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The capital increase in connection with the private placement in SpareBank 1 SMN, which was announced in a press release 14 September 2012, has now been registered in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises (Foretaksregisteret), and has subsequently been carried out.
Allocated equity certificates will be delivered to each subscriber's VPS account on or about 24 September 2012 provided that the outstanding amount for each subscriber has been settled. The new equity certificates will be tradable on the Oslo Stock Exchange from 25 September 2012.
SpareBank 1 Markets acted as Global Coordinator and Bookrunner, and SpareBank 1 SMN Markets and Swedbank First Securities acted as Joint Lead Managers for the private placement.
Trondheim, 24 September 2012
Contact persons at SpareBank 1 SMN:
CFO Kjell Fordal; mob +47 905 41 672
Head of Corporate Communications Hans Tronstad; mob + 47 941 78 322
About SpareBank 1 SMN
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Disclaimer
This document does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of SpareBank 1 SMN (the "Securities") in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. The Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The issuer of the Securities has not registered, and does not intend to register, any portion of the Private Placement in the United States or in any other jurisdiction, and does not intend to conduct a public offering of the Securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. Copies of this document are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan.
This document is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the United Kingdom that are qualified investors, as that term is defined in section 86(7) of the Financial and Services Markets Act 2000, that are also (i) "investment professionals" falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Service and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or (ii) "high net worth entities" and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within the meaning of Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons being "relevant persons"). The Securities are only available to relevant persons and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such Securities will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its content.
Forward-looking statements
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This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act)