Base Prospectus - Malta Financial Services Authority

GENERAL INFORMATION
Authorisation
The establishment and the subsequent updates of the Programme, the increase in the
aggregate amount of the Programme and the issue of Notes have been duly authorised by a
resolution of the joint meeting of the Board of Directors and the Committee of Representatives of
the Issuer dated 31st October, 1996, and resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Issuer dated
15th January, 1998, 13th January, 1999, 28th April, 2000, 29th April, 2000, 18th January, 2001,
17th January, 2002, 15th January, 2003, 9th March, 2004, 20th January, 2005, 10th January, 2006
and 9th August, 2006.
Listing of Notes on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has allocated the number 12039 to the Programme for
listing purposes.
Application has been made to the CSSF for the approval of this document as a base
prospectus for the purposes of Article 5.4 of the Prospectus Directive. Application has also been
made to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for Notes issued under the Programme (other than VPS
Notes) during the period of 12 months from the date of this Prospectus to be admitted to trading
on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s regulated market and to be listed on the Official List of the
Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s regulated market is a regulated
market for the purposes of the Investment Services Directive.
Documents Available
For as long as the Programme remains valid with the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, copies of
the following documents will be available, upon request, free of charge, from the registered office
of the Issuer and from the specified offices of the Paying Agents for the time being in London and
Luxembourg (where applicable, with an English translation thereof):
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
the constitutional documents (with an English translation thereof) of the Issuer;
the Programme Agreement, the Trust Deed, the Agency Agreement, the forms of the
Temporary Bearer Global Notes, the Permanent Bearer Global Notes, the Reg. S Global
Note, the Restricted Global Note, the definitive Bearer and Registered Notes, the
Receipts, the Coupons and the Talons; and
in the case of each issue of Notes admitted to trading on the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange’s regulated market subscribed pursuant to a subscription agreement, the
subscription agreement (or equivalent document).
For as long as the Programme remains valid with the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, copies of
the following documents will be available on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange at
www.bourse.lu and, upon request, free of charge, from the registered office of the Issuer and the
specified offices of the Paying Agents for the time being in London and Luxembourg:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
a copy of this Prospectus and any Final Terms relating to Notes which are admitted to
trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s regulated market;
any future prospectuses, information memoranda and supplements to the Prospectus
and any other documents incorporated herein or therein by reference;
the audited consolidated and non-consolidated annual financial statements of the Issuer
for the financial years ended 31st December, 2004 and 31st December, 2005 in each
case together with the auditors’ report thereon;
the audited consolidated annual financial statements of DnB NOR ASA for each of the
financial years ended 31st December, 2004 and 31st December, 2005 in each case
together with the auditors’ report thereon;
the unaudited interim consolidated and non-consolidated financial statements of the
Issuer as at, and for the period ended, 30th June, 2006; and
the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of DnB NOR ASA as at, and for
the period ended, 30th June, 2006.
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