Prospectus • Jun 3, 2021
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Oslo, 2 June 2021
ISIN NO0010965429
The Securities Note has been prepared in connection with listing of the securities at Oslo Børs. The Securities Note has been approved by the Norwegian FSA, as competent authority under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. The Norwegian FSA only approves this Securities Note as meeting the standards of completeness, comprehensibility and consistency imposed by Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. Such approval should not be considered as an endorsement of the Issuer that is the subject of this Securities Note.
New information that is significant for the Issuer or its subsidiaries may be disclosed after the Securities Note has been made public, but prior to listing of the Loan. Such information will be published as a supplement to the Securities Note pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. On no account must the publication or the disclosure of the Securities Note give the impression that the information herein is complete or correct on a given date after the date on the Securities Note, or that the business activities of the Issuer or its subsidiaries may not have been changed.
MIFID II product governance / Retail investors, professional investors and eligible counterparties (ECPs) target market – Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer's product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Bonds has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Bonds is eligible counterparties, professional clients and retail clients, each as defined in Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended) (MiFID II); EITHER [and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Bonds are appropriate[, including investment advice, portfolio management, nonadvised sales and pure execution services OR [(ii) all channels for distribution to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate; and (iii) the following channels for distribution of the Bonds to retail clients are appropriate – investment advice,/and portfolio management,/ and][non-advised sales and pure execution services, subject to the distributor's suitability and appropriateness obligations under MiFID II, as applicable]]. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Bonds (a distributor) should take into consideration the manufacturers' target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Bonds (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers' target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels, subject to the distributor's suitability and appropriateness obligations under MiFID II, as applicable.
UK MiFIR product governance / Retail investors, professional investors and eligible counterparties target market – Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer's product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Bonds has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Bonds is retail clients, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EUWA), and eligible counterparties, as defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook (COBS), and professional clients, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (UK MiFIR); EITHER [and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Bonds are appropriate, including investment advice, portfolio management, non-advised sales and pure execution services OR [(ii) all channels for distribution to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate; and (iii) the following channels for distribution of the Bonds to retail clients are appropriate – investment advice[,/and] portfolio management,/ and][non-advised sales and pure execution services, subject to the distributor's (as defined below) suitability and appropriateness obligations under COBS, as applicable. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Bonds (a distributor) should take into consideration the manufacturers' target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules) is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Bonds (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers' target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels, subject to the distributor's suitability and appropriateness obligations under COBS, as applicable.
Only the Issuer and the Joint Lead Arrangers are entitled to procure information about conditions described in the Securities Note. Information procured by any other person is of no relevance in relation to the Securities Note and cannot be relied on.
Unless otherwise stated, the Securities Note is subject to Norwegian law. In the event of any dispute regarding the Securities Note, Norwegian law will apply.
In certain jurisdictions, the distribution of the Securities Note with Summary may be limited by law, for example in the United States of America or in the United Kingdom. Approval of the Securities Note with Summary by the Norwegian FSA implies that the Note may be used in any EEA country. No other measures have been taken to obtain authorisation to distribute the Securities Note with Summary in any jurisdiction where such action is required. Persons that receive the Securities Note with Summary are ordered by the Issuer and the Joint Lead Managers to obtain information on and comply with such restrictions.
This Securities Note is not an offer to sell or a request to buy bonds.
The Securities Note included Summary together with the Registration Document constitutes the Prospectus.
The content of the Securities Note does not constitute legal, financial or tax advice and bond owners should seek legal, financial and/or tax advice.
Please contact the Issuer or the Joint Lead Arrangers to receive copies of the Securities Note.
The Bonds may not be a suitable investment for all investors. Each potential investor in the Bonds must determine the suitability of that investment in light of its own circumstances. In particular, each potential investor should:
The conditions of the Bonds contain provisions for calling meetings of bondholders to consider matters affecting their interests generally. These provisions permit defined majorities to bind all bondholders including bondholders who did not attend and vote at the relevant meeting and bondholders who voted in a manner contrary to the majority.
Please see the Bond Terms for the Bond Trustee's power to represent the Bondholders and the duties and authority of the Bond Trustee.
*The capitalised words in the section "Important Information" are defined in Chapter 3: "Detailed information about the securities".
| 1 Summary 5 | |
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| 2 Risk Factors 12 | |
| 3 Persons Responsible 14 | |
| 4 Detailed information about the securities 15 | |
| 5 Additional Information 25 | |
| Appendix 1: Bond Terms 26 |
Summaries are made up of disclosure requirements due to Article 7 in the REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 14 June 2017.
