Sydbank A/S: Major shareholder announcement - Sydbank A/S

Aabenraa, Denmark, 2018-02-27 11:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Referring to section 31 of the Danish Capital Markets Act this is to announce
that as at 26 February 2018 Sydbank A/S has through direct and indirect
holdings at its disposal 3,529,304 shares in Sydbank A/S, equal to 5.016% of
the total number of shares in Sydbank A/S. 

The Bank's holding of own shares is predominantly attributable to the Bank's
share buyback programme of DKK 664m. The share buyback programme was initiated
on 2 March 2017 and was completed on 31 December 2017. The share buyback
programme is described in detail in Company Announcement 04/2017. 

The Board of Directors recommends to the AGM on 14 March 2018 that the
repurchased shares be cancelled.

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