SpareBank 1 SR-Bank: Sale of shares in Bank 1 Oslo Akershus AS approved

April 26, 2013 Reference is made to the stock exchange notice dated 18 January 2013 regarding the increase of Sparebanken Hedmark's ownership share in Bank 1 Oslo Akershus AS from 12 to 40.5 per cent through an acquisition of shares from SpareBank 1 SR- Bank, SpareBank 1 SMN and SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge. The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has today approved Sparebanken Hedmark's acquisition of shares in Bank 1 Oslo Akershus AS, and the transfer of shares is expected to take place on 2 May 2013. Stavanger, 26 April 2013 Contact: Inge Reinertsen, Chief Financial Officer, tel. +47 909 95 033 Thor-Christian Haugland, EVP Communications, tel. +47 480 31 633 Vidar Torsøe, VP Investor Relations, tel. +47 970 80 656 This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act) This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1696994]