| Disclosure requirement | Disclosure |
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| Warning. | This summary should be read as introduction to the Prospectus. Any decision to invest in |
| the securities should be based on consideration of the Prospectus as a whole by the | |
| investor. The investor could lose all or part of the invested capital. Where a claim relating to the information contained in the Prospectus is brought before a court, the plaintiff |
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| investor might, under the national law, have to bear the costs of translating the Prospectus | |
| before the legal proceedings are initiated. Civil liability attaches only to those persons who | |
| have tabled the summary including any translation thereof, but only where the summary is | |
| misleading, inaccurate or inconsistent, when read together with the other parts of the | |
| prospectus, or where it does not provide, when read together with the other parts of the | |
| prospectus, key information in order to aid investors when considering whether to invest in | |
| such securities. | |
| Name and international securities | ISIN NO0010965429 FRN Gjensidige Forsikring ASA 2021 / Perpetual Restricted |
| identification number ('ISIN') of the securities. |
Tier 1 Non-Cumulative Callable Bond Issue. |
| Identity and contact details of the | Gjensidige Forsikring ASA, Schweigaards gate 21, 0191 Oslo, Norway. |
| issuer, including its legal entity | The Company's telephone number is +47 915 03100. Registration number 995 568 217 |
| identifier ('LEI'). | and LEI-code (legal entity identifier): 5967007LIEEXZX6FAO47. |
| Identity and contact details of the | Not applicable. There is no offeror, the prospectus has been produced in connection with |
| offeror or of the person asking for | listing of the securities on the Oslo Børs. The Issuer is going to ask for admission to trading |
| admission to trading on a | on a regulated market. |
| regulated market. | |
| Identity and contact details of the | Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet), Revierstredet 3, 0151 Oslo. |
| competent authority that approved | Telephone number is +47 22 93 98 00. E-mail: [email protected]. |
| the prospectus | |
| Date of approval of the | The Prospectus was approved on 2 June 2021. |
| prospectus. |
| Disclosure requirement | Disclosure |
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| Who is the issuer of the securities | |
| Domicile and legal form | The Company is domiciled and incorporated in Norway and registered in the Norwegian Companies Registry with registration number 995 568 217. The Company is a public limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Norway, including the Public Limited Companies Act. LEI-code: 5967007LIEEXZX6FAO47. |
| Principal activities | Gjensidige Forsikring ASA is the parent company of the Gjensidige Group, and its head office is in Oslo, Norway. The Company has general insurance operations in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Baltic states, in addition to pension operations in Norway. The general insurance operations include both property insurance and accident and health insurance. The Norwegian general insurance operations also include life insurance, which is pure risk insurance with a duration of up to one year, largely group life insurance. Operations outside Norway primarily take place through branches. In the Baltics, The Company has a subsidiary in Lithuania with branches in Estonia and Latvia. The Group's operations are divided into six business areas: General Insurance – Private General Insurance – Commercial General Insurance – Denmark General Insurance – Sweden General Insurance – Baltic Pension |
| Major shareholders | |
| The 20 largest shareholders as of 31 May 2021: |
| Investor | Number of shares | % of top 20 | % of total | Type | Country |
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| GJENSIDIGESTIFITELSEN | 311,200,115 | 80.05% | 62.24% | Comp. | NOR |
| FOLKETRYGDFONDET | 19.655.251 | 5.06% | 3.93% | Comp. | NOR |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMP | 13.791.435 | 3.55% | 2.76% | Nom. | USA |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMP | 5.322.448 | 1.37% | 1.06% | Nom. | USA |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMP | 3.894.882 | 1.00% | 0.78% | Nom. | USA |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMP | 3.552.295 | 0.91% | 0.71% | Nom. | USA |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMP | 3.093.573 | 0.80% | 0.62% | Nom. | USA |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMP | 3.051.517 | 0.78% | 0.61% | Nom. | USA |
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON SA/NV | 2.933.797 | 0.75% | 0.59% | Nom. | GBR |
| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., LONDON | 2.933.747 | 0.75% | 0.59% | Nom. | USA |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMP | 2,293,635 | 0.59% | 0.46% | Nom. | USA |
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON SA/NV | 2.250.836 | 0.58% | 0.45% | Nom. | LUX |
| J.P. MORGAN BANK LUXEMBOURG S.A. | 2,201,725 | 0.57% | 0.44% | Nom. | FIN |
| VERDIPAPIRFONDET KLP AKSJENORGE IN | 2.066.707 | 0.53% | 0.41% | Comp. | NOR |
| SOCIETE GENERALE | 2.033.497 | 0.52% | 0.41% | Nom. | FRA |
| J.P. MORGAN BANK LUXEMBOURG S.A. | 1.914.311 | 0.49% | 0.38% | Nom. | SWE |
| DANSKE INVEST NORSKE INSTIT. II. | 1.863,938 | 0.48% | 0.37% | Comp | NOR |
| J.P. MORGAN BANK LUXEMBOURG S.A. | 1.792.495 | 0.46% | 0.36% | Nom. | SWE |
| J.P. MORGAN BANK LUXEMBOURG S.A. | 1.555.959 | 0.40% | 0.31% | Nom. | SWE |
| THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON SA/NV | 1.344.934 | 0.35% | 0.27% | Nom. | NLD |
| Total number owned by top 20 | 388,747,097 | 100% | 77.75% | ||
| Total number of shares | 500.000.000 | 100% |
The Gjensidige Foundation is Gjensidige's largest owner with an owner share at 62.2 per cent. The Gjensidige Foundation has laid down in its statutes that its ownership interest in Gjensidige shall amount to at least 50.1 per cent, which shall contribute to predictability and stable ownership.
| Management | ||
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| Name | Position | |
| Helge Leiro Baastad | CEO | |
| Jostein Amdal | EVP CFO | |
| René Fløystøl | EVP Private | |
| Lars G. Bjerklund | EVP Commercial | |
| Aysegül Cin | EVP Sweden | |
| Janne Flessum | EVP People, Strategy and Communication | |
| Catharina Hellerud | EVP Analytics, Product and Price | |
| Mats C. Gottschalk | EVP Denmark | |
| Jørgen Ringdal | EVP Adviser for the CEO | |
| Tor Erik Silset | EVP Technology and Infrastructure | |
| Statutory auditors | Deloitte AS, independent public accountants | |
| What is the key financial | ||
| information regarding the issuer |
| Key financial information | ||
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| Gjensidige Forsikring Group | ||
| Amount in NOK millions | 2020 | |
| Audited | ||
| Operating Income | 28,259.9 | |
| Net financial debt (total debt minus cash) | 90,166.4 | |
| Net Cash flows from operating activities | 7,334.7 | |
| Net Cash flows from financing activities | (6,438.6) | |
| Net Cash flow from investing activities | (513.2) | |
| Gjensidige Forsikring ASA | ||
| Amount in NOK millions | 2020 | |
| Audited | ||
| Operating Income | 25,984.8 | |
| Net financial debt (total debt minus cash) | 51,676.6 | |
| Net Cash flows from operating activities | 7,241.3 | |
| Net Cash flows from financing activities | (6,851.1) | |
| Net Cash flow from investing activities | 149.0 | |
| There is no description of any qualifications in the audit report in Annual Report 2020. | ||
| What are the key risk factors that | ||
