DNBNOR - JARL VEGGAN TO RETIRE

Head of Corporate Communications in DnB NOR, group executive vice president Jarl Veggan, will retire on 1 January 2007. Veggan has held responsibility for the Group`s external and internal communications over a period of 18 years and will be 62 years old in December this year. Eivind Grønstad, senior communications officer, will be acting head of Corporate Communications in DnB NOR as of 1 January 2007. Complete statement on www.newsweb.no Head of Corporate Communications in DnB NOR, group executive vice president Jarl Veggan, will retire on 1 January 2007. Veggan has held responsibility for the Group`s external and internal communications over a period of 18 years and will be 62 years old in December this year. Eivind Grønstad, senior communications officer, will be acting head of Corporate Communications in DnB NOR as of 1 January 2007. `Jarl Veggan has made a tremendous contribution to the Group over many years, and we would like to thank him and wish him a happy retirement and less hectic days with his wife and family,` says group chief executive Svein Aaser. http://www.newsweb.no/index.asp?melding_ID=139638