SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge (OSL:NONG) SpareBank 1 Banks To Take Over Glitnir Bank ASA

SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge (OSL:NONG) The banks making up the SpareBank 1 Alliance are acquiring all shares of Glitnir Bank for NOK 300 million. Glitnir Bank's operations will remain headquartered in Trondheim until further notice.

Alongside SpareBank 1 SMN, Glitnir Bank's new owner comprises SpareBank 1 SR-Bank (20 per cent), SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge (20 per cent), 16 collaborating savings banks (20 per cent) and Sparebanken Hedmark (15 per cent). These banks are also owners of SpareBank 1 Gruppen.

Glitnir Bank has operations in Trondheim, Oslo, Ålesund and Fosnavåg. The bank has 160 staff and a loan portfolio totalling NOK 47 billion. The subsidiary Glitnir Factoring in Ålesund with 26 staff is part of the takeover.

Glitnir Bank's subsidiaries, Glitnir Privatøkonomi and Glitnor Eiendomsfinans, have been sold to the companies' management.

The transaction is subject to authorisation by the authorities. An application for authorisation will be filed shortly. The conditions that need to be met in order for the agreement to be implemented are expected to made clear before 30 November 2008.

Tromsø, 21. October 2008.

This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge

http://www.snn.no/

ISIN: NO0006000801

Stock Identifier: XOSL.NONG

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