Circular no. 10/22 December 2005

Auction calendar and plan for government bonds and Treasury bills 2006

To financial institutions and members of the Oslo Stock Exchange

The calendar for 2006 will generally follow the same schedule as in the past few years. Fourteen auctions of Treasury bills and seven auctions of government bonds are scheduled in 2006.

It is the intention to issue new Treasury bills, with a 12-month maturity, on all IMMdates, In line with earlier practice, the new issues will be increased at the next auction.

In 2006, the following schedule applies for auctions of government securities:

Treasury bills

Announcement

12 noon:

Auction

11 am:

Settlement

7 am:

04.01.06

09.01.06

11.01.06

08.02.06

13.02.06

15.02.06

08.03.06

13.03.06

15.03.06

29.03.06

03.04.06

05.04.06

03.05.06

08.05.06

10.05.06

29.05.06

01.06.06

06.06.06

14.06.06

19.06.06

21.06.06

28.06.06

03.07.06

05.07.06

30.08.06

04.09.06

06.09.06

13.09.06

18.09.06

20.09.06

25.09.06

28.09.06

02.10.06

01.11.06

06.11.06

08.11.06

29.11.06

04.12.06

06.12.06

13.12.06

18.12.06

20.12.06

Government bonds

Announcement

12 noon:

Auction

11 am:

Settlement

7 am:

23.01.06

30.01.06

02.02.06

20.03.06

27.03.06

30.03.06

08.05.06

15.05.06

19.05.06

06.06.06

13.06.06

16.06.06

04.09.06

11.09.06

14.09.06

09.10.06

16.10.06

19.10.06

20.11.06

27.11.06

30.11.06

Auctions of government bonds and Treasury bills may be cancelled or supplemented with ad hoc issues.

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Last updated 22.12.2005