Sparebanken NorgeOSL: SBNOR

Annual General Meeting held

· Issued by Sparebanken Norge
MINUTES FROM ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING IN SPAREBANKEN NORGE

The Ordinary General Meeting in Sparebanken Norge was held on 26 March 2026 at 12:00

at the bank's office in Jonsvollsgaten 2, Bergen.

The agenda was as follows:

  1. OPENING OF THE MEETING

    The General Meeting was opened by the by the Chairman of the General Meeting, Sivert Sørnes.

  2. LIST OF ATTENDING MEMBERS

    66 members/deputy members were present. The list of attending members is attached as Appendix 1.

    Present were also representatives from the Board of Directors and the administration, as well as the independent auditor. Minutes were taken by Silje Hjelmtveit.

    The General Meeting passed the following unanimous resolution:

    «The General Meeting approves the list of attending members and deputy members.»

  3. ELECTION OF TWO PERSONS TO CO-SIGN THE MINUTES TOGETHER WITH THE CHAIRMAN

    The General Meeting passed the following unanimous resolution:

    «Sivert Sørnes is appointed as chairperson Alf Albert and Jacob Nødseth were appointed to co-sign the minutes.»

  4. APPROVAL OF THE NOTICE OF THE AGENDA

    The General Meeting passed the following unanimous resolution:

    «The notice and the agenda are approved.»

  5. BRIEFING ON THE STATUS OF THE BUSINESS

CEO, Jan Erik Kjerpeseth, gave a brief on the status of the business and the road ahead. The General Meeting passed the following unanimous resolution:

«The General Meeting takes notes of the brief.»

  1. ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2025

    The Board of Directors' proposal for annual accounts for the financial year 2025 were attached to the notice, and included the following:

    • Memo regarding the annual report 2025

    • Annual report including the auditor's report and sustainability certification

    • Report on remuneration of leading personnel with auditor's confirmation

      CEO Jan Erik Kjerpeseth reviewed and commented on the group's and the parent bank's accounts for 2025. The group's pre-tax profit amounted to NOK 8,110 million. The parent bank's profit after tax amounted to NOK 5.546 million.

      The CEO referred from the Board of Director's proposal for year-end allocations. The Board of Directors proposes the following allocation of profit in the parent bank:

      Profit/loss before tax expense, parent bank

      6,859

      Tax expense

      1,313

      Profit/loss after tax expense/for disposal

      5,546

      Dividend on equity capital

      2,079

      Transferred to donations and customer dividend

      2,998

      Transferred to primary capital

      132

      Transferred to equalisation reserve

      91

      Transferred to hybrid capital

      246

      Total disposals

      5,546

      The banks external auditor, Jill Osa-Svanberg with Deloitte AS, gave an account on the

      auditor's report.

      The General Meeting passed the following unanimous resolution:

      «The Board of Directors' proposal for the annual report for the parent bank and the group for 2025 is approved. The Board of Directors' proposal for allocation of the parent bank's profit for 2025 is approved, including distribution of a cash dividend of NOK 12.00 per equity certificate, NOK 1,470 million in customer dividend and NOK 1,528 million in donations for the public benefit.

      The General Meeting approves the auditor's fee of NOK 2,125,000 for the audit of the annual accounts for 2025 (excluding subsidiaries), and a fee within the range of NOK 2,047,500 to NOK 3,299,375 for the sustainability certification. All sums including VAT.

      The General Meeting takes note of the Board of Director's report on remuneration of leading

      personell.»

  2. PROPOSAL FOR RENEWAL OF THE AUTHORISATION TO PURCHASE AND PLEDGE OWN EQUITY CERTIFICATES

CFO Hans Olav Ingdal gave a briefing of the proposal for renewal of the authorisation to purchase and pledge own equity certificates.

The general meeting passed the following unanimous resolution

  1. The Board of Directors is authorised to acquire and establish a pledge on own equity certificates for a total nominal value of NOK 25 million within the limits pursuant to laws and regulations.

  2. The minimum amount to be paid for the equity certificates is NOK 1 and the maximum amount is NOK 300. These limits also apply to any agreed pledge, which means that the claim that the pledge is intented to secure must be within the same monetary limitations.

  3. The acquisition of equity certificates shall take place in the market through Oslo Børs, and disposals shall take place in the same market, or as disposals directed towards employees or representatives pursuant to applicable laws and regulations.

  4. The authorisation is valid until 30 June 2027 or until such time as the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority revokes the authorisation.

  5. The authorization replaces the previously granted authorization from such time as the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority has approved it.

  1. PROPOSAL FOR AUTHORISATION TO RAISE NON-PREFERRED DEBT

    CFO Hans Olav Ingdal gave a briefing of the proposal for authorisation to raise non-preferred debt.

    The general meeting passed the following unanimous resolution

    «Based on the proposal by the Board of Directors, the General Meeting authorises the Board of Directors to raise Senior Non-Preferred bonds equivalent to an amount of up to NOK 10 billion. The authorisation is valid until 30 June 2027.»

  2. PROPOSAL FOR AUTHORISATION TO ISSUE SUBORDINATED BONDS AND SUBORDINATED LOANS

CFO, Hans Olav Ingdal, gave a briefing of the proposal for authorisation to issue subordinated bonds and subordinated loans.

The general meeting passed the following unanimous resolution

«Based on the proposal by the Board of Directors, the General Meeting authorises the Board of Directors to issue/raise and refinance subordinated bonds and subordinated loans for an amount of up to NOK 4 billion. The authorisation is valid until 30 June 2027,

or until such time as it is amended or revoked through a new decision by the General Meeting.»

  1. DONATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT/CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR 2026 BASED ON ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR 2025

    Marketing director, Tonje Marie Schreiner, gave a presentation on donations for the public benefit and corporate and social responsibility for 2026 based on annual accounts for 2025.

    The framework for the allocation of public-benefit funds for the 2025 allocation year has been set at NOK 1,528 million. In the proposed distribution of these funds, NOK 720 million is earmarked for initiatives in the regions, NOK 517 million for Agenda Vestlandet, and

    NOK 291 million for the Sør Fund.

    The General Meeting passed the following unanimous resolution:

    «The General Meeting endorses the Board of Directors' recommendation for allocation of

    donations for the allocation year 2026.»

  2. REMUNERATION OF OFFICERS FOR SPAREBANKEN NORGE

The Chair of the Nomination Committee, Eskild Stenhaug, gave an account for the Nomination

Committee's recommendation.

The General Meeting passed the following unanimous resolution:

«The General Meeting adopts new remuneration rates for directors and officers of Sparebanken Norge in accordance with the recommendation.»

The meeting was adjourned.

Sivert Sørnes Chair person Sign

Alf Albert Jacob Nødseth

Sign Sign

LIST OF ATTENDING MEMBERS AND DEPUTY MEMBERS ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING 26 MARCH 2026

Name

Position

Alf Albert

Member

Alf Håkon Haugland

Member

Amina Amin

Member

Anders Gaudestad

Member

Anita Merete Agdal

Member

Anne Maria Langeland

Member

Anne Omholt Hovstad

Member

Benthe Bondhus

Member

Bjarte Falkanger

Member

Bjørn Ove Kristiansen

Member

Bjørn Rudborg

Member

Eivind Fykse

Member

Eivind Lunde

Member

Eldbjørg Dahl

Member

Eline Brønn

Member

Else Marie Nødtvedt

Member

Eskild Stenhaug

Member

Fredrik Flakk Hanssen

Member

Geir Tveit

Member

Glenn Stangeland

Member

Gunnar Hillestad

Member

Gunnar Silden

Member

Hanne Cecilie Valderhaug Kvalvåg

Member

Ida Zoi Salvesen

Member

Inge Vardøy

Member

Jacob Nødseth

Member

Jan Omli Larsen

Member

Jan Terje Nerhus

Member

Jon Olav Heggseth

Member

Jostein Lid

Member

Kari-Anne Landro

Member

Kjartan Alexander Lunde

Member

Kristine Johannessen

Member

Magne Roar Sangolt

Member

Marit Solberg

Member

Mathias Hunskår Furevik

Member

Ole Moe dy

Member

Sivert Sørnes

Member

Solfrid Hagen

Member

Terje Røsnes

Member

Tone Solheim Grøsle

Member

Trond Dreyer

Member

Veronica Hamstad

Member

Vibekke Hellesund

Member

Vidar Ås

Member

Øyvind Langedal

Member

Bjørn Thømt Deputy member

Elin Josephsen Deputy member

Fredrik Sandved Deputy member

Geir-Atle Ås Deputy member

Gry Olsen Tronvold Deputy member

Hallvar Bjørgum Deputy member

Jan Richard Dyrseth Deputy member

Jan Dukene Deputy member

Jon-Olav Strand Deputy member

Kjell Erik Sandvik Deputy member

Kjell Gunnar Lilleøren Deputy member

Lasse Kittilsen Deputy member

Margunn Hauso Deputy member

Martin Malkenes Deputy member

Pål Kårbø Deputy member

Rune Ramsvik Deputy member

Sigrun G. Henriksen Deputy member

Siri Schwings Birkeland Deputy member

Sverre Gjuvsland Deputy member

Tørres Kristian Brøvig Deputy member

Total number of attendees: 66

Sivert Sørnes Chair person Sign

Alf Albert Jacob Nødseth

Sign Sign