| are specific to the issuer | ||
| Most material key risk factors | Risks related to the Issuer and the market in which it operates: | |
| Underwriting risk: The Gjensidige Group may misprice risk or accept |
excessive risks, which may result in significant underwriting losses Reserve risk: The Gjensidige Group's technical provisions may not be adequate, resulting in run-off losses and a material adverse effect on the
Investment and market risk: Part of the Issuer Group's overall profits is
| coming from investments into financial assets and real estate. These investments are dependent upon both overall market development and the Issuer Group's ability to manage risks in these assets. Failure to do this may cause volatile profits and have a material adverse effect on its financial position. |
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| | Operational risk: Risk of loss arising from inadequate or failed internal processes and systems, from human errors, or from external events. |
| | Strategic risk: There is risk of financial losses or lost opportunities due to Gjensidige's inability to establish and implement business plans and strategies, make decisions, allocate resources or respond to changes. |
financial position
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| What are the main features of the securities |
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| Description of the securities, including ISIN code. |
ISIN code NO0010965429 FRN Gjensidige Forsikring ASA 2021/Perpetual Restricted Tier 1 Non-Cumulative Callable Bond Issue. Issue date: 7 April 2021. Maturity Date: Perpetual. |
| Floating interest rate, payable 7 January, 7 April, 7 July and 7 October in each year. Any adjustment will be made according to the Business Day Convention. Coupon Rate is Reference Rate + Margin, where Reference Rate means 3 months NIBOR and Margin 2.25 % p.a. Current Coupon Rate: 2.63 % p.a. for the interest period ending on 7 July 2021. Borrowing Amount is NOK 1,200,000,000. |
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| The Issuer has a Call option (Optional Redemption) and Optional Redemption by the Issuer upon the occurrence of a Capital Disqualification Event, Rating Agency Event or Taxation Event. |
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| Dependent on the market price. Yield for the Interest Period 7 April 2021 – 7 July 2021 is 2.6560 % p.a. assuming a price of 100 %. |
| Nordic Trustee AS (as the Bond Trustee) enters into the Bond Terms on behalf of the Bondholders and is granted authority to act on behalf of the Bondholders to the extent |
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| Description of the rights attached | provided for in the Bond Terms. First Call date is 7 April 2026 and on any Interest Payment Date thereafter. |
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| to the securities, limitations to those rights and ranking of the securities. |
Optional Redemption; Ordinary call | |||
| (a) The Issuer may on the First Call Date or on any Interest Payment Date thereafter, provided that (i) no breach of Solvency Capital Requirement has occurred or is likely to occur as a result of a redemption, and (ii) the Issuer has received prior consent from the Issuer Supervisor, redeem in a manner permitted by any Applicable Regulations and other applicable law all (but not only some) of the outstanding Bonds at the Call Price, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the redeemed Bonds. |
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| (b) If the Issuer and/or the Issuer Group is in non-compliance with the Solvency Capital Requirement or repayment or redemption would lead to such non compliance, redemption notwithstanding Clause a) above if: (i) the Issuer Supervisor has exceptionally waived the suspension of repayment or redemption of that item; (ii) the item is exchanged for or converted into another Tier 1 Own-fund Item of at least the same quality; and (iii) the Minimum Capital Requirement is complied with after the repayment or redemption. |
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| Optional redemption; Conditional Call (a) If the Issuer provides satisfactory evidence to the Bond Trustee (on behalf of the Bondholders), that: |
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| (i) a Capital Disqualification Event, and/or (ii) a Taxation Event; and/or (iii) a Rating Agency Event |
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| has occurred, the Issuer may, provided that (i) no breach of Solvency Capital Requirement has occurred or will occur as a result of a redemption, and (ii) the Issuer has received prior consent of the Issuer Supervisor, redeem all (but not only some) of the outstanding Bonds at the Call Price together with accrued and unpaid interest on the redeemed Bonds. |
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| (b) In case of a redemption pursuant to Clause (a) above within the period of five (5) years from the Issue Date to the extent permitted by Applicable Regulations: |
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| (i) the Issuer shall deliver a statement determining that the circumstances entitling it to exercise the right of redemption was concluded or judged to have been unlikely to occur at the Issue Date, and (ii) such redemption shall be funded out of the proceeds from new issuance of capital of at least the same quality as the Bond (unless such requirement no longer is required under the Applicable Regulations). |
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| (c) If the Call Date occurs before ten (10) years after the Issue Date redemption may only be made if the Issuer's and the Issuer Group's Solvency Capital Requirement is exceeded by an appropriate margin taking into account the solvency position of the Issuer and the Issuer Group including the Issuer's medium-term capital management plan. |
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| (d) Exercise of a Call pursuant to the Clause 3.8 in the Bond Terms shall be notified in accordance with Clause 8.3 in the Bond Terms at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant redemption date (the "Redemption Notice"). |
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| (e) Upon a Trigger Event occurring after a Call Notice having been disbursed, but prior to settlement of the Call having taken place, the relevant Call Notice shall be automatically revoked and the Call terminated. |
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| (f) If a call is exercised, the Issuer shall on the settlement date of the call, subject to the provisions of Clause 3.8.7 in the Bond Terms, pay in respect of each Bond the Nominal Amount to the Bondholders, together with any accrued and unpaid interest. |
| Preconditions to redemption, purchase, variation or substitution (a) Prior to the publication of any Redemption Notice or any purchase, variation or substitution of the Bonds, provided that no Capital Requirement Breach has occurred or is continuing, the Issuer will be required to be in continued compliance with the applicable capital adequacy requirements set out in the Applicable Regulations and on the same date as publishing any Redemption Notice or making any purchase, variation or substitution of the Bonds the Issuer shall deliver to the Bond Trustee a certificate signed by an authorised signatory of the Issuer confirming such compliance. Any such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of such compliance (it being declared that the Bond Trustee may rely absolutely on such certification without liability to any person). |
