DnB NOR ASA to become DNB ASA

Today, DnB NOR ASA will change its name to DNB ASA. The new name will be registered in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises in the course of today.

The ticker will be changed to DNB with effect from Monday, 14 November 2011.

A new statement will be issued once the registration in the Register of Business Enterprises has been completed.

Contact persons:
Trond Bentestuen, group executive vice president, Marketing and Communications,
tel.: +47 950 28 448
Thomas Midteide, executive vice president, External Communication,
tel.: +47 962 32 017

This information is subject to the disclosure requirement as laid down in Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.