AB DnB NORD Bankas (company code 112029270, VAT payer code LT120292716, registered office at J. Basanavičiaus St. 26, Vilnius, the data is collected and stored at the Register of Legal Entities) (hereinafter - the “Bank”) hereby informs that the placement of the new ordinary registered shares issued pursuant to the share issue prospectus approved by the Securities Commission of the Republic of Lithuania on 22 May 2008 (Statement of Approval No. 4R-9) was completed on 22 June 2008. During the second stage of allotment all 27 057 (twenty seven thousand and fifty seven) shares, which remained unsubscribed after the first stage, were allotted. During both share allotment stages the whole issue of 395 316 (three hundred and ninety five thousand, three hundred and sixteen) ordinary registered shares have been placed. The Bank's share issue prospectus provides that the shares subscribed are paid in litas within 10 (ten) days after the completion of the second share allotment stage. The par value of all subscribed shares of the Bank amounts to 45 461 340 (forty five million, four hundred and sixty one thousand, three hundred and forty) litas. Following the placement of each share with par value of 115 (one hundred and fifteen) litas at set issue price of 370 (three hundred and seventy) litas, the total share issue price shall amount to 146 266 920 (one hundred and forty six million, two hundred and sixty six thousand, nine hundred and twenty) litas. The aim of the increase of the authorized capital of the Bank is to ensure the further balanced growth of the Bank's business. Andrius Vilkancas Press officer tel. +370 5 239 3413