Instabank ASA - Last day of the subscription period in the subsequent offering

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OF ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

Last day of the subscription period in the subsequent offering

Oslo, 23 June 2023: Reference is made to the stock exchange announcements made
by Instabank ASA (the "Company" or "Instabank") on 5 June 2023 and 12 June 2023
regarding the subsequent offering of up to 6,687,898 new shares in the Company
(the "Offer Shares"), each with a nominal value of NOK 1, at a subscription
price of NOK 1.57 per Offer Share (the "Subsequent Offering"). 

The subscription period for the Subsequent Offering (the "Subscription Period")
will expire today, 23 June 2023 at 16:30 hours (CEST). 

Correctly completed subscription forms must be received by Pareto Securities AS
(the "Manager"), or in the case of online subscriptions, be registered by the
expiry of the Subscription Period.

Subscription rights that are not used to subscribe for Offer Shares before the
expiry of the Subscription Period will have no value and will lapse without
compensation to the holder.

Further information about the Subsequent Offering and the subscription
procedures is included in the prospectus prepared for offering of Offer Shares
to eligible shareholders in the Subsequent Offering (the "Prospectus").

For further information, please contact: 
Robert Berg, CEO
[phone]
Per Kristian Haug, CFO 
[phone]

About Instabank ASA:
Instabank is a Norwegian digital bank with offices in Oslo, Norway and has been
operating since 2016. The Company operates in Norway, Finland and Sweden,
offering competitive savings, insurance, point of sales (POS) financing, credit
cards, mortgages and unsecured loan products to consumers who qualify after a
credit evaluation. The bank's products and services are distributed to agents,
retail partners and directly on the bank's website and mobile app.

At the end of Q1-23, Instabank had 42 full-time and 11 part-time employees.

Instabank is listed on Euronext Growth Oslo at Oslo Børs, with ticker INSTA.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Important notice:
The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only
and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any
purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy,
fairness or completeness. None of Pareto Securities AS or any of its respective
affiliates or any of its respective directors, officers, employees, advisors or
agents accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any
representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or
completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information
has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the
Company, its subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a
visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available, or for
any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or
otherwise arising in connection therewith. This announcement has been prepared
by and is the sole responsibility of the Company.

Neither this announcement nor the information contained herein is for
publication, distribution or release, in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, in or into or from the United States (including its territories and
possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia),
Australia, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, South Africa or any other jurisdiction
where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such
jurisdiction. The publication, distribution or release of this announcement may
be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession
any document or other information referred to herein should inform themselves
about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these
restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction.

This announcement is not an offer for sale of securities in the United States.
The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be
registered under the U.S. Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission or an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and in accordance with
applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Company does not intend to register
any securities referred to herein in the United States or to conduct a public
offering of securities in the United States.

The securities offered in the Subsequent Offering are offered on the basis of
the Prospectus prepared by the Company dated 5 June 2023, which is available at
the Company's website and at www.paretosec.com/transactions. Investors in the
Subsequent Offering should not subscribe for any securities in the Subsequent
Offering except on the basis of the Prospectus.

In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only
directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the
EU Prospectus Regulation, i.e., only to investors who can receive the offer
without an approved prospectus in such EEA Member State. The expression "EU
Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 (together with any applicable
implementing measures in any Member State).

This communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons
in the United Kingdom that are "qualified investors" within the meaning of the
EU Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of English law by virtue of the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and that are (i) investment professionals
falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
(Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order") or (ii) high net
worth entities, and other persons to whom this announcement may lawfully be
communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such
persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This communication
must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any
investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is
available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant
persons. Persons distributing this communication must satisfy themselves that it
is lawful to do so.

This announcement is made by, and is the responsibility of, the Company. The
Manager and its respective affiliates are acting exclusively for the Company and
no-one else in connection with the Subsequent Offering. The Manager will not
regard any other person as its respective clients in relation to the Subsequent
Offering and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company, for
providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for
providing advice in relation to the Subsequent Offering, the contents of this
announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.

In connection with the Subsequent Offering, the Manager and any of its
respective affiliates, acting as investors for their own accounts, may subscribe
for or purchase shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to
sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such shares and other
securities of the Company or related investments in connection with the
Subsequent Offering or otherwise. Accordingly, references in any subscription
materials to the shares being issued, offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or
otherwise dealt in should be read as including any issue or offer to, or
subscription, acquisition, placing or dealing by, the Manager and any of their
respective affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts. The Manager do
not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions
otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.

Matters discussed in this announcement may constitute forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical
facts and may be identified by words such as "believe", "aim", "expect",
"anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "will", "may", "continue", "should" and
similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this release are based
upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further
assumptions. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were
reasonable when made, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant
known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies, and other important
factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond its control.
 

Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies, and other important factors could
cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or
implied in this release by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are made and cannot be relied upon as
a guide to future performance. The Company, the Manager and their respective
affiliates expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update, review
or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this announcement whether
as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. The
information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement speak only as at its date and are subject to change without notice.

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