Vilnius Stock Exchange to list DnB NORD bankas AB corporate bond issue

20.06.2008 VLN

Baltic Market, June 20, 2008 – From July 1, 2008, a fixed coupon bond issue of the DnB NORD bankas AB will be admitted to the Vilnius Stock Exchange (VSE) Bond List. Such a decision was made at the VSE Management Board meeting on June 20, 2008.

A 366-day issue of 476,425 fixed coupon bonds at LTL 100 (EUR 28.96) face value of DnB NORD bankas AB is admitted to the VSE Bond List. The total nominal value of the issue amounts to LTL 47,642,500 (EUR 13,798,222). This tranche has been issued in accordance with DnB NORD bankas AB LTL 1,200,000,000 (EUR 347,544,022) Medium Term Notes programme. The bonds will be redeemed on May 31, 2009. The bonds give a right to annual interest of 6.28 %.

On December 31, 2007, the authorized capital of DnB NORD bankas AB amounted to LTL 569,439 thousand (EUR 164,921 thousand). In the year 2007 the bank earned the net audited profit of LTL 107,884 thousand (EUR 31,245 thousand). The net profit of the bank for the three months of the year 2008 and 2007 totaled LTL 37,639 thousand (EUR 10,901 thousand) and LTL 24,203 thousand (EUR 7,010 thousand), accordingly.

On June 17, 2008, the following shareholders held over 5 % of all bank’s votes: Bank DnB NORD A/S – 93.15 % and the clients of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken – 5.75 %.

DnB NORD Bankas AB is a member of the dynamic DnB NORD banking group. It is a universal commercial bank, that offers full range of banking services to private individuals and business customers. DnB NORD bankas AB offers its customers a wide range of savings and investment services and also acts as an agent for insurance and investment companies.