Reference is made to the stock exchange notice of 26 October 2023, 5 December
2023, 17 April 2024 and 24 September 2024 regarding the planned merger between
SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA og SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge.
The merger between SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA and SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge has
today been registered in the Register of Business Enterprises and thus
completed. SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA is the acquiring bank, and in connection with
the merger, the bank is changing its new name to SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge ASA.
At the same time, an increase in share capital of NOK 2,779,683,450 has been
registered through issuing a total of 111,187,338 new shares as consideration
for the equity capital and primary capital in SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge, each
with a nominal value of NOK 25 and at a subscription price of NOK 130.60 per
share. All shares have been issued to the existing equity certificate holders in
SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge. Of these, 32,666,869 shares have been issued to
SpareBank 1 Stiftelsen BV, 25,033,916 to Sparebankstiftelsen Telemark,
15,623,606 to Sparebankstiftelsen SpareBank 1 Modum, 5,262,839 to
Sparebankstiftelsen Nøtterøy-Tønsberg og 4,948,876 to Sparebankstiftelsen
Telemark - Holla og Lunde. The remaining shares have been issued to the other
owners in SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge.
Following the issuance of new shares, the total share capital will amount to NOK
9,386,407,675 divided into 375,456,307 shares with a nominal value of NOK 25.
Contact persons:
SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge ASA
Chair: Finn Haugan, tel. +47 900 41 002
CEO: Inge Reinertsen, tel. +47 909 95 033
CFO: Roar Snippen, tel. +47 976 10 360
This information is disclosed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Trading Act § 5-12.