DNB NOR: EXPIRY OF SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD IN RIGHTS ISSUE

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SWITZERLAND, JAPAN OR HONG KONG The subscription period in DnB NOR ASA’s rights issue expires at 17:30 (CET) on 10 December 2009. Subscription rights issued in the rights issue must be used to subscribe for new shares in DnB NOR ASA before the expiry of the subscription period. Subscription rights that are not exercised will have no value and will lapse without compensation to the holder. Holders of subscription rights (whether granted or acquired) must, in order to subscribe for new shares, submit a correctly completed subscription form to DnB NOR Bank ASA, Registrar Department, NO-0021 Oslo, Norway, fax: +47 22 48 29 80. Subscribers who are Norwegian citizens may also subscribe for new shares through the VPS online subscription system (or by following the link on www.dnbnor.com, which will redirect the subscriber to the VPS online subscription system). Please refer to the prospectus dated 23 November 2009 for further information. DnB NOR ASA has engaged Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc., DnB NOR Markets and Citigroup Global Markets Limited as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners in the rights issue. For further information, please contact: Bjørn Erik Næss, CFO, tel. +47 415 05 201, e-mail bjorn.erik.naess@dnbnor.no Per Sagbakken, EVP, Investor Relations, tel. +47 906 61 159, e-mail per.sagbakken@dnbnor.no Trond Bentestuen, group EVP, Corporate Communications, tel. +47 950 28 448, e-mail trond.bentestuen@dnbnor.no _ _ _ _ Disclaimer These materials are not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia), Canada, Australia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Japan or Hong Kong. These materials do not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"). The securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States. The issue, exercise or sale of subscription rights ("Rights") and the subscription or purchase of DnB NOR shares or Rights are subject to specific legal or regulatory restrictions in certain jurisdictions. DnB NOR assumes no responsibility in the event there is a violation by any person of such restrictions. This announcement is an advertisement. It is not a prospectus, disclosure document or offering document and does not purport to be complete. Nothing in this announcement should be interpreted as a term or condition of the rights issue. Investors should not subscribe for, purchase, otherwise acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of nil paid Rights, fully paid Rights and/or ordinary shares except on the basis of information in the prospectus dated 23 November 2009 (the “Prospectus”) which contains further information relating to the company as well as a summary of the risk factors to which any investment is subject. The Prospectus is available on the rights issue website at www.dnbnor.com. This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to acquire, any securities offered by any person in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is unlawful. This document has not been approved by any regulatory authority. This document is an advertisement and not a prospectus and investors should not subscribe for or purchase any securities referred to in this document except on the basis of information provided in the Prospectus. The distribution of this announcement and/or the Prospectus into jurisdictions other than Norway may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc., DnB NOR Markets and Citigroup Global Markets Limited are acting for DnB NOR ASA and no one else in connection with the rights issue and will not be responsible to anyone other than DnB NOR for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients or for providing advice in relation to the rights issue and/or any other matter referred to in this document. Forward-looking statements This document and any materials distributed in connection with this document may contain certain forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they reflect DnB NOR ASA’s current expectations and assumptions as to future events and circumstances that may not prove accurate. A number of material factors could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including the risks and uncertainties set out in the Prospectus. This information is subject to the disclosure requirements according to Section 5-12 of the Securities Trading Act.

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