During week 47 2017, DNB ASA has purchased 470,000 own shares at an average price of NOK 151.59 per share. During this programme DNB ASA has bought 3,755,034 own sharesand now owns a total of 9,130,068 own shares.

The repurchase of shares is part of the new share buy-back programme announced by DNB ASA on 21 September 2017. The buy-back programme comprises up to approximately 8.1 million shares, of which up to approximately 5.4 million will be repurchased in the open market. The rest will be redeemed from the state of Norway on a proportionate basis, subject to approval from DNB ASA's annual general meeting in 2018, so that its current ownership interest of 34.00% will remain unaffected following completion of the buy-back programme.

For further information about the share buy-back programme, DNB ASA refers to the Oslo Stock Exchange notification made on 21 September 2017 (available from www.newsweb.no).

For further information, please contact:

Investor contacts:
Rune Helland, head of Investor Relations, tel. ( 47) 23 26 84 00 / ( 47) 977 13 250
Amra Koluder, SVP Investor Relations, tel. ( 47) 23 26 84 08 / ( 47) 977 35 378

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