Major Shareholding Notification • May 5, 2023
Major Shareholding Notification
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The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406
capitalgroup.com
03 May 2023
DNB Bank ASA Oslo Bors AS
(Oslo Stock Exchange) 011 47 22 41 67 90 [email protected]
Norwegian Central Depository (VPS) 011 47 22 63 52 00 [email protected]
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") is the parent company of Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Bank & Trust Company ("CB&T"). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that serves as investment manager to the American Funds family of mutual funds and institutional clients. CRMC and its investment manager affiliates manage equity assets for various investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. CRMC is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII"), which in turn is the parent company of four investment management companies ("CGII management companies"): Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sàrl and Capital International K.K. CGII management companies and CB&T primarily serve as investment managers to institutional clients. CB&T is a U.S.-based investment management company that is a registered investment adviser and an affiliated federally chartered bank.
Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of the Company for its own account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned by accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the investment management companies described above.
Pursuant to Section 4-3 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act and the Securities Trading Act Regulations, we hereby disclose the following information.
On 03 May 2023, one or more of CGC's management companies acquired 4,599 shares of the Company and had 9,576,229 lent shares returned, resulting in a shareholding amounting to 6.162% of total voting rights and 6.162% of total share capital. Please see the enclosed Schedule A for transaction details and Schedule B for the number of shares in the Company held by each management company in respect of which this notification relates.
For the purpose of this Report, the total voting rights figure of 1,550,365,021 votes and the total share capital figure of 1,550,365,021 shares were used to calculate the percentages. We believe these figures are correct; however, if these numbers are not accurate, please contact us as soon as possible so we may make the necessary revisions.
Should you have questions or require additional information, please contact us at (213) 615-0469 or via e-mail at [email protected].
Regards,
_____________________
Emily Meikle Compliance Associate
| Management Company | Date of transaction |
Nature of change |
Price per share |
Class and number of securities transacted |
Votes affected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Research and Management Company |
03 May 2023 |
Sale | 17.3600 USD | 750 Common Stock arising from 750 Depository Receipts |
750 |
| Capital Research and Management Company |
03 May 2023 |
Sale | 186.3500 NOK | 177 Common Stock |
177 |
| Capital Research and Management Company |
03 May 2023 |
Purchase | 17.3600 USD | 2,579 Common Stock arising from 2,579 Depository Receipts |
2,579 |
| Capital Research and Management Company |
03 May 2023 |
Purchase | 186.3500 NOK | 5,220 Common Stock |
5,220 |
| Capital Research and Management Company |
03 May 2023 |
Loan Return | 9,576,229 Common Stock |
9,576,229 | |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. |
03 May 2023 |
Sale | 186.2940 NOK | 2,273 Common Stock |
2,273 |
| Management Company | Number of Votes |
Percent of total voting rights |
Number of Shares |
Percent of total shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Research and Management Company | 18,888,219 | 1.218% | 18,888,219 | 1.218% |
| Capital International Limited | 583,344 | 0.038% | 583,344 | 0.038% |
| Capital International Sarl | 781,117 | 0.050% | 781,117 | 0.050% |
| Capital International, Inc. | 3,635,155 | 0.234% | 3,635,155 | 0.234% |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. | 3,014,310 | 0.194% | 3,014,310 | 0.194% |
| Capital Group Investment Management Private Limited |
152,087 | 0.010% | 152,087 | 0.010% |
| The Capital Group Companies, Inc. | 27,054,232 | 1.745% | 27,054,232 | 1.745% |
| Management Company | Number of Votes |
Percent of total voting rights |
Number of Shares |
Percent of total shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Research and Management Company | 87,371,838 | 5.636% | 87,371,838 | 5.636% |
| Capital International Limited | 583,344 | 0.038% | 583,344 | 0.038% |
| Capital International Sarl | 781,117 | 0.050% | 781,117 | 0.050% |
| Capital International, Inc. | 3,635,155 | 0.234% | 3,635,155 | 0.234% |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. | 3,014,310 | 0.194% | 3,014,310 | 0.194% |
| Capital Group Investment Management Private Limited |
152,087 | 0.010% | 152,087 | 0.010% |
| The Capital Group Companies, Inc. | 95,537,851 | 6.162% | 95,537,851 | 6.162% |
Lent Shares
| Management Company | Number of Votes |
Percent of total voting rights |
Number of Shares |
Percent of total shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Research and Management Company | 68,483,619 | 4.417% | 68,483,619 | 4.417% |
| The Capital Group Companies, Inc. | 68,483,619 | 4.417% | 68,483,619 | 4.417% |
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