On 21 October 2026, DNB Bank ASA (“DNB”) announced that the company has decided to initiate a share buy-back programme comprising up to 0.75% of the company’s own shares, which represents a total of 10,804,986 shares.
Up to 7,131,291 shares will be purchased on trading venues by 18 December 2026, and a proposal to cancel the shares will be submitted to the next Annual General Meeting. At the same meeting it will also be proposed to redeem the remaining shares – up to 3,673,695 shares – from the Norwegian Government, represented by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries (“NFD”), so that NFD’s ownership interest of 34% remains unchanged.
The total consideration paid for the shares purchased under the buy-back programme, including the shares that will be proposed redeemed from NFD, will not exceed NOK 3,790 million.
During week 45 of 2026, DNB purchased 825,792 own shares at an average price of NOK 322.2580. Following this, DNB has purchased a total of 2,491,292 own shares under the current buy-back programme, corresponding to 0.17% of the shares in the company.
Furthermore, there is a correction to the number of shares repurchased on 29 October. The correct number of shares is 205,000, not 180,000 as previously reported.
Below is a more detailed overview of the transactions carried out under the buy-back programme:
| Date | Number of shares | Average price (NOK) | Total transaction value (NOK) |
| 2 November 2026 | 175,792 | 319.1287 | 56,100,272 |
| 3 November 2026 | 170,000 | 319.2478 | 54,272,126 |
| 4 November 2026 | 160,000 | 323.3778 | 51,740,448 |
| 5 November 2026 | 150,000 | 326.9289 | 49,039,335 |
| 6 November 2026 | 170,000 | 323.3289 | 54,965,913 |
| Previously repurchased shares under the programme | 1,665,500 | 528,794,884 | |
| Total shares repurchased under the programme | 2,491,292 | 319.0766 | 794,912,978 |
Please see the stock exchange announcement published on 21 October 2026, which is available at newsweb.oslobors.no, for more information about the buy-back programme.
For further information, please contact: Mitra Hagen Negård, Head of Investor Relations, on +47 95 79 36 31.
This announcement contains information that is subject to disclosure requirements pursuant to the Market Abuse Regulation and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
An overview of all buy-backs made this week is enclosed with this announcement and available at newsweb.oslobors.no.