Reference is made to the stock exchange notice of 26 October 2023, 5 December 2023, 17 April 2024, 21 June 2024 and 24 September 2024 regarding the merger of SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA and SpareBank1 Sørøst-Norge.
Pursuant to and in accordance with Article 1 (5) (e) of the EU regulation on prospectuses, and repeal of Directive 2014/71/EC, as amended, and as implemented in Norway in accordance with § 7- 1 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act, SpareBank 1 SR-bank ASA has drawn up an exempted document that describes the main features of the merger (the "Exempted Document"). The Exemption Document is not a prospectus and has not been reviewed or approved by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority or any other public authority. The Exemption Document has been prepared exclusively for use in connection with the issuance and admission to listing of the consideration shares that will be issued to the equity certificate holders in SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge upon completion of the merger, which is planned to be carried out on 1 October 2024.
The Exemption Document does not constitute an offer or solicitation to buy securities issued by SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA or SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. Nor is any offer to buy or sell securities made through the Exemption Document.
The Exemption Document is available on the bank`s website,
https://www.sparebank1.no/nb/sr-bank/om-oss/investor/Merger-SRBNK-SOON.html and https://www.sparebank1.no/nb/sorost/om-oss/investor/Merger-SRBNK-SOON.html
Contact persons:
SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA
Chair: Dag Mejdell, tel. +47 905 62 970
CEO: Inge Reinertsen, tel. +47 909 95 033
SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge
Chair: Finn Haugan, tel. +47 900 41 002
CEO: Per Halvorsen, tel. +47 934 07 441
CFO: Roar Snippen, tel. +47 976 10 360
This information is disclosed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Trading Act § 5-12.