Saxo Bank Founders are Proud of Team CSC Saxo Bank

Paris and Copenhagen, Denmark (ots/PRNewswire) - In a
statement following the final results of this year's Tour de France,
the two founders of Saxo Bank and joint CEOs, Kim Fournais and Lars
Seier Christensen, praised the Team CSC Saxo Bank and said that with
this Tour the cycling sport had reached a turning point.

"Watching Carlos Sastre in the Yellow Jersey and Andy Schleck in
the White, side by side, today, armed with nothing but moral fiber
and muscles, was amazing. Although we expected the team to win, we
never dared to hope for a victory of this magnitude. At the same
time, this year's Tour de France proved to be a turning point for
this sport. We are not only celebrating Team CSC Saxo Bank, I truly
believe their victory is triumph for the entire cycling industry,"
Kim Fournais, co-CEO of Saxo Bank, said.

Team CSC Saxo Bank showed its strength after first Frank Schleck,
and then Carlos Sastre took the yellow jersey. Lars Seier Cristensen
and Kim Fournais said that they were stunned by the achievements of
the team.

"Today, we not only celebrate Sastre, but all nine riders and
Bjarne Riis who together have set a trend for the entire cycling
sport," Lars Seier Christensen, co-CEO of Saxo Bank, said. ". It's
obvious to everyone that this team is motivated by the desire simply
to win. This is about the individual top performer supported by the
entire team. That is very much how we work in Saxo Bank and that is
the secret of success. We are very proud to be associated with Team
CSC Saxo Bank."

The co-CEOs also told why they decided to enter a deal with the
team.

"It is a lot like entering the financial markets. Now is a good
time and if cycling stocks were available on the stock exchange, we
would be the first ones to buy. We simply wanted to be a part of the
future bull market of cycling. It is safe to say today that we made
the right decision," Lars Seier Christensen said.

Saxo Bank's co-sponsorship runs to the end of this year, and on 1
January 2009 Saxo Bank becomes the sole main sponsor of the team
that, from then on, will be known as Team Saxo Bank.

About Saxo Bank

Saxo Bank is a global investment bank specialising in online
trading in the international Capital Markets. Saxo Bank enables
clients to trade Forex, CFDs, Stocks, Futures, Options and other
derivatives, as well as providing portfolio management via the
SaxoTrader, the leading online trading platform. The SaxoTrader has
been developed by Saxo Bank and is available to today's investor
directly through Saxo Bank or through one of our global
collaborations, where it forms an integral part of their
infrastructure. One of Saxo Bank's significant areas of business is
White Labelling. This involves the Bank's online trading platform
being customised and branded for other financial institutions and
brokers. Saxo Bank has more than 120 White Label Partners and boasts
thousands of clients in over 180 countries. Saxo Bank currently
employs almost 1,400 employees from 76 different countries. Saxo Bank
is headquartered in Copenhagen with offices in London, Geneva,
Zurich, Singapore, Tokyo and Marbella. It also runs a representative
office in Beijing and an IT development centre in St. Petersburg.

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