weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting
scheduled for 15 March 2018.

Information regarding the proposed re-domiciliation to Finland
(PDF):
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3358Z_-2017-12-14.pdf

For further information:
Rodney Alfven, Head of Investor Relations, +46 72 235 05 15
Claes Eliasson, Acting Head of Group External Communications, +46 72
141 67 12