Major Shareholdings

As of 1 March 2010

 Shareholders No. of sharesCountry% of total
1THE GOVERNMENT, BY THE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY 894 683 140NOR53.97 %
2FOLKETRYGDFONDET79 568 861NOR4.80 %
3JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NORDEA TREATY ACCOUN*44 708 341GBR2.70 %
4STATE STREET BANK AN A/C CLIENT OMNIBUS*23 789 471USA1.43 %
5CLEARSTREAM BANKING CID DEPT, FRANKFURT*23 432 319LUX1.41 %
6BANK OF NEW YORK MEL S/A MELLON NOMINEE*22 850 445USA1.38 %
7STATE STREET BANK AN A/C WEST NON-TREATY*15 862 093USA0.96 %
8STATE STREET BANK AN A/C CLIENT OMNIBUS*15 533 823USA0.94 %
9HSBC BANK PLC S/A RE GULF14 818 871ARE0.89 %
10SKANDINAVISKA ENSKIL A/C CLIENTS ACCOUNT*12 980 797SWE0.78 %
11RASMUSSENGRUPPEN AS12 395 000NOR0.75 %
12JPMORGAN CHASE BANK DEPOSITARY*10 657 671USA0.64 %
13DNBNOR MARKETS, AKS10 238 359NOR0.62 %
14STATE STREET BANK AN A/C CLIENT OMNIBUS D*10 162 791USA0.61 %
15JPMORGAN CHASE BANK FIDELITY LENDING ACC*10 135 500USA0.61 %
16BANK OF NEW YORK MEL BNY BRUSSELS NON-TRE*8 872 317BLE0.54 %
17RBC DEXIA INVESTOR S CLIENT TREATY ACCOUNT*8 591 861GBR0.52 %
18VITAL FORSIKRING ASA OMLØPSMIDLER8 493 620NOR0.51 %
19STATE STREET BANK & A/C CLIENT FUND NUMB*8 027 586USA0.48 %
20THE NORTHERN TRUST C USL TREATY ACC*7 931 778GBR0.48 %
 Total 20 largest 1 243 734 644 75.02 %
 Others 414 154 202 24.98 %
 Total shares 1 657 888 846 100.00 %
 * Nominees