Pursuant to section 29 of the Danish Securities Trading Act, we hereby announce that IC Group A/S today has received information from Nordea Funds OY, Danish Branch that it has acquired shares of IC Group A/S and now has an overall shareholding in IC Group A/S exceeding 5%.

As a result of its acquisition, Nordea Funds OY, Danish Branch has a shareholding in IC Group A/S constituting:

851,948 shares of DKK 10 each

corresponding to a nominal value of DKK 8,519,480 or 5.009% of the total number of shares issued and voting rights.

IC Group A/S

Rud Pedersen

Group CFO

Please direct any questions regarding this announcement to:

Jens Bak-Holder

IR Manager

+45 2128 5832

This announcement is a translation from the Danish language. In the event of any discrepancy between the Danish and English versions, the Danish version shall prevail.