Nord Pool ASA has signed a market maker agreement with Alfa Kraft AB for EU allowances. Lysaker, 8 January 2007 The agreement currently covers the December -07, -08 and -09 contracts. The agreement will enter into force 9 January, 2007. Nord Pool doubled the cleared volume of EU allowances in 2006 compared to 2005. In 2006, the total volume of traded and cleared EU Allowances (1 tonne CO2=1 EUA) was 59.57 million tonnes compared to 27.96 million tonnes in 2005. For further information, please contact Nord Pool ASA: Marianne W. Jenssen, senior vice president, financial market, phone: +47 67 52 80 76/+47 90 13 68 53 Lars Galtung, vice president communications, phone +47 67 52 80 80/+ 47 98 21 48 12