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

10.11.2008 VLN

Baltic Market, November 10, 2008 – From November 18, 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 November 10, 2008.

A 367-day issue of 337,579 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 33,757,900 (EUR 9,776,964). 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 September 28, 2009. The bonds give a right to annual interest of 6.90 %.

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 nine months of the year 2007 and 2008 totaled LTL 80.3 million (EUR 23.3 million) and LTL 98.8 million (EUR 28.6 million), accordingly.

On November 5, 2008, the following shareholders held over 5 % of all bank’s votes: Bank DnB NORD A/S – 93.68 % and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken clients – 5.0 %.

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.