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| (b) Prior to the publication of any Redemption Notice or notice of variation or substitution pursuant to any Optional Redemption by the Issuer upon the occurrence of a Capital Disqualification Event, Rating Agency Event or Taxation Event, the Issuer shall deliver to the Bond Trustee (A) in the case of a redemption, variation or substitution in a Taxation Event a certificate signed by an authorised signatory stating that any or all of the requirements referred to in paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) in the definition of Taxation Event will apply on the next Interest Payment Date and cannot be avoided by the Issuer taking reasonable measures available to it, together with an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing to such effect and the Bond Trustee shall be entitled to accept the certificate as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set out above; and (B) in the case of a redemption, variation or substitution in a Capital Disqualification Event or Rating Agency Event, a certificate signed by an authorised signatory stating that a Capital Disqualification Event or Rating Agency Event (as applicable) has occurred and is continuing. Any such certificate shall be conclusive and binding on the Bondholders. |
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| (c) In the case of a redemption or purchase within the period of five (5) years from the Issue Date, (i) the Issuer shall deliver a statement determining that the circumstance entitling it to exercise the right of redemption or purchase was concluded or judged to have been unlikely to occur at the Issue Date; and (ii) such redemption or purchase shall be funded out of the proceeds of a new issuance of capital of at least the same quality as the Bonds (unless such requirement no longer exists under the Applicable Regulations). |
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| Each Bondholder (or person acting for a Bondholder under a power of attorney) may cast one vote for each Voting Bond owned on the Relevant Record Date |
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| Denomination: NOK 1,000,000 - each and ranking pari passu among themselves. Minimum subscription in the Bond Issue is NOK 2,000,000. |
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| Status of the bonds and transaction security |
The Bonds will constitute Basic Own Funds Restricted Tier 1 Instruments of the Issuer under Applicable Regulations, and constitute direct, unsecured and subordinated obligations of the Issuer, and will in connection with a Bankruptcy Event of the Issuer rank: (a) pari passu without any preference among the Bonds, |
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| (b) pari passu with all outstanding Parity Obligations, | ||
| (c) in priority to payments to creditors in respect of any Junior Obligations, and junior in right of payment to (i.e. be subordinated to) any present or future claims of (i) policyholders of the Issuer, and (ii) any other unsubordinated creditors of the Issuer, and (iii) subordinated creditors of the Issuer other than the present and future claims of creditors that rank or are expressed to rank pari passu with or junior to the Bonds to the extent permitted by Applicable Regulations in order for the Bonds to be classified as Restricted Tier 1 Instruments. |
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| Any restrictions on the free | The Bonds are unsecured. The Bonds are freely transferable and may be pledged, subject to the following: |
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| transferability of the securities. | (i) Bondholders located in the United States will not be permitted to transfer the Bonds except (a) subject to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (b) to a person that the Bondholder reasonably believes is a QIB within the meaning of Rule 144A that is purchasing for its own account, or the account of another QIB, to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or other |
| transfer may be made in reliance on Rule 144A, (c) outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act, including in a transaction on the Oslo Børs and (d) pursuant to any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act, including Rule 144 thereunder (if available). |
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| (ii) The Bonds may not, subject to applicable Canadian laws, be traded in Canada for a period of four months and a day from the date the Bonds were originally issued. |
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| (iii) Bondholders may be subject to purchase or transfer restrictions with regard to the Bonds, as applicable from time to time under local laws to which a Bondholder may be subject (due e.g. to its nationality, its residency, its registered address, its place(s) for doing business). Each Bondholder must ensure compliance with local laws and regulations applicable at own cost and expense. |
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| (iv) Notwithstanding the above, a Bondholder which has purchased the Bonds in contradiction to mandatory restrictions applicable may nevertheless utilise its voting rights under the Bond Terms. |
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| Where will the securities be traded | |||
| Indication as to whether the | An application for admission to trading on the Oslo Børs will be made once the | ||
| securities offered are or will be the | Prospectus has been approved. | ||
| object of an application for | |||
| admission to trading. | |||
| Is there a guarantee attached to the securities? |
Not applicable. There is no guarantee attached to the securities. | ||
| What are the key risks that are | |||
| specific to the securities | |||
| Most material key risks | The Bonds is a perpetual bond issue (Restricted Tier 1 Own Funds instruments ("RT1")) with no maturity date but may be redeemed by the Issuer at its discretion from the First Call Date in 2026 onwards, provided the conditions for redemption (as described in the Bond Terms) are all met including but not limited to the continued solvency of the Issuer and the Issuer Group and an approval from the Issuer Supervisor. |
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| The Issuer may, at any time and in its sole discretion, elect to defer any interest payment. As consequence there is a risk that the bondholders will not receive a periodic return on their investment. Any actual or anticipated cancellation or of interest payments is likely to have an adverse effect on the market price of the RT1 Bonds. |
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| The Bonds constitute a subordinated obligation for the Issuer and rank as described in the Bond Terms. There is a risk that the Bondholders will lose their investment in the Bonds entirely or partly, if the Issuer's assets are insufficient upon insolvency or liquidation. |
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| There is a risk that the value of the bond issue may decrease in spite of underlying positive development in the Group's performance and business activities. |
ISIN NO0010965429
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| Under which | The Bonds was initially offered to professional and eligible investors prior to the Issue date. The | ||||
| conditions and | Bonds is freely negotiable, however certain purchase or selling restrictions may apply to Bondholders | ||||
| timetable can I invest | under applicable local laws and regulations from time to time. There is no market-making agreement | ||||
| in this security? | entered into in connection with the Bonds. | ||||
| The estimate of total expenses related to the issue are as follow: | |||||
