Gjensidige Forsikring ASA has sold 10,000,000 shares in SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

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Reference is made to the stock exchange notice published by Gjensidige Forsikring ASA ("Gjensidige") on 18 January 2017 regarding the potential sale of up to 10,000,000 shares in SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ("SB1 SR-Bank").

Gjensidige has sold 10,000,000 shares in SB1 SR-Bank, representing 3.9 per cent of the share capital by way of an accelerated bookbuilding process. The offer was significantly oversubscribed. The shares were sold at a price of NOK 61.00 per share.

Following the sale, Gjensidige holds 2,308,416 shares in SB1 SR-Bank equal to 0.9 per cent of the share capital. The remaining position will be managed as a pure financial investment in Gjensidige’s investment portfolio.

Arctic Securities and Pareto Securities acted as bookrunners on the transaction.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to sections 4-3 and 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Contact persons Gjensidige Forsikring ASA:
Head of Investor Relations: Janne Flessum, Tel: +47 915 14 739
Head of Media Relations: Øystein Thoresen, Tel: +47 952 33 382