Key figures
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| Key figures | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
| Market price 31.12, NOK | 50.00 | 32.50 | 66.25 | 68.41 | 83.25 |
| Value for tax purposes 01.01 following year, NOK | 50.25 | 32.70 | 56.10 | 54.44 | 54.00 |
| Dividend per equity capital certificate, NOK | 1.75 | 1.00 | 4.75 | 4.34 | 5.07 |
| Direct return 1) | 3.5 % | 3.1 % | 7.2 % | 6.3 % | 6.1 % |
| Effective return 2) | 85.0 % | -43.8 % | 3.2 % | -11.7 % | 66.1 % |
| Book value per equity capital certificate, NOK 3) | 40,1 | 38,5 | 40,8 | 34,9 | 34,3 |
| Earnings per equity capital certificate, NOK 4) | 6.88 | 3.60 | 7.85 | 7.78 | 7.75 |
| Payout ratio, net 5) | 41.9 % | 33 % | 84 % | 68 % | 67 % |
| Equity capital certificate ratio 6) | 57.3 | 56.1 | 54.9 % | 51.0 % | 53.0 % |
| RISK amount at 01.01 following year, NOK | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 0,65 |
| No. of certificates issued 31.12 | 120 933 730 | 74 903 345 | 70 969 909 | 60 305 560 | 60 305 560 |
| Holding of own certificates 31.12 | 353 116 | 294 264 | 294 264 | 244 264 | 157 269 |
| No. of outstanding certificates 31.12 | 120 580 614 | 74 609 081 | 70 675 645 | 60 061 296 | 60 148 291 |
| Certificates sold per year (% of issued certificates) | 19.4 % | 30 % | 23 % | 35 % | 36 % |
1) Dividend as percentage of market price at year-end
2) Appreciation during the year plus dividend paid as percentage of market price at the beginning of the year
3) Equity capital certificate holders' equity (ownership capital, dividend equalisation reserve and premium reserve) divided by number of certificates issued. The group.
4) Equity certificate holders' share of the group profit after tax.
5) Dividend as a percentage of the equity capital certificate holders' share of the profit available for distribution.
6) Ownership capital, dividend equalisation reserve and premium reserve as a percentage of the parent bank's equity at year-end (excluding dividend allocations, reserve for valuation differences and reserve for unrealised gains). As a result of the issue in 2009, the ownership ratio rose in 2009 and the ratio applied in 2009 is 57.3 per cent.