07 Apr 2006

MANDATORY NOTIFICATION OF TRADE

In connection with Norske Skog's bonus programme, partly paid in shares, 560 shares were wrongly transferred from Norske Skog's own holding April 3. These shares are now transferred back to Norske Skog, and own holding is subsequently 633,656 shares.

Oxenøen, 07.04.2006
NORSKE SKOGINDUSTRIER ASA

Jarle Langfjæran
Vice President Investor Relations