Bien Sparebank ASA – Avsluttet stabiliseringsperiode

13 Jan 2023 07:55 CET

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Oslo, 12. januar 2023: Det vises til Bien Sparebank ASAs ("Banken")
børsmeldinger vedrørende et tilbud bestående av en emisjon og et nedsalg av
eksisterende aksjer ("Tilbudet") gjennomført i forbindelse med notering av
Bankens aksjer på Oslo Børs, herunder Bankens børsmelding publisert 14. desember
2022 vedrørende mulige stabiliseringshandler i perioden fra og med 14. desember
til og med 12. januar 2022 ("Stabiliseringsperioden").

Norne Securities AS ("Stabiliseringsagenten") kunngjør herved at
Stabiliseringsperioden er avsluttet og at det har blitt gjennomført
stabiliseringsaktiviteter på Oslo Børs i løpet av Stabiliseringsperioden.
Stabiliseringsaktiviteter fant sted første og siste gang sted den 20. desember
2022. Totalt 115 aksjer i Banken ble ervervet som del av
stabiliseringsaktivtetene til en gjennomsnittspris på NOK 91.70 per aksje og
innenfor de daglige prisintervallene som er angitt i vedlagte
stabiliseringsmelding.

Stabiliseringsagenten overtildelte 130 861 aksjer i forbindelse med Tilbudet
("Tilleggsaksjene"). Tilleggsaksjene ble lånt inn fra Sparebankstiftelsen Bien
("Stiftelsen"). Stabiliseringsagenten vil levere de 115 aksjene ervervet gjennom
stabiliseringshandler til Stiftelsen som tilbakelevering av Tilleggsaksjer lånt
fra Stiftelsen i forbindelse med Tilbudet.

Stabiliseringsagenten har videre utøvet en opsjon til å erverve 130 746 aksjer i
Banken fra Stiftelsen til kurs NOK 91,7 per aksje, som tilsvarer tilbudsprisen i
Tilbudet, som vil bli benyttet til oppgjør av Stabiliseringsagentens plikt til å
tilbakelevere Tilleggsaksjene som ble lånt fra Stiftelsen i tilknytning til
overtildelingen i Tilbudet, og som ikke tilbakeleveres ved levering av aksjer
kjøpt i ovennevnte stabiliseringshandler.

Etter tilbakelevering av lånte aksjer og utøvelse av kjøpsopsjonen nevnt over
vil Stiftelsen eie 2 755 619 aksjer i Banken, tilsvarende ca. 48,51 % av de
utstedte aksjene i Banken.

Rådgivere
Norne Securities AS er tilrettelegger for Tilbudet.

Advokatfirmaet Selmer AS er juridisk rådgiver for Banken og Advokatfirmaet
Wiersholm AS er engasjert som juridisk rådgiver for Tilrettelegger.

Kontaktinformasjon
Administrerende banksjef: Lena Jørundland, tlf.: 970 83 990

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