Regarding candidates nominated for election to the Supervisory Council of AS DnB NORD Banka

The Management Board of AS DnB NORD Banka has received the notice from Bank DnB
NORD A/S (registered with Danish Commerce and Companies Agency with number
28691947; legal address: Dampfærgevej 28, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark) that Bank
DnB NORD A/S as a shareholder of AS DnB NORD Banka replaces one of the
candidates which have been previously nominated by Bank DnB NORD A/S for
election to the Supervisory Council of AS DnB NORD Banka at the Extraordinary
Shareholders' Meeting of AS DnB NORD Banka, which will take place on 16 March
2009. 

Therefore, currently for election to the Supervisory Council of AS DnB NORD
Banka at the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting of AS DnB NORD Banka, which
will take place on 16 March 2009, the following candidates are nominated: 
1) Thomas Bürkle;
2) Torstein Hagen;
3) Juris Binde;
4) Christoph Dieng;
5) Michael Kiesewetter;
6) Jarle Mortensen;
7) Baiba Rubesa;
8) Tony Samuelsen.