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SUPPORTING SPONSOR: Nykredit
Nykredit is one of Denmark's leading financial services providers and the largest mortgage bank in Denmark after the acquisition of Totalkredit, another large Danish mortgage bank.
Danish mortgage bonds attract the highest rating levels from international rating agencies. All new mortgage bond series opened by Nykredit Realkredit A/S to fund loans advanced from and including 1 September 2002 as well as all mortgage bond series opened by Totalkredit A/S are rated Aaa. The main part of the remaining bond series is rated Aa1.Danish mortgage bonds generally represent very safe investments as a result of the lending provisions and the balance principle of the Danish Mortgage Credit Act. Nykredit has issued mortgage bonds since 1851 and is one of the largest private bond issuers in Europe. At end-2003 Nykredit and Totalkredit had a combined total outstanding amount of mortgage bonds of €93.8 billion. The bond issues comprise covered callables (€48.9 billion), covered bullets (€39.1 billion) and covered non-callable bonds (€5.7 billion). In connection with the annual auction for the purpose of refinancing adjustable-rate mortgages in December 2003, bonds of a nominal €9.4 billion were issued. Nykredit mortgage bonds are sold through Nykredit Markets - Nykredit's investment banking division that offers trading in a large number of European fixed income and currency products. Nykredit Markets also includes the Research Department of the Nykredit Group that offers a broad range of research publications and other research products including Bond Focus. Bond Focus is a web-based quantitative research tool that enables investors to analyse a number of key figures on Danish and international bonds. Based on the financing of property, Nykredit offers mortgage finance, banking, insurance as well as estate agency services. Nykredit and Totalkredit have some 3,200 staff members. In addition to the approx 540,000 retail customers, the Group serves customers within trade and industry, agriculture, rental housing as well as Danish and foreign investors via approx 1,200 branches, a call centre, a sales centre, 120 insurance agents, 281 estate agents and www.nykredit.dk. Nykredit Markets including www.nykreditmarkets.com and Nykredit Investor Relations including www.nykredit.com serve investors.
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EUROCATALYST IN FOCUS: NORDIC COVERED BONDS 2004 IS PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH   EUROCATALYST WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS   
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