Final result of the offer to purchase shares in Bien Sparebank ASA by JBF Forsikring Gjensidig
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Reference is made to the press release issued on 27 January 2025, where JBF Forsikring Gjensidig (the "Buyer") launched an offer to purchase up to 289,690 existing shares in Bien Sparebank ASA (the "Company") through an application process with a fixed price of NOK 131.00 per share (the "Offer"). The application period expired on 30 January 2025 at 16:30 (CET).
Following the end of the application period, the Buyer has resolved to purchase 123,501 shares at a price of NOK 131.00 per share pursuant to the Offer.
The settlement of shares in the Offer took place on 31 January 2025 and the settlement of cash in the Offer is expected to take place on or about 5 February 2025. The allocations in the Offer is expected to be communicated on or about 3 February 2025 before 09:00 (CET).
Following settlement of the Offer, the Buyer will hold 1,253,860 shares in the Company, equal to approx. 22.1% of the outstanding shares and voting rights in the Company. Consequently, as a result of the Offer, the Buyer has crossed the 20% ownership threshold.
Pareto Securities AS acted as sole manager in the Offer.
For further information, please contact:
Pareto Securities AS / Equity Broker Desk / +47 22 87 87 50
or
Helge Dalen / CEO in JBF Forsikring Gjensidig / +47 918 58 275
Important notice:
The Offer and the distribution of this press release and other information in connection with the Offer may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. The Buyer does not assume any responsibility in the event there is a violation by any person of such restrictions. Persons into whose possession this press release or relevant information should come are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. The Offer is not being made directly or indirectly in, or by use of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. This includes, but is not limited to, facsimile transmission, internet delivery, e-mail, telex and telephones. Copies of this release and any related documents are not being, and must not be, mailed, e-mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan and so doing may invalidate any purported acceptance.
This information has been made public by Bien Sparebank ASA at the request of JBF Forsikring Gjensidig. Bien Sparebank ASA assumes no responsibility for and has not reviewed or verified any of the information received from JBF Forsikring Gjensidig.
This information is considered to be inside information pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. The stock exchange announcement was published by [Lena Jørundland, CEO of Bien Sparebank ASA], at the time and date stated above in this announcement.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements set out in the Norwegian Securities Trading Act section 5-12.