The banks of the SpareBank 1 Alliance have entered into an agreement regarding changes in ownership structure in BN Bank ASA. For SpareBank 1 SMN, this will lead to an increase in ownership in BN Bank ASA from 33.0 % to 35.02 %.
Post execution of the transactions, BN Bank ASA will have the following ownership structure:
SpareBank 1 SMN | 35,02 % |
SpareBank 1 SR-Bank | 35,02 % |
SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge | 9,99 % |
SpareBank 1 Østlandet | 9,99 % |
SpareBank 1 BV | 5,00 % |
SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus | 2,52 % |
SpareBank 1 Telemark | 2,46 % |
The agreement also involves the B-shares in SpareBank 1 Næringskreditt, which will have an identical ownership structure to BN Bank ASA.
In the transaction, BN Bank ASA and SpareBank 1 Næringskreditt are valued at NOK 4.1 billion and NOK 2.1 billion respectively. This corresponds to a Price-to-book ratio per 31 December 2018 of 1.10x and 1.00x respectively.
In connection with the ownership changes, SpareBank 1 SMN will buy 284,683 shares in BN Bank ASA and 132,403 B-shares in SpareBank 1 Næringskreditt AS. This will lead to the bank owning 35.02 % of BN Bank ASA and B-shares of SpareBank 1 Næringskreditt after completion of the transactions. In sum, SpareBank 1 SMN will buy shares for a total of 100.2 MNOK.
Based on the bank's reported numbers per 31 December 2018, the transaction will lead to a reduction in Common Equity Tier 1 of approximately 0.1 %-points.
The transaction is, amongst other things, conditional upon regulatory approvals.
SpareBank 1 Markets AS has acted as the financial adviser in the transaction, and BAHR AS has acted as the legal adviser.
Trondheim, 28 February 2019
Contact details:
CFO Kjell Fordal, tel: +47 905 41 672
Corporate Communcations Director Hans Tronstad, tel: +47 941 78 322
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Source: SpareBank 1 SMN via Globenewswire