| External party | Cost | ||||
| The Norwegian FSA | NOK 70,000 | ||||
| The stock exchange | NOK 48,913 | ||||
| The Bond Trustee, p.a. | NOK 39.500 | ||||
| Legal fee | NOK 157.000 | ||||
| Joint Lead Arrangers | NOK 3.245.000 | ||||
| Total | NOK 3.560.413 | ||||
| Admission to trading on a regulated market will take place as soon as possible after the Prospectus | |||||
| has been approved by the Norwegian FSA. | |||||
| Why is the prospectus | In connection with listing of the securities on the Oslo Børs. | ||||
| being produced | |||||
| Reasons for the | Use of proceeds | ||||
| admission to trading | The purpose of the Bond Issue is general corporate purposes, and for the Bonds to qualify | ||||
| on a regulated marked | as Basic Own Funds Restricted Tier 1 Instruments of the Issuer for the purpose of the | ||||
| and use of. | Applicable Regulations and as determined by the Issuer Supervisor. | ||||
| Underwriting | Estimated net amount of the proceeds is approximately: NOK 1.196.439.587. Not applicable. The prospectus has been produced in connection with listing of the securities on the |
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| Description of material | Oslo Børs and not in connection with an offer | ||||
| conflicts of interest to | The involved persons in the Issue have no interest, nor conflicting interests that are material to the Bond Issue. |
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| the issue including | |||||
| conflicting interests. | DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA and Pareto Securities AS, the Joint Lead Arrangers, have | ||||
| assisted the Issuer in preparing the Prospectus. The Joint Lead Arrangers and/or affiliated | |||||
| companies and/or officers, directors and employees may be a market maker or hold a position in any | |||||
| instrument or related instrument discussed in the Prospectus and may perform or seek to perform | |||||
| financial advisory or banking services related to such instruments. The Joint Lead Arrangers' corporate finance department may act as manager for the Issuer in private and/or public placement |
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| and/or resale not publicly available or commonly known. |
All investments in interest bearing securities have risk associated with such investment. The risk is related to the general volatility in the market for such securities, varying liquidity in a single bond issue as well as company specific risk factors. An investment in interest bearing securities is only suitable for investors who understand the risk factors associated with this type of investments and who can afford a loss of all or part of the investment. Prospective investors should also read the detailed information set out in the Registration Document dated 2 June 2021 and reach their own views prior to making any investment decision. The risk factors set out in the Registration Document and the Securities Note cover the Issuer and the bonds issued by the Issuer, respectively.
The Bonds is a perpetual bond issue with no maturity date but may be redeemed by the Issuer at its discretion from the First Call Date in 2026 onwards, provided the conditions for redemption (as described in the Term Sheet) are all met including but not limited to the continued solvency of the Issuer and the Issuer Group and an approval from the Issuer Supervisor.
Due to the status of the RT1 Bonds as direct, unsecured and subordinated debt obligations of the Issuer, in connection with a Bankruptcy Event of the Issuer, the RT1 Bonds will rank: a) pari passu without any preference among each Bond, b) pari passu with all outstanding Parity Obligations, c) in priority to payments to creditors in respect of any Junior Obligations, and d) junior in right of payment to (i.e. be subordinated to) any present or future claims of (i) policyholders of the Issuer, and (ii) any other unsubordinated creditors of the Issuer, and (iii) subordinated creditors of the Issuer other than the present and future claims of creditors that rank or are expressed to rank pari passu with or junior to the RT1 Bonds to the extent permitted by Applicable Regulations in order for the RT1 Bonds to be classified as Restricted Tier 1 Instruments.
In case of a Bankruptcy Event, payments to investors in subordinated debt will depend on funds left after payments are made to unsubordinated creditors and creditors with higher ranking. This may result in a loss for the bondholder. From the status of the RT1 Bonds it also follows that the interest payments may be suspended without any accumulation. As a consequence, the investor may lose income from not receiving coupon and not being able to reinvest the interest. Finally, if the audited accounts of the Issuer show that a substantial part of its subordinated debt capital has been lost, the loss may be absorbed by reduction of the denomination without any accompanying payment to the investors.
Interest payments under the Restricted Tier 1 instrument may be optionally or mandatorily cancelled. The interest payment obligations of the Issuer under the Bond Terms are conditional upon the Issuer being Solvent at the time of payment and still being solvent immediately thereafter (the "Solvency Condition"). Other than in a Bankruptcy Event, no amount will be payable under or arising from the RT1 Bonds except to the extent that the Issuer could make such payment in satisfaction of the Solvency Condition. Any actual or anticipated cancellation or of interest payments is likely to have an adverse effect on the market price of the RT1 Bonds.
A breach of Solvency capital requirement as stated in the Bond Terms may result in a permanently or temporarily write down of the principal amount, in whole or in parts. A write down may lead to a reduction of the denomination of each Bond in the CSD in order to achieve a pro rata reduction between the Bondholders, and pro rata drawing between the Bonds. A write down may be reinstated at the discretion of the Issuer.
There is a risk that the value of the Bonds may decrease due to changes in relevant market risk factors. The price of a single bond issue will fluctuate in accordance with the interest rate and credit markets in general, the market view of the credit risk of that particular bond issue, and the liquidity of this bond issue in the market. In spite of an underlying positive development in the Issuer's business activities, the price of a bond may fall independent of this fact.
If the Issuer's early redemption right (ordinary or conditional (Regulatory Call, Tax Call and/or Rating Call) as stated in the Bond Terms) is exercised, the Call Price is 100 % of the applicable denomination at the time of an early redemption. The Call Price may limit the market value of the Bonds and an investor may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a manner which achieves a similar effective return.
The Issuer's early redemption right may affect the value of the Bonds. The Issuer may elect to redeem the Bonds when the cost of borrowing is lower than the interest rate of the Bonds. The Issuer's ability to call the Bonds is likely to limit the market value of the Bonds as during any period when the Issuer may redeem the Bonds, the market value of the Bonds generally will not rise substantially above the price at which they can be redeemed.
Liquidity risk is the risk that a party interested in trading bonds cannot do it because nobody else in the market wants to trade the bonds. Missing demand for the bonds may result in a loss for the bondholder in the form of not getting access to liquidity through sale of the bonds but has to wait until maturity for the bonds to receive liquidity.
