Shares and dividend payments, 2006, preliminary figures

Norwegian corporations owned 62 per cent of the nominal share capital in Norwegian limited companies at the end of 2006. Norwegian households and non-profit institutions serving households owned 14 per cent and the general government owned 8 per cent. Foreign shareholders owned 16 per cent, compared to 14 per cent in 2005.

Dividend

Dividend payouts by Norwegian limited companies totalled NOK 179 billion in 2006. Households and non-profit institutions serving households received NOK 6 billion, the general government NOK 24 billion, Norwegian corporations NOK 83 billion and foreign shareholders NOK 64 billion.

Corrected figures

On 22 June 2007 Statistics Norway published stock statistics. The figures have now been corrected due to new information. The total nominal share capital for 2006 is NOK 43 billion higher than in the statistics published in June. In addition, the dividend payouts for 2006 are NOK 30 billion higher. A considerable part of the corrections are due to new information about foreign ownership.

Tables:

• Table 1 Limited companies, class of shares, nominal share capital and paid share dividends, by main industry
• Table 2 Nominal share capital and received dividends for share holders, by sector. NOK million