Investor Relations

Major Shareholdings

As of 1 August 2010

	ShareHolders		No. of shares	Country	% of total
1	THE GOVERNMENT, BY THE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY		894 683 140	NOR	53,97 %
2	FOLKETRYGDFONDET		82 229 696	NOR	4,96 %
3	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NORDEA TREATY ACCOUN	*	34 682 392	GBR	2,09 %
4	STATE STREET BANK & A/C CLIENT FUND NUMB	*	26 529 249	USA	1,60 %
5	BANK OF NEW YORK MEL S/A MELLON NOMINEE	*	22 999 995	USA	1,39 %
6	CLEARSTREAM BANKING CID DEPT, FRANKFURT	*	22 542 961	LUX	1,36 %
7	STATE STREET BANK AN A/C CLIENT OMNIBUS	*	19 687 238	USA	1,19 %
8	STATE STREET BANK AN A/C WEST NON-TREATY	*	16 347 627	USA	0,99 %
9	HSBC BANK PLC S/A RE GULF		15 584 652	ARE	0,94 %
10	STATE STREET BANK AN A/C CLIENT OMNIBUS	*	12 360 777	USA	0,75 %
11	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK FIDELITY LENDING ACC	*	12 137 500	USA	0,73 %
12	BANK OF NEW YORK MEL BNY BRUSSELS NON-TRE	*	10 315 826	BEL	0,62 %
13	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK DEPOSITARY	*	10 265 493	USA	0,62 %
14	VITAL FORSIKRING ASA PM - POST 310		9 674 450	NOR	0,45 %
15	RBC DEXIA INVESTOR S CLIENT TREATY ACC	*	9 338 837	GBR	0,56 %
16	SKANDINAVISKA ENSKIL A/C CLIENTS ACC	*	9 269 827	SWE	0,56 %
17	DNBNOR BANK ASA EGENHANDELSKONTO		7 499 822	NOR	0,56 %
18	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK A/C US RESIDENT	*	7 499 822	USA	0,45 %
19	DNB NOR Norge (IV) VPF		6 817 674	NOR	0,41 %
20	STATE STREET BANK & A/C CLIENT FUND NUMB	*	7 423 626	USA	0,45 %
	Total 20 largest		1 237 890 604		74,67 %
	Others		419 998 242		25,33 %
	Total shares		1 657 888 846		100,00 %
	* Nominees