Eksportfinans ASA to Voluntarily Withdraw Securities from American Stock Exchange pursuant to NYSE Euronext's Acquisition of Amex

Oslo, November 10, 2008 — Eksportfinans ASA today announced that it will
voluntarily withdraw $18,268,000 PLUS Notes Linked to the S&P 500® Index due
March 20, 2009 currently listed on the American Stock Exchange. The voluntary
delisting of the securities is occurring as a result of the acquisition of the
Amex by NYSE Euronext and NYSE Euronext's plans to consolidate all listed
exchange-traded funds and structure products on NYSE Arca and the consequent
delisting of all securities from the Amex. Eksportfinans has decided not to
transfer the listing of the securities to the NYSE Arca. 

For further information, please contact:

EVP Director of Staff/ Head of Communications Elise Lindbæk, 
tel: + 47 22 01 22 64, mobile: +47 90 51 82 50, e-mail: el@eksportfinans.no.