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SpareBank 1 SMN (OSL:MING) Rating actions regarding Sparebank 1 SMN acquiring of 25% of Glitnir Bank ASA
Fitch Ratings and Moodys Investor service has made a review on SpareBank 1 SMN ratings after SMN participated in a bank consortium comprising 20 SpareBank 1-banks that shall acquire 100% of the shares in Glitnir Bank ASA.
Fitch have affirmed the same long-term rating (A) as previously, as have Moody's (AA3). Moody's has revised the outlook from stable to negative, while Fitch maintains an unchanged outlook. Moody's cites the risk posed by the integration process with Glitnir Bank as the rationale for its change of stance.
Contact person at SpareBank 1 SMN: CFO Kjell Fordal phone + 47 90 541 672
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