· Following Norges Bank's decision to increase the key policy rate by 0.5
percentage points at the monetary policy meeting on 18 August, DNB?has decided
to increase the interest rate on home mortgages by up to 0.5 percentage points,
says Ingjerd Blekeli Spiten, Group EVP for the personal customer market in DNB.

DNB wants to help young people enter the housing market, and we offer young
people who buy their first home our best floating rate of 2.89 per cent.
Furthermore, we have strengthened our advisory services targeted at this
customer group.

The deposit rate is also increased by up to 0.5 percentage points.

All customers whose interest rates are adjusted will be given information in the
Internet bank or receive a letter by regular mail, explaining how this affects
them.?The new interest rates will apply to new mortgages and deposits from 23
August, and to existing home mortgages and deposits from 6. October.

For more information, please contact:

Rune Helland, head of Investor Relations: (+47) 23 26 84 00 / (+47) 97 71 32 50

Vibeke Lewin, Executive Vice President Communications: (+47) 99 01 33 49

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements according to Section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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