Danske Markets Equities will start servicing its clients in Denmark and Finland from 1st July, 2011 with the European equities product from Kepler Capital Markets (‘KCM’). This new co-operation replaces the former agreement between Danske Markets Equities and the European Securities Network (ESN).

Danske Markets Equities chose to partner with KCM following an extensive due diligence exercise on independent research providers.

Marlon Kelly, Head of Equity Brokerage at KCM states ’We are delighted to co-operate with Danske Markets Equities regarding the distribution of our research in Denmark and Finland. KCM’s intellectual property allied with Danske’s unrivalled local institutional contacts should make for a winning combination. Having met their knowledgeable and experienced sales people, we are confident that our product will reach a much wider audience’.

KCM has the second largest research footprint in Continental Europe. 40+ research analysts cover approx. 410 stocks across 35 sectors. KCM’s research analysts are locally based in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Zurich.

About Kepler Capital Markets

Created in 1997, Kepler Capital Markets (‘KCM’) is a leading, independent European financial services company. The company is majority owned by employees and management. In April 2011, KCM announced the entry of investors who will take a 49.9% stake in the company: la Caisse des Dépôts, Gruppo Banco Leonardo, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and BlackFin Capital Partners. The group consists of 330 employees. KCM is active in equity research and brokerage, fixed income, derivatives, asset management advisory and corporate finance. KCM has built a reputation for the quality and independence of its research and intermediation via its multi-local platform.

For further details, please go to: www.keplercapitalmarkets.com

Media contacts:

Robert Buller, Media spokesman, Kepler Capital Markets – tel. +33 (0) 1 53 65 35 79
robert.buller@keplercm.com