The Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority has approved the merger between Sparebanken Sør Boligkreditt AS and Sparebanken Vest Boligkreditt AS to establish Sparebanken Norge Boligkreditt AS

Reference is made to stock exchange notice dated on 26 November 2024 stating that the General Meetings of Sparebanken Sør Boligkreditt AS and Sparebanken Vest Boligkreditt AS have approved the merger of the two companies.

On 26 March 2025, the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet) has granted the necessary approvals for the merger of Sparebanken Sør Boligkreditt AS and Sparebanken Vest Boligkreditt AS.

The merger will be completed immediately following the merger of Sparebanken Sør and Sparebanken Vest, which is scheduled to take place on 2 May 2025.
Contact persons:

Sparebanken Vest Boligkreditt AS:
John Hopp, CEO, tel. +47 450 81 776

Sparebanken Sør Boligkreditt AS:
Marianne Lofthus, CEO, tel. +47 905 14 183

This information is subject to information obligations pursuant to the Norwegian Securities Trading Act Section 5-12.