EXERCISE IN FULL OF THE OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION IN CONNECTION WITH PANDORA A/S INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING. TOTAL INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING SIZE INCREASED TO DKK 11,359 MILLION

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EXERCISE IN FULL OF THE OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION IN CONNECTION WITH PANDORA A/S INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING. TOTAL INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING SIZE INCREASED TO DKK 11,359 MILLION

October 8, 2010

October 08, 2010

No. 5                                                                           
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT                                                            
8 October 2010                                                                  


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AFRICA                                                                          


Exercise in full of the over-allotment option in connection with PANDORA A/S    
initial public offering. Total initial public offering size increased to DKK    
11,359 million                                                                  

PANDORA A/S (“PANDORA”) announced today that, in relation to its initial public 
offering (the “Offering”), the Joint Global Coordinators, on behalf of the      
Managers, have exercised in full their over-allotment option, resulting in the  
purchase from Prometheus Invest ApS (“Selling Shareholder”) of 6,682,917        
additional shares at the offer price of DKK 210 per share.                      

As a result, the total number of shares offered in connection with the Offering 
amounts to 54,092,844 shares, thereby increasing the offering size to DKK 11,359
million.                                                                        

After the exercise of the over-allotment option, and after the purchase by the  
Selling Shareholder of shares received by certain holders of warrants upon      
exercise in connection with the Offering, the Selling Shareholder will hold     
approximately 57.4% of the share capital of PANDORA.                            

Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd., Morgan Stanley & Co.  
International plc and Nordea Markets (Division of Nordea Bank Danmark A/S) are  
acting as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners in the Offering, while
Carnegie Bank A/S and SEB Enskilda, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ),    
Copenhagen branch, are acting as Co-Lead Managers. N M Rothschild and Sons      
Limited and FIH PARTNERS A/S are acting as financial advisors to PANDORA and the
Selling Shareholder.                                                            

ABOUT PANDORA                                                                   
PANDORA is a designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of hand finished  
and modern jewellery made from genuine materials - primarily sterling silver,   
gold, precious and semi-precious stones and Murano glass. As at 30 June 2010,   
our jewellery was sold in 47 countries on six continents through approximately  
10,000 points of sale, including over 260 PANDORA branded concept stores.       

Our collectible charm bracelets made from sterling silver and gold and charms   
made from different genuine materials, which are featured in our Moments        
collection, constitute our core product offering. In addition, we offer other   
pieces of jewellery, such as rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings, through  
our Moments, Stories, Compose, LovePods and Liquid Silver collections.          

PANDORA was founded in 1982 in Copenhagen, Denmark and employs over 4,500 people
worldwide, of whom more than 3,300 are located in Gemopolis, Thailand, where    
PANDORA manufactures its jewellery. The company is publicly listed on NASDAQ OMX
Copenhagen. In 2009, PANDORA generated revenue of approximately DKK 3.5 billion 
(approximately EUR 465 million) and EBITDA of approximately DKK 1.6 billion, and
in H1 2010 generated revenue of approximately DKK 2.6 billion (approximately EUR
345 million) and EBITDA of approximately DKK 1.0 billion.                       

CONTACT                                                                         
For further queries, please contact:                                            

Kasper Riis, Communications Manager                                             
Phone +45 3672 0044                                                             
Mobile +45 3035 6728                                                            


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requirements of the Securities Act.                                             

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or rely on this document or any of its contents.                                

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