Share buyback

Period

Price

No. of
shares

Accumulated
2008

Company's
total share
holdings

29 Sep 2008

NOK 32.05

1,500,000

1,500,000

38,723,086

30 Sep 2008

NOK 35.61

1,025,000

2,525,000

39,748,086

2 Oct 2008

NOK 35.28

723,000

3,248,000

 40,471,086

6 Oct 2008

NOK 33.93

1,160,000

4,408,000

41,631,086

13 Jul 2009

Cancel 4,408,000 shares (Own)

4,408,000

35,324,266

13 Jul 2009

Cancel 3,438,738 shares (State)

7,846,738

35,324,266

Period

Price

No. of
shares

Accumulated
2007

Company's
total share
holdings

16 August 2007 

NOK 198.63

311,000

311,000

59,968,675

17 August 2007

NOK 198.41

310,895

621,895

60,279,570

11 Sep 2007

Cancel 21,627,000 shares (Own)

621,895

38,652,570

11 Sep 2007

Cancel 16,871,506 shares (State)

17,493,401

38,652,570

Period

Price

No. of
shares

Accumulated
2006

Company's
total share
holdings

24 May 2006

NOK 163.37

894,000

894,000

44,218,570

26 May 2006

NOK 170.66

561,000

1,455,000

44,779,570

30 May 2006

NOK 172.57

897,000

2,352,000

45,676,570

31 May 2006

NOK 168.76

910,000

3,262,000

46,586,570

6 June 2006

NOK 168.69

613,000

3,875,000

47,199,570

7 June 2006

NOK 166.45

687,000

4,562,000

47,886,570

9 June 2006

NOK 158.41

775,000

5,337,000

48,661,570

13 June 2006

NOK 145.20

927,000

6,264,000

49,588,570

19 June 2006

NOK 157.80

420,000

6,684,000

50,008,570

21 June 2006

NOK 151.35

615,000

7,299,000

50,623,570

28 June 2006

NOK 166.56

590,000

7,889,000

51,213,570

29 June 2006

NOK 169.00

380,000

8,269,000

51,593,570

14 July 2006

Cancel 4,672,000 shares (Own)

8,269,000

46,921,570

14 July 2006

Cancel 3,644,685 shares (State)

8,269,000

46,921,570

26 July 2006

NOK 171.88

250,000

8,519,000

47,171,570

27 July 2006

NOK 176.48

435,000

8,954,000

47,606,570

1 Aug 2006

NOK 176.08

318,000

9,272,000

47,924,570

2 Aug 2006

NOK 176.00

230,000

9,502,000

48,154,570

3 Aug 2006

NOK 173.99

301,000

9,803,000

48,455,570

8 Aug 2006

NOK 176.96

345,000

10,148,000

48,800,570

9 Aug 2006

NOK 176.12

470,000

10,618,000

49,270,570

15 Aug 2006

NOK 171.10

470,000

11,088,000

49,740,570

17 Aug 2006

NOK 170.87

517,000

11,605,000

50,257,570

21 Aug 2006

NOK 171.86

460,000

12,065,000

50,717,570

23 Aug 2006

NOK 172.32

467,000

12,532,000

51,184,570

29 Aug 2006

NOK 165.72

566,000

13,098,000

51,750,570

6 Sep 2006

NOK 167.29

502,000

13,600,000

52,252,570

11 Sep 2006

NOK 154.90

472,000

14,072,000

52,724,570

12 Sep 2006

NOK 154.45

720,000

14,792,000

53,444,570

18 Sep 2006

NOK 153.97

687,000

15,479,000

54,131,570

26 Sep 2006

NOK 141.76

971,000

16,450,000

55,102,570

1 Nov 2006

NOK 152.74

615,000

17,065,000

55,717,570

7 Nov 2006

NOK 158.15

1,090,000

18,155,000

56,807,570

23 Nov 2006

NOK 150.86

551,000

18,706,000

57,358,570

28 Nov 2006

NOK 147.94

706,000

19,412,000

58,064,570

5 Dec 2006

NOK 152.45

535,000

19,947,000

58,599,570

7 Dec 2006

NOK 148.13

740,000

20,687,000

59,339,570

11 Dec 2006

NOK 147.34

385,000

21,072,000

59,724,570

12 Dec 2006

NOK 148.07

555,000

21,627,000

60,279,570

Before share split
10 May 2006

Recalculated after share
split 10 May 2006

Period

No. of 
shares 

 Avg. price
 NOK

No. of
shares

Avg. price
NOK

September - November 1999

5,000,000 

 319

25,000,000

63.8

November 2000 - June 2001

5,000,000 

 384

25,000,000

76.8

July 2003 - August 2003

1,484,300 

 374

7,421,500

74.8

March 2004 - redemption
of the Norwegian state's shares 

1,157,922 

 374*

5,789,610

*74.8

June 2004 - September 2004

2,808,810 

 441

14,044,050

88.2

February 2005 - redemption
of the Norwegian state's shares 

2,191,190 

 441*

10,955,950

*88.2

June 2005 - December 2005

934,400 

 651

4,672,000

130.2

14 July 2006 - redemption of the Norwegian state's shares

- 

-

3,644,685

129.30

* interest excluded