SpareBank 1 Midt-Norge

SpareBank 1 SMN (OSL:MING) SpareBank 1 SMN strengthened earnings on its core business in the first half of 2008, but its overall performance was impaired by losses on securities and a lower profit contribution from SpareBank 1 Gruppen. Net profit after tax NOK 244 million compared with NOK 440 million in the same period last year.

SpareBank 1 SMN (OSL:MING) Sparebanken Midt-Norge Invest AS has today acquired 12,302 shares in Adresseavisen ASA. Sparebanken Midt-Norge Invest AS is a wholly owned subidiary of the bank. Sparebanken Midt-Norge Invest holds after this acquisition a total of 102,992 shares constituting 5.42 % of the share capital of Adresseavisen ASA.

SpareBank 1 SMN

SpareBank 1 SMN The Board of Directors of SpareBank 1 SMN has decided to build a new head office in Søndre gate, Trondheim. 480 staff can relocate to the new premises in autumn 2010.

SpareBank 1 SMN SpareBank 1 SMN Board of Directors has passed a resolution regarding the amount of the issue and the required change in the Bank`s by-laws in connection with the recent PCC placing with employees. 258.058 new Primary Capital Certificates (PCCs) were subscribed for in PCC placing with employees, amounting to NOK 6.451.450. After this, the Bank`s PCC-capital totals NOK 1.446.545.150 made up of 57.861.806 PCCs.The formal approval and registration of the issue, including the abovementioned change in by-laws, are in the process of being arranged.