Reference is made to the previous stock exchange notices pertaining to the
contemplated merger between SpareBank 1 BV and Sparebanken Telemark (the
"Banks"). The merger entails that Sparebanken Telemark's business is transferred
to SpareBank 1 BV, which concurrently will change its name to SpareBank 1
Sørøst-Norge.
 
The time schedule for the completion of the merger is as follows:

The last day the equity certificates in both Banks will be tradeable: 31 May
2021
 
The completion of the merger: 1 June 2021 (the first date whereby only equity
certificates in the merged bank SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge will be tradeable).
 
Record date: 2 June 2021
 
The exchange ratio for the equity certificates in the merger: one equity
certificate in Sparebanken Telemark will constitute 3,40566 equity certificates
in SpareBank 1 BV.
 
Registration number: 944 521 836 (unchanged)
 
LEI-no. is 5967007LIEEXZX4VQO21 (unchanged)
 
ISIN No. for equity certificates in SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge: NO0006000207
(unchanged)
 
Ticker: SOON (New)

Date for the resolution of the merger in the Banks' supervisory boards 25 March
2021
 
The assignee bank: SpareBank 1 BV.
 
The assigning bank: Sparebanken Telemark.
 
Other information:
The consideration to the certificate holders in the assigning bank consists of
equity certificates in SpareBank 1 BV. Based on the negotiated exchange ratio, 1
equity certificate in Sparebanken Telemark will constitute 3,40566 equity
certificates in SpareBank 1 BV. It is not possible to allocate a fraction of an
equity certificate. In order to avoid jointly held equity certificates, the
amount of equity certificates allocated to each equity certificate holder in
Sparebanken Telemark will be rounded down to the closest number of whole equity
certificates.
 
SpareBank 1 BV and Sparebanken Telemark shall in connection with the merger
convert NOK 800 million of its primary capital to equity capital and issue
equity certificates to SpareBank 1 Stiftelsen BV and Sparebankstiftelsen
Telemark - Grenland respectively. The conversion is made pro rata based on the
size of each of the Banks' primary capital per 31 December 2020, entailing that
approximately NOK 436 million of SpareBank 1 BV's primary capital and NOK 364
million of Sparebanken Telemark's primary capital is converted.

Post-issuance of the new equity certificates SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge will have
an equity certificate capital equalling NOK 1 780 348 755 divided on 118.689.917
equity certificates, each with a nominal value of NOK 15.
 
An EEA-prospectus, with more detailed information on the merger, will be
published on 1 June 2021. The prospectus will be made available by inquiry to
SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge, SpareBank 1 Markets AS or Arctic Securities AS, and on
the bank's homepage.
 
Contact:
Rune Fjeldstad, CEO, tel. + 47 900 79 017 
Finn Haugan, chairman, tel. + 47 900 41 002

This information is disclosed pursuant to the requirements in Oslo Stock
Exchange's continuing obligations.

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