DnB NORD Bankas AB - Notification on material event

Regarding the direct ownership of AB DnB NORD Bankas' shares

On 26 May 2011 the Central Bank of the Republic of Lithuania notified that its
board of directors had no objections for Norway registered DnB NOR Bank ASA to
become the sole direct shareholder of AB DnB NORD Bankas, company code
112029270, VAT payer code LT120292716, registered office at J. Basanavičiaus
St. 26, Vilnius, the data about the company is collected and stored at the
Register of Legal Entities, through acquisition of 100 percent shares of the
bank from its fully owned Danish registerd bank Bank DnB NORD A/S. 




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