MeritaNordbanken adjusts offer to acquire all outstanding shares in Christiania B

MeritaNordbanken adjusts offer to acquire all outstanding shares in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse to NOK 42.50 per ex-dividend share MeritaNordbanken Plc adjusts its offer to the shareholders of Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse for the extra ordinary dividend of NOK 1.50 per share decided by the Annual General Meeting of Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse on April 11, 2000. When accepting the MeritaNordbanken offer, holders of ex-dividend shares will be paid NOK 42.50 per share which corresponds to NOK 45.50 per pre dividend share. In addition, upon completion shareholders who have accepted the offer will benefit from the stipulated interest rate compensation of 6 per cent per annum from the date the shares were received by MeritaNordbanken. This adjustment for the extraordinary dividend of the offer is in accordance with section 3.4.4 of the prospectus of 24 September 1999 in which the offer to the shareholders of Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse was presented. The offer has repeatedly been prolonged and now runs to 28 April 2000 at 17.00 hours. The Board of Directors, management and employee organisations of Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse has recommended shareholders to accept the original offer as industrially sound and financially fair. Further information: Markku Pohjola, Executive Vice President, tel. + 46 8 614 78 06 Lars Thalén, Senior Vice President, Corporate Identity and Communications, tel. + 46 8 614 79 51 NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/12/20000412BIT00390/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/04/12/20000412BIT00390/bit0002.pdf