TONE LUNDE BAKKER IS APPOINTED NEW BOARD MEMBER OF EKSPORTFINANS ASA

Regional Director of Fokus Bank Tone Lunde Bakker is appointed new member of
Eksportfinans' Board of Directors. She succeeds Thomas F. Borgen, formerly CEO
of Fokus Bank. 

Thomas F. Borgen has been appointed a group management position in Danske Bank
and is thus withdrawing from Eksportfinans' Board of Directors. 

The Board of Eksportfinans now consists of Chair person Geir Bergvoll, DnB NOR
Bank ASA, Deputy chair person Carl Erik Steen, Nordea Bank Norge ASA, Live
Haukvik Aker, Considium as, Tor Bergstrøm, AWilhelmsen, Marianne Heien Blystad,
Ro Sommersnes Advokatfirmaet DA, Tone Lunde Bakker, Fokus Bank, Bodil P.
Hollingsæter, Sparebanken Møre and Tor Østbø, Eksportfinans. 

For further information, please contact:

President and CEO Gisele Marchand, tel: +47 22 01 22 01,
 e-mail: gma@eksportfinans.no

Head of and Communications Elise Lindbæk, tel: +47 22 01 22 64,
 e-mail: el@eksportfinans.no