Repurchase of own shares 2008/2009

No purchases will be made during the 30-day period preceding publication of the quarterly reports, including the day of publication. The shares will be purchased on the Oslo Stock Exchange, and the purchases will not exceed 150,000 shares per day.

All purchases of own shares will be reported to the Oslo Stock Exchange. Current status will be published on this page.


Date

Price

Number

Accrued shareholding own shares

02 Oct 2008

Annulled

-4,204,928

2,254,400

16 Sep 2008

30.61

20,000

6,459,328

15 Sep 2008

31.79

6,600

6,439,328

10 Sep 2008

32.00

79,800

6,432,728

05 Sep 2008

33.00

150,000

6,352,928

02 Sep 2008

33.90

150,000

6,202,928

01 Sep 2008

34.00

80,000

6,052,928

25 Aug 2008

34.29

17,400

5,972,928

22 Aug 2008

34.41

150,000

5,955,528

21 Aug 2008

34.50

150,000

5,805,528

1 Jul 2008

36.43

21,000

5,655,528

27 Jun 2008

34.44

50,000

5,634,528

26 Jun 2008

35.77

50,000

5,584,528

25 Jun 2008

35.84

50,000

5,534,528

24 Jun 2008

36.00

20,800

5,484,528

23 Jun 2008

36.00

17,800

5,463,728

19 Jun 2008

38.50

5,600

5,445,928

18 Jun 2008

39.81

40,000

5,440,328

17 Jun 2008

39.78

50,000

5,400,328

16 Jun 2008

38.46

45,400

5,350,328

13 Jun 2008

37.97

100,000

5,304,928

12 Jun 2008

37.81

63,400

5,204,928

11 Jun 2008

38.00

46,200

5,141,528

10 Jun 2008

38.57

150,000

5,095,328

6 Jun 2008

40.94

150,000

4,945,328

5 Jun 2008

40.50

8,800

4,795,328

4 Jun 2008

40.50

131,600

4,786,528

2 Jun 2008

41.05

150,000

4,654,928

30 May 2008

40.93

150,000

4,504,928

29 May 2008

41.19

150,000

4,354,928



Archive - Completed repurchase programs

Year

Buy-back in percent
of share capital

Average shareprice
in NOK per share

Cost price for repurchase
in MNOK

2007/2008

3 %

48.2

202.5

2006/2007

2 %

46.8

134.7