Equity capital certificates in the employee offering in SpareBank 1 SMN
4/11/2012 9:55 AM EST
Not for release, publication or distribution in the United States, Canada,
Australia or Japan.
See the stock exchange notice from SpareBank 1 SMN of 11 April 2012 regarding
the registration of the capital increase in the Register of Business Enterprises
(Foretaksregisteret) and the issuance of new equity certificates.
The new equity certificates issued under the employee offering will be
registered on a separate ISIN no. NO 001 0635394, and the equity certificates
delivered under this ISIN number will not be listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
and will not be tradable for a period of one year from the time of registration
of the new equity certificates on the subscribers' VPS accounts. After the
expiry of the lock-up period of one year, the equity certificates issued in the
employee offering will be converted into the bank's ordinary ISIN number, and
the equity certificates will from such time be listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
and be fully tradable.
Trondheim, 11 April 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
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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 outside Norway. 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 Offering in the United States or in any other jurisdiction outside of
Norway, and does not intend to conduct a public offering of the Securities in
the United States or in any other jurisdiction outside Norway. Copies of this
document are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into the United
States, Canada, Australia or Japan.
Forward looking statements
This document includes "forward-looking statements" that involve risks,
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in
the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements
concerning our plans, objectives, goals, future events, performance and/or other
information that is not historical information. We undertake no obligation to
publicly update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent
events or circumstances after the date made, except as required by law.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl
(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)
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