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DNB’s profit in the first quarter of 2023 was NOK 10 472 million. This is an increase of NOK 371 million, or 3.7 per cent, from the fourth quarter of 2022.

The first quarter of the year was marked by international market turbulence. The level of activity in the Norwegian economy remained high, and this, combined with a tight labour market and high inflation, was a contributory factor in the decision by the Norwegian central bank, Norges Bank, to raise the key policy rate.

“I am happy to say that many customers are choosing us, and that we are experiencing growth in both the personal and corporate customer markets. Over the past 12 months, lending growth has exceeded 6 per cent, which is a development we are very pleased with. Behind our quarterly figures lie thousands of good conversations with customers about investments, new jobs, or with people who have bought a new home or their first car,” says CEO Kjerstin Braathen.

High level of activity and profitable growth

Loans to customers increased by a total of NOK 10.8 billion, or 0.6 per cent, in the quarter. Customer deposits increased by NOK 69.1 billion, or 4.9 per cent, during the same period. Profitable growth and higher interest rate levels contributed to the bank’s net interest income increasing by NOK 529 million, or 3.8 per cent, compared with the fourth quarter of 2022.

“More customers than before are contacting us for advice concerning their finances. We see that the number of savings agreements is increasing and monthly savings amounts are going up, and that customers are taking a more conscious approach to investing their savings so as to achieve the highest possible return. The recognition we received in the form of Morningstar naming us best fund company is being noticed, and there has also been strong growth in the number of customers who want to have their capital actively managed by us,” says Braathen.

There has been a lot of activity together with our customers this quarter, and income from customer-driven activities (commission and fee income) amounted to a solid NOK 2 634 million, which was an increase of 1.8 per cent compared with the corresponding quarter last year. All product areas, particularly money transfers and banking services, contributed to the strong growth in income.

The high demand for financing of sustainable initiatives continues. The bank aims to be a driving force for sustainable transition by financing and facilitating sustainable activities worth NOK 1 500 billion by 2030. We are well on the way to reaching our target, and the status for this goal at the end of the quarter was a total of NOK 423 billion.

The bank’s customer portfolio is robust and well-diversified, and sound banking practices in the restructuring work contributed to net reversals of impairment provisions totalling NOK 79 million in the quarter, mainly associated with corporate customers within the offshore industry segment.

Financial key figures for the first quarter of 2023 (figures for the corresponding quarter in 2022):

• Pre-tax operating profit before impairment amounted to NOK 13.6 billion (9.3)
• Profit was NOK 10.5 billion (7.6)
• Earnings per share were NOK 6.59 (4.77)
• Return on equity was 17.2 per cent (13.7)
• Cost/income ratio was 34.0 per cent (38.5)
• Common equity Tier 1 (CET 1) capital ratio was 18.6 per cent (18.1)

For further information:

Rune Helland, Head of Investor Relations, tel.: (+47) 23 26 84 00 / 97 71 32 50

Thomas Midteide, Group Executive Vice President of Communications & Sustainability, tel.: (+47) 96 23 20 17

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Securities Trading Act

The shares in DNB Bank ASA will be quoted ex-dividend on 26 April 2023. A dividend of NOK 12.50 per share will be distributed on 5 May 2023 to registered shareholders as at 25 April 2023.

For further information, please contact:
Rune Helland, head of Investor Relations, tel: +47 977 13 250

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements according to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

The Annual General Meeting of DNB Bank ASA was held on 25 April 2023. The Annual General Meeting re-elected Gro Bakstad as Board member and Jens Petter Olsen as Vice Chair, and elected Christine Bosse and Petter-Børre Furberg as new Board members. All elected for a period of two years, until 2025.

The Board of Directors of DNB Bank ASA will have the following composition:

For further information, please contact:

Investor contact
Rune Helland, Head of Investor Relations, tel. (+47) 232 68 400/(+47) 977 13 250

Media contact
Thomas Midteide, Group Executive Vice President, Communications and Sustainability, tel.: (+47) 962 32 017

The information is subject to the disclosure requirements set out in section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

DNB's Annual General Meeting was held on 25 April 2023. All items on the agenda were adopted as proposed, cf. the notice published on 31 March 2023.

The minutes from the Annual General Meeting are attached.

For further information, please contact:

Investor contact
Rune Helland, Head of Investor Relations, tel. (+47) 232 68 400 / (+47) 977 13 250 

Media contact
Thomas Midteide, Group Executive Vice President, Communications and Sustainability, tel.: (+47) 962 32 017

The information is subject to the disclosure requirements set out in section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. 

DNB will publish its results for the first quarter of 2023 on Thursday, 27 April 2023 at 7.30 CET.

9:30 CET: Presentation

CEO Kjerstin Braathen and CFO Ida Lerner present the results at a live streamed presentation. It will be possible to ask questions online and a broadcast will be available on the Investor Relations pages at ir.dnb.no. It will also be possible to physically attend the presentation at DNB's head office in Bjørvika, Dronning Eufemias gate 30. Please register your attendance in Oslo, at [email protected].

13:30 CET: Conference call for analysts and investors

Call in details: Norway +47 21 56 33 18, UK Wide +44 (0) 33 0551 0200, US +1 78 6697 3501. Password: DNB Q1. Please join the call 5 minutes early to allow the operator to transfer you into the call by the scheduled start time.

The conference call (listen-only mode) and a recording of this will be available on the Investor Relations pages at ir.dnb.no.

For further information, please contact:
Investor contact: Rune Helland, head of Investor Relations, tel. (+47) 23 26 84 00 / (+47) 977 13 250
Media contact: Thomas Midteide, Group Executive Vice President, Communication & Sustainability, tel. (+47) 962 32 017

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements according to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

The new accounting rules for the recognition, measurement and presentation of insurance contracts (IFRS 17) became mandatory for the period beginning on 1 January 2023, with requirements for comparable figures for 2022. The DNB Group will report in accordance with IFRS 17 as of the first quarter of 2023. At the same time, the DNB Group will change classification of some financial instruments under IFRS 9.

There are no changes in the underlying business model, operations or strategy as a result of the introduction of IFRS 17. The transition to IFRS 17 does not affect the DNB Group's common equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, and thus does not affect the Group's capital adequacy, leverage ratio, minimum distributable amount (MDA) or dividend capacity.

The new IFRS 17 rules entail a new measurement method for the Group's life insurance liabilities, whereby estimated future cashflows in the insurance contracts will be discounted using a market-based interest rate. This affects the transition effect as at 1 January 2022, recognised liabilities and future profit and loss. There will also be a change from the previous presentation of the income statement, as operating expenses relating to insurance contracts under the new rules are included in net operating income in the income statement, whereas they were previously presented under operating expenses.

The IFRS 17 rules are effective only for the DNB Group accounts, which means that the rules are not being introduced in the company accounts for DNB Livsforsikring. The transition to IFRS 17 does therefore not affect DNB Livsforsikring's capitalisation, tax base or dividend capacity.

The full implementation effect of IFRS 17, as well as the effect of the changed measurement method for financial assets, has reduced the Group's equity at the time of the transition on 1 January 2022 with NOK 9 836 million after tax.

Certain investment contracts, including unit link contracts and defined contribution pension schemes, fall outside the scope of the IFRS 17 requirements and are assessed under the rules for financial instruments in IFRS 9.

See attached for restated comparative figures for 2022 for the DNB Group (for Excel version see https://www.ir.dnb.no/press-and-reports/press-releases).

For further information, please contact:
Rune Helland, head of Investor Relations, tel. (+47) 23 26 84 00 / (+47) 977 13 250