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Financial Calendar DnB NOR ASA 2006 Preliminary results 2005 23 February Annual general meeting 25 April Ex-dividend date 26 April First quarter 2006 11 May Second quarter 2006 10 August Third quarter 2006 2 November

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Financial Calendar DnB NOR ASA 2006 Preliminary results 2005 23 February Annual general meeting 25 April Ex-dividend date 26 April First quarter 2006 11 May Second quarter 2006 10 August Third quarter 2006 2 November http://www.newsweb.no/index.asp?melding_ID=118801

On 16 December 2005, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance granted DnB NOR Bank ASA permission to acquire 51 per cent of Bank DnB NORD AS. Full statement on newsweb.no On 16 December 2005, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance granted DnB NOR Bank ASA permission to acquire 51 per cent of Bank DnB NORD AS. Corresponding permissions have previously been granted by the authorities in Denmark, Poland and the Baltic states. The necessary permissions are thus in place for the establishment of DnB NORD as of 1 January 2006. DnB NOR will establish DnB NORD in cooperation with the German financial services group NORD/LB. The two groups will own 51 and 49 per cent respectively of the new company, which will offer banking services in Finland, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. The company's head office will be located in Denmark. The permission is subject to the following conditions: - Kredittilsynet (the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway) may impose special reporting requirements for operations in Bank DnB NORD AS - The Ministry of Finance may change or stipulate new terms in line with considerations to be met by the Financial Institutions Act. http://www.newsweb.no/index.asp?melding_ID=118755

On 6 December 2005, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) granted Bank DnB NORD A/S permission to engage in banking operations in Denmark. Complete statement on www.newsweb.no On 6 December 2005, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) granted Bank DnB NORD A/S permission to engage in banking operations in Denmark. This is a further step in the process towards the establishment of DnB NORD. DnB NOR will establish DnB NORD in cooperation with the German financial services group NORD/LB. The two groups will own 51 and 49 per cent respectively of the new company, which will offer banking services in Finland, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland. The company's head office will be located in Denmark and the intention is to start operations on 1 January 2006. Corresponding permissions are required from Norwegian and Polish authorities.

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