Nordnet Securities Bank AB and Hansapank AS become members of the VSE

26.08.2005 VLN

Nordnet Securities Bank AB is the largest Internet broker in the Nordic region with more than 100,000 clients in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg. The holding company Nordnet AB (plc) is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Nordnet offers online trading in equities, derivatives and mutual funds. Nordnet is a member of the Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Tallinn and Riga stock exchanges. Nordnet is also a member of Oslo Stock Exchange and XETRA in Frankfurt. Nordnet Securities Bank AB will trade at the VSE under trading code NON.

AS Hansapank is based in Estonia and belongs to Hansabank financial group, which is the largest in the Baltic countries controlling 1/3 of the Baltic banking market. Together with FöreningsSparbanken, which is 100% owner of Hansabank, the bank forms a leading Nordic-Baltic financial group. Hansabank has close to 4 million customers, including 1.3 million e-banking customers and over 6,600 employees. In 2002 Hansabank expanded its operations to Russia where it has been offering leasing and trade finance services. In September of this year Hansabank will open its first bank branch in Moscow, with branches in St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad following in the beginning of 2006. Hansapank will trade at the VSE under trading code HSA.

As of August 29, 2005, the Vilnius Stock Exchange has 25 members, including 7 remote members.

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Diana Sokolova, Marketing and Communications manager, OMX Vilnius Stock Exchange +370 5 272 13 71

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