Eksportfinans' annual general meeting 2025
The meeting took place on Wednesday April 30, 2025.
Eksportfinans’ annual general meeting 2025 took place on Wednesday April 30, 2025.
The Annual General Meeting was informed of DNB Bank ASA's offer to acquire all the shares in Eksportfinans. The acquisition has been approved by the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet) and the Norwegian Competition Authority (Konkurransetilsynet). As of April 30, 2025, DNB owns 63.21 per cent of the company's shares. All private shareholders have accepted the offer. Acceptance by the state is subject to approval from the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget. The parliamentary consideration is expected to take place in June 2025.
All matters presented for consideration at the meeting were adopted. Minutes from the general meeting, the annual report for 2024 and updated articles of association are available on the company's website.
The annual general meeting elected a new board of directors, which was elected for a period of two years. The board now consists of:
- Bjørn Berg, DNB, chair person
- Harald Serck-Hanssen, DNB, deputy chair person
- Toril Eidesvik, independent board member
- Line Sverdrup Ulvesæter, DNB, board member
- Terje Turnes, DNB, observer to the board
Facts about Eksportfinans AS
Eksportfinans manages a portfolio of loans to the Norwegian export industry and foreign buyers of Norwegian capital goods. The company has not granted new loans since the government established a fully state-owned entity responsible for new officially supported export loans in 2012. Eksportfinans’ loans are guaranteed by Eksfin (Export Finance Norway) and/or banks. The business is funded through bonds and commercial paper issued in the international capital markets. Eksportfinans was established in 1962, and is a subsidiary of DNB Bank ASA as of April 2025.