OREANDA-NEWS. On January 14, 2009 AB DnB NORD Bankas (company code 112029270, VAT payer code LT120292716, registered office at J. Basanaviciaus St. 26, Vilnius, the data is collected and stored at the Register of Legal Entities (hereinafter - the “Issuer”) was notified by Bank DnB NORD A/S (company code CVR-nr: 28691947, registered office: Dampf?rgevej 28, DK-2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark) (hereinafter referred to as the “Offeror”) that as of 8 January 2009, the Offeror's Board of Directors resolved to announce a voluntary takeover bid to acquire all the remaining 324,998 (three hundred twenty four thousand nine hundred ninety eight) ordinary registered shares of the Issuer, at a price of 125 LTL per ordinary registered share, on the condition that the Offeror acquires at least 292,499 (two hundred ninety two thousand four hundred ninety nine) shares, reported the press-centre of DnB NORD Bankas.

The Offeror holds 4,814,122 (four million eight hundred fourteen thousand one hundred twenty two) ordinary registered shares of the Issuer, with nominal value of 115 LTL each, which constitute 93.68% of shares and votes in General Meeting of Shareholders of the Issuer, and intends to submit a voluntary takeover bid to acquire all the remaining 324,998 (three hundred twenty four thousand nine hundred ninety eight) ordinary registered shares of the Issuer, with nominal value of 115 LTL each (ISIN code LT0000100174), which grant 6.32% of votes at the General Meeting of Shareholders of the Issuer.

The intended method for settlement for the ordinary registered shares of the Issuer to be acquired - monetary payment.

Minimum number of the Issuer‘s shares intended for purchase - 292,499 (two hundred ninety two thousand four hundred ninety nine) ordinary registered shares. The failure to tender minimum number of shares by the responding shareholders of the Issuer, will result in the failure of the takeover bid.