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

25.08.2008 VLN

Baltic Market, August 25, 2008 – From September 2, 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 August 25, 2008.

A 366-day issue of 358,358 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 35,835,800 (EUR 10,378,765). This tranche has been issued in accordance with DnB NORD bankas AB LTL 1,250,000,000 (EUR 362,025,023) Medium Term Notes programme. The bonds will be redeemed on July 24, 2009. The bonds give a right to annual interest of 6.60 %.

On December 31, 2007, the authorized capital of DnB NORD bankas AB amounted to LTL 569.4 million (EUR 164.9 million). In the year 2007 the bank earned the net audited profit of LTL 107.9 million (EUR 31.2 million). The net unaudited profit of the bank for the six months of the year 2008 and 2007 totaled LTL 68.6 million (EUR 19.9 million) and LTL 51.4 million (EUR 14.9 million), accordingly.

On August 13, 2008, the following shareholders held over 5 % of all bank’s votes: Bank DnB NORD A/S – 93.15 % and the clients of the Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken – 5.48 %.

DnB NORD Bankas AB is a member of the dynamic DnB NORD banking group. It is a universal commercial bank, which 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.