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Oslo Børs has entered into an agreement with the Norwegian Securities Dealers Association to purchase a 50% interest in Fondsmeglernes Informasjonstjeneste AS (Norwegian Stockbrokers Information Services - FINFO). FINFO is a subsidiary of the Securities Dealers Association, and its activities include the operation and management of the system for trading OTC shares (un-listed shares).

This week saw the Alternative Bond Market (ABM) admit the 100th new loan since it was established a year ago. ABM has attracted a sizeable 35% of all loans admitted to listing over the last year, and Oslo Børs expects continuing strong interest from new and existing borrowers in the future.

Oslo Børs Holding ASA recorded post-tax profit of NOK 20.5 (10.9) million in the fourth quarter of 2004. Post-tax profit for the full year totalled NOK 74.7 (53.3) million. The very high level of activity in the market continued in the fourth quarter, and the overall volume of trading recorded for the quarter was second only to the record level achieved in the first quarter of 2004.

Oslo Børs will launch a new product for private investors from 1 July 2004 - real-time prices showing order depth at five levels. Subscribers to the new product will be able to follow the five best bid and offer prices in the trading system while also monitoring the order volume behind the prices at each level. The product will cost NOK 150 per month (excluding value added tax).

Requests for further information may be addressed to:
Per Eikrem, Senior Vice President - Communications. Tel. +47 22 34 17 40

Per Erik Bøhlerengen, Sales- and Marketing Manager, Oslo Børs Informasjon AS
Tel. +47 22 34 18 13

NOREX and the exchanges of Lithuania and Riga have discussed their future relations and come to a joint conclusion that the preconditions for a mutually beneficial alliance are no longer as convincing as earlier.

Kontaktperson: Sven Arild Andersen
E-post:
Telefon: +47 22 34 17 00

The Board of Oslo Børs has imposed violation charges on DnB Markets and Global Geo Services ASA of NOK 1 million and NOK 0.5 million respectively. In addition the Board resolved to remove shares in Enitel ASA from listing since the company has now entered into winding-up proceedings. The Enitel share has been temporarily removed from listing since 31 August this year.

In a move to promote secure, lawful insider trading, Oslo Børs is making its "insider register" available to the public as of today. The insider register is a database containing defined primary insiders - i.e. persons and companies who are bound by the notification requirement and are required to exercise particular care in securities trading.

Contact: Press Spokesman Tor Arne Olsen
E-mail: tao@ose.no
Phone: +47 22 34 17 00