Interest rate risk is the risk that results from the variability of the NIBOR interest rate. The coupon payments, which depend on the NIBOR interest rate and the Margin, will vary in accordance with the variability of the NIBOR interest rate. The interest rate risk related to this bond issue will be limited, since the coupon rate will be adjusted quarterly according to the change in the reference interest rate (NIBOR 3 months) over the tenor. The primary price risk for a floating rate bond issue will be related to the market view of the correct trading level for the credit spread related to the bond issue at a certain time during the tenor, compared with the credit margin the bond issue is carrying. A possible increase in the credit spread trading level relative to the coupon defined credit margin may relate to general changes in the market conditions and/or Issuer specific circumstances. However, under normal market circumstances the anticipated tradable credit spread will fall as the duration of the bond issue becomes shorter. In general, the price of bonds will fall when the credit spread in the market increases, and conversely the bond price will increase when the market spread decreases.
have a material adverse effect on any securities linked to or referencing such a "benchmark". The Benchmarks Regulation could have a material impact on any Bonds linked to or referencing a "benchmark", in particular, if the methodology or other terms of the "benchmark" are changed in order to comply with the requirements of the Benchmarks Regulation. Such changes could, among other things, have the effect of reducing, increasing or otherwise affecting the volatility of the published rate or level of the "benchmark".
The Bonds are linked to NIBOR and there is a risk that any discontinuance or reforms of NIBOR may material adverse effect the pricing of the Bonds. No guarantees can be made as to the continuance of the current underlying reference rate of the Bonds and the possible consequences a potential discontinuance of NIBOR may have of the value of the Bonds.
Solvency II requirements adopted, whether as a result of further changes to Solvency II or changes to the way in which the Issuer Supervisor interprets and applies these requirements to the Issuer and/or the Issuer Group may change. Any such changes, either individually and/or in aggregate, may lead to further unexpected changes in relation to the calculation of the Solvency Capital Requirement, Minimum Capital Requirement and/or Eligible Own-Fund Items to cover the Solvency Capital Requirement or Minimum Capital Requirement, and such changes may make the applicable regulatory capital requirements more onerous. Such changes that may occur in the application of Solvency II subsequent to the date of this presentation and/or subsequent changes to such rules and other variables may individually or in aggregate negatively affect the calculation of the Solvency Capital Requirement and/or Minimum Capital Requirement and thus increase the risk of cancellation of interest payments, , write-down or, alternatively, trigger a Capital Disqualification Event and subsequent redemption of the Bond Issues by the Issuer. Additionally, the Issuer may be required to raise further capital pursuant to applicable law or regulation or the official interpretation thereof in order to maintain the then applicable Minimum Capital Requirement and Solvency Capital Requirement. Changes to Solvency II requirements may also increase the likelihood of a Capital Disqualification Event and subsequent early redemption of one or both of the Bond Issues by the Issuer.
A Capital Disqualification Event may occur as a result of any replacement of, or change to (or change to the interpretation of), the Applicable Regulations after the Issue Date. Such an event may lead to the whole or a part of the Restricted Tier 1 issue no longer being qualified as Basic Own Funds Tier 1 Capital applicable to the Issuer or Issuer Group.
The Bond Issue is rated BBB (Restricted Tier 1) by S&P. S&P is established in the European Economic Area and registered under the EU CRA Regulation and is as of date included in the list of credit rating agencies published by the European Securities and Markets Authority on its website (http://www.esma.europa.eu/page/List-registered-and-certied-CRAs) in accordance with the CRA Regulation. The rating S&P has given to the Bond Issues is endorsed by S&P Global Ratings UK Limited which is established in the UK and registered under the UK CRA Regulation. The rating may not reflect the potential impact of all risks related to the structure, market, additional factors discussed above, and other factors that may affect the value of the respective Bond issue.
A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be suspended, revised or withdrawn by the rating agency at any time. Any adverse change in an applicable credit rating could adversely affect the trading price for the Bond Issues. In addition, rating agencies other than S&P could seek to rate the Bond Issues and such unsolicited ratings are lower than the comparable ratings assigned to the Bond Issues by S&P, those unsolicited ratings could have an adverse effect on the value and the marketability of the Bond Issues.
Persons responsible for the information given in the Prospectus are: Gjensidige Forsikring ASA, Schweigaards gate 21, 0191 Oslo, Norway.
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA confirms that the information contained in the prospectus is, to the best of our knowledge, in accordance with the facts and contains no omission likely to affect its import.
Oslo (Norway), 2 June 2021
__________________________ Helge Leiro Baastad CEO
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA confirms that:
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| LEI-code: | 5967007LIEEXZX6FAO47 | ||
| The Loan/The Reference Name/The Bonds: |
" FRN Gjensidige Forsikring ASA 2021/Perpetual Restricted Tier 1 Non-Cumulative Callable Bond Issue". |
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| Issuer/Company: | Gjensidige Forsikring ASA, incorporated under the laws of Norway with business registration number 995 568 217. |
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| Issuer Group: | The Issuer and companies being part of the Issuer's insurance group (No: forsikringsgruppe) as defined in Section 38 of the Norwegian Solvency II regulation and any other Applicable Regulations. For the avoidance of doubt, the Gjensidige Foundation (No: Gjensidigestiftelsen) is not included in the Issuer Group. |
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| Security Type: | Perpetual Restricted Tier 1 Non-Cumulative Callable Bond Issue with floating rate. | ||
| Borrowing Amount: | NOK 1,200,000,000 |
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| Denomination – Each Bond: |
NOK 1,000,000 - each and ranking pari passu among themselves |
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| Minimum investment: | Minimum investment is NOK 2,000,000. | ||
| Securities Form: | The Bonds are electronic registered in book-entry form with the Securities Depository. | ||
| Disbursement/Settlement/ Issue Date: |
7 April 2021. | ||
| Interest Bearing From and Including: |
Disbursement/Settlement/Issue Date. | ||
| Interest Bearing To: | Perpetual (no fixed maturity date). | ||
| Maturity Date: | Perpetual (no fixed maturity date). | ||
| Reference Rate: | NIBOR 3 months rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percentage point. | ||
| Margin: | 2.25 %. | ||
| Interest Rate: | Reference Rate + Margin, equal to 2.63 % p.a. for the interest period ending on 7 July 2021 - 91 days (subject to adjustment according to the Business Day Convention). |
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| If the Interest Rate becomes negative, the Interest Rate shall be deemed to be zero. | |||
| Day Count Fraction - Coupon: |
Act/360 – in arrears. | ||
| Business Day Convention: | If the relevant Payment Date originally falls on a day that is not a Business Day, an adjustment of the Payment Date will be made so that the relevant Payment Date will be the first following day that is a Business Day unless that day falls in the next calendar month, in which case that date will be the first preceding day that is a Business Day (Modified Following Business Day Convention). |
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| Interest Rate Determination Date: |
31 March 2021, and thereafter two Business Days prior to each Interest Payment Date. | ||
| Interest Rate Adjustment Date: |
Interest Rate determined on an Interest Rate Determination Date will be effective from and including the accompanying Interest Payment Date. |
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| Interest Payment Date: | Each 7 January, 7 April, 7 July and 7 October in each year and the Maturity Date. Any adjustment will be made according to the Business Day Convention. |
| #Days first term: | 91 days. | |
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| Issue Price: | 100 % (par value). | |
| Yield: | Dependent on the market price. Yield for the Interest Period (7 April 2021 – 7 July 2021) is 2.6560 % p.a. assuming a price of 100.00 %. |
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| The yield is calculated in accordance with «Anbefaling til Konvensjoner for det norske sertifikat- og obligasjonsmarkedet» prepared by Norske Finansanalytikeres Forening in January 2020: |
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| Business Day: | Any day on which the CSD settlement system is open and the relevant currency settlement system is open. |
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| Cancellation of Payments: | (a) Payment of interest may be cancelled, at any time and for an unlimited period, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer in its sole discretion. |
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| (b) Payment of interest will be mandatorily cancelled to the extent so required by the Applicable Regulations, including the applicable criteria for Tier 1 Instruments. |
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| (c) In the event that the Issuer and/or the Issuer Group is in non-compliance with the Solvency Capital Requirement or the payment of interest would lead to such non-compliance, interest may only be paid if all of the following conditions are met: (i) the Issuer Supervisor has exceptionally waived the cancellation of such interest payment; (ii) the interest payment does not further weaken the solvency position of the Issuer or the Issuer Group; (iii) the Minimum Capital Requirement is complied with after the interest payment is made. |
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| (d) Following any cancellation of interest, the right of Bondholders to receive accrued interest in respect of any such interest accrued but unpaid to that date will terminate and the Issuer will have no further obligation to pay such interest or to pay interest thereon, whether or not payments of interest in respect of interest accrued at subsequent Interest Payment Dates are made, and such unpaid interest will not be deemed to have accrued or be earned for any purpose. |
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| (e) Any cancellation of interest (whether pursuant to (a), (b) and (c) above will not constitute an event of default nor entitle Bondholders to accelerate the Bonds or petition for insolvency or liquidation of the Issuer. Any cancellation of interest will not have any restrictions on the Issuer's activities, or on its ability to make distributions in favour of other capital instruments in its capital structure. The Issuer may use the cancelled payments without restriction to meet its obligations as they fall due. |
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| (f) The Issuer has no obligation to replace cancelled interest payments with other forms of distribution, and the Issuer has no obligation to pay interest on the Bonds even if distributions have been made in favour of other Own-fund Items. |
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| (g) Cancellation of payments pursuant to the Clause 3.6 in the Bond Terms shall be notified in accordance with Clause 8.3 in the Bond Terms as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days after the Issuer has decided in its sole discretion to cancel any payments, or when any payments will mandatorily be cancelled to the extent required by the Applicable Regulations for the Issuer and/or the Issuer Group. |
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| Definitions: please see Clause 2. Definitions in the Bond Terms. | ||
| Reduction of Principal | (a) The Bonds shall absorb losses once there is non-compliance with the Solvency |
Capital Requirement in accordance with the Applicable Regulations.
(write down):
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For the purposes of the (Clause 3.7.3 in the Bond Terms), 'Solvency Ratio' means the ratio of the eligible amount of Own-Funds Items to cover the Solvency Capital Requirement and the Solvency Capital Requirement, using the latest available values.
(d) Any Write Down pursuant to the Clause 3.7 in the Bond Terms shall be notified in accordance with Clause 8.3 in the Bond Terms as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days, after the Issuer has determined (i) that a Trigger Event has occurred and (ii) any approval by the Issuer Supervisor required by the Applicable Regulations has been obtained. The notice should state (i) that a Trigger Event has occurred, (ii) the date on which the Write Down took effect (the "Write Down Date") and (iii) the principal amount by which each Bond will be written down on the Write Down Date.
Any Discretionary Reinstatement will be made on any Interest Payment Date based on the Issuer's audited annual accounts for the then most recent financial year.
Written Down following the occurrence of a Trigger Event in accordance with the provisions of Clause (b) above (Clause 3.7.2 in the Bond Terms). If at any time the Bonds are Written Down pursuant to Chapter 21 sub-chapter I of the Financial Undertakings Act, the Nominal Amount by which the Bonds are so written down pursuant to the Financial Undertakings Act shall not be reinstated (whether by way of Discretionary Reinstatement or otherwise) in any circumstances, and references herein to a Discretionary Reinstatement up to (or not exceeding) the Initial Nominal Amount shall be construed as the Nominal Amount following the Write Down.
Definitions: please see Clause 2. Definitions in the Bond Terms.
Optional Redemption: Ordinary call
has occurred, the Issuer may, provided that (i) no breach of Solvency Capital Requirement has occurred or will occur as a result of a redemption, and (ii) the Issuer has received prior consent of the Issuer Supervisor, redeem all (but not only some) of the outstanding Bonds at the Call Price together with accrued and unpaid interest on the redeemed Bonds.
(f) If a call is exercised, the Issuer shall on the settlement date of the call, subject to the provisions of Clause 3.8.7 in the Bond Terms, pay in respect of each Bond the Nominal Amount to the Bondholders, together with any accrued and unpaid interest.
An event which occurs if, as a result of any replacement of or change to (or change to the interpretation by any court or authority entitled to do so of) the Applicable Regulations which becomes effective on or after the Issue Date, the Bonds or part of the Bonds are no longer, or the Issuer has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Issuer Supervisory that there is a substantial risk that they will no longer be, eligible in accordance with the Applicable Regulations to count as cover for the capital or solvency requirements (however such terms are described from time to time in the Applicable Regulations) for the Issuer whether on a single or consolidated basis (and including, for the avoidance of doubt, any regulatory change to any applicable limitation on the amount of such capital).
An event which occurs as a result of any amendment to, clarification of or change (including any announced prospective change) in the laws or treaties (or regulations thereunder) of Norway affecting taxation (including any change in the interpretation by any court or authority entitled to do so) or any governmental action, on or after the Issue Date, and there is a substantial risk that:
be filed) by the Issuer will not be respected by a taxing authority, which subjects the Issuer to more than a significant amount of additional taxes, duties or other governmental charges; or
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(c) the Issuer would be required to gross up interest payments.
| Means, if and when the Bonds are rated by a Rating Agency, a change in the rating methodology, or in the interpretation of such methodology, as the case may be, becoming effective after the Issue Date, as a result of which the capital treatment assigned by a Rating Agency to the Bonds or part thereof, as notified by such Rating Agency to the Issuer or as published by such Rating Agency, becomes, in the reasonable opinion of the Issuer, materially unfavourable for the Issuer, when compared to the capital treatment assigned by such Rating Agency to the Bonds, as notified by such Rating Agency to the Issuer or as published by such Rating Agency, on or around the Settlement Date. |
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| Definitions: please see Clause 2. Definitions in the Bond Terms. | |
| Redemption Price (Call Option Price): |
100% of the Denomination of Each Bond (which may be subject to adjustments pursuant to Clause 3.7 (Reduction of principal – write down) in the Bond Terms. |
| First Call Date: | 7 April 2026 and on any Interest Payment Date thereafter. |
| Redemption: | Matured interest and matured principal will be credited each Bondholder directly from the Securities Registry. Claims for interest and principal shall be limited in time pursuant the Norwegian Act relating to the Limitation Period Claims of May 18 1979 no 18, p.t. 3 years for interest rates and 10 years for principal. |
| Status of the Loan and Security: |
Status The Bonds will constitute Basic Own Funds Restricted Tier 1 Instruments of the Issuer under Applicable Regulations, and constitute direct, unsecured and subordinated obligations of the Issuer, and will in connection with a Bankruptcy Event of the Issuer rank: (a) pari passu without any preference among the Bonds, (b) pari passu with all outstanding Parity Obligations, (c) in priority to payments to creditors in respect of any Junior Obligations, and junior in right of payment to (i.e. be subordinated to) any present or future claims of (i) policyholders of the Issuer, and (ii) any other unsubordinated creditors of the Issuer, and (iii) subordinated creditors of the Issuer other than the present and future claims of creditors that rank or are expressed to rank pari passu with or junior to the Bonds to the extent permitted by Applicable Regulations in order for the Bonds to be classified as Restricted Tier 1 Instruments. |
| Security The Bonds are unsecured. |
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| Definitions: please see clause 2. Definitions in the Bond Terms. | |
| Finance Document: | Means the Bond Terms, any Bond Trustee Agreement and any other document designated by the Issuer and the Bond Trustee as a Finance Document. |
| Events of Default: | The Bond Terms does not contain any event of default provision, and neither the Bond Trustee nor the Bondholders may declare default of any of the Issuer's obligations under the Bond Terms nor declare default or accelerate the Bonds on the basis of general principles of Norwegian law or otherwise. |
| The Bondholders may only demand repayment upon a Bankruptcy Event having occurred, and then only in accordance with the Applicable Regulations. |
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| Definitions: please see clause 2. Definitions in the Bond Terms. | |
| Listing: | An application for listing on the regulated market of Oslo Børs will be made. Listing will take place as soon as possible after the prospectus has been approved by the Norwegian FSA. |
| Purpose/Use of proceeds: | The purpose of the Bond Issue is general corporate purposes, and for the Bonds to qualify as Basic Own Funds Restricted Tier 1 Instruments of the Issuer for the purpose of the Applicable Regulations and as determined by the Issuer Supervisor. |
Definitions: please see clause 2. Definitions in the Bond Terms.
Estimated total expenses related to the Issue
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| The Norwegian FSA | NOK 70.000 | |
| The stock exchange | NOK 48.913 | |
| The Bond Trustee, p.a. | NOK 39.500 | |
| Legal fee | NOK 157.000 | |
| The Joint Lead Managers and Listing Agent | NOK 3.245.000 | |
| Total | NOK 3.560.413 | |
| Estimated net amount of the proceeds is approximately: NOK 1.196.439.587. | ||
| NIBOR: | Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate being | |
| (a) the interest rate fixed for a period comparable to the relevant Interest Period published by Global Rate Set Systems (GRSS) at approximately 12.00 (Oslo time) on the Interest Quotation Day; or |
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the linear interpolation between the two closest relevant interest periods, and with the same number of decimals, quoted under paragraph a) |
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| (ii) a rate for deposits in the relevant currency for the relevant Interest Period as supplied; or |
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| (c) if the interest rate under paragraph a) is no longer available, the interest rate will be set by the Bond Trustee in consultation with the Issuer to: |
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| (i) market; or |
any relevant replacement reference rate generally accepted in the | |
| (ii) such interest rate that best reflects the interest rate for deposits in NOK offered for the relevant Interest Period. |
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| Please find information about NIBOR's past and the future performance and its volatility free of charges (with 24 hours delay) on: https://most.referanserenter.no/nibor-rates.html |
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| Real time information about NIBOR is available from renowned market data providers due a licence agreement. |
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| Approvals: | The Bonds were issued in accordance with the Issuer's Board approval dated 19 March 2021. |
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| Approval from the Issuer Supervisor, Norwegian FSA regarding issuance of Bonds in accordance with Clause 3.1 (Use of proceeds) in the Bond Terms, dated 18 