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      Scope affirms Danske Bank’s issuer rating at A+ and assigns Positive Outlook

      27/5/2025 Rating announcement EN

      Scope affirms Danske Bank’s issuer rating at A+ and assigns Positive Outlook

      The Positive Outlook reflects the improvements in governance and risk management embedded now as key element of the group’s culture, as the closure of the corporate probation period under ad-hoc regulatory oversight is approaching.

      Scope affirms and publishes covered bonds issued by Danske Bank from pools C and D at AAA/Stable

      4/7/2024 Rating announcement EN

      Scope affirms and publishes covered bonds issued by Danske Bank from pools C and D at AAA/Stable

      The issuer rating of A+ enhanced by up to six notches of governance-support based uplift results in the highest achievable ratings for the mortgage-covered bonds issued out of Pool C and D. Cover pool support can provide additional rating stability.

      Updated rating report on Danske Bank A/S

      25/6/2024 Monitoring note EN

      Updated rating report on Danske Bank A/S

      Scope Ratings has updated its rating report on Danske Bank A/S, rated A+ with Stable Outlook.

      Scope affirms and publishes Danske Bank's A+ issuer rating with Stable Outlook

      18/6/2024 Rating announcement EN

      Scope affirms and publishes Danske Bank's A+ issuer rating with Stable Outlook

      The rating reflects the bank’s broadly diversified business model, strong franchise in very resilient Nordic economies and sound financial metrics.

      Scope converts bank and covered bond credit ratings from public into subscription ratings

      29/8/2019 Monitoring note EN

      Scope converts bank and covered bond credit ratings from public into subscription ratings

      In the context of Scope Ratings’ strategy of focussing on the needs of institutional investors, Scope will offer its unsolicited bank and covered bond credit ratings on a subscription basis only via its credit intelligence platform.

      Scope confirms Danske Bank’s long-term ratings with a Negative Outlook (Issuer Rating at A+)

      27/9/2018 Rating announcement EN

      Scope confirms Danske Bank’s long-term ratings with a Negative Outlook (Issuer Rating at A+)

      Rating action concludes review for possible upgrade initiated last May. Scope also upgrades senior unsecured debt to A+ from A in line with its bank rating methodology and assigns A rating to non-preferred senior debt. Negative Outlook on all ratings.

      New analysis on Danske Bank’s AT1 securities

      4/7/2018 Monitoring note EN

      New analysis on Danske Bank’s AT1 securities

      Scope Ratings has updated its rating report on Danske Bank’s AT1 securities.

      Investors should not be complacent to AT1 risks

      27/6/2018 Monitoring note EN

      Investors should not be complacent to AT1 risks

      The Additional Tier 1 market reaches a landmark in 2018 as the earliest issues hit their first call dates. The investor base has grown, and terms and structures have standardised. But what lessons should be learned from developments in this market?

      Scope reviews for possible upgrade Danske Bank’s A+ Issuer Rating

      17/5/2018 Rating announcement EN

      Scope reviews for possible upgrade Danske Bank’s A+ Issuer Rating

      Scope’s review will focus on execution of Danske Bank’s current measured growth strategy, its digital offering, and its risk management. The review will also assess the bank’s response to criticisms from the Danish FSA concerning its governance.

      Scope affirms A senior unsecured debt ratings of Danske Bank A/S

      12/4/2018 Rating announcement EN

      Scope affirms A senior unsecured debt ratings of Danske Bank A/S

      Scope’s rating action takes account of the final resolution plans announced by the Danish FSA for the country’s systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs); issuer rating unchanged at A+.