Reference is made to stock exchange notices dated 4 May 2011 and 26 May 2011 regarding the resolution in SpareBank 1 SMN's Supervisory Board on the establishment of Sparebankstiftelsen SpareBank 1 SMN.

In connection with the incorporation Sparebankstiftelsen SpareBank 1 SMN was allocated 25,000 new equity certificates through an increase of the equity share capital of NOK 625,000 from NOK 2,372,632,150 to NOK 2,373,257,150.

A new company certificate was issued 19 July 2011, and the new equity share capital of SpareBank 1 SMN is NOK 2,373,257,150, divided into 94,930,286 equity certificates, each with par value NOK 25.

Contacts in SpareBank 1 SMN:
Chief Financial Officer Kjell Fordal tel +47 905 41 672
Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications Hans Tronstad tel +47 941 78 322

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act)

Norwegian Company certificate :
http://hugin.info/144/R/1580064/493287.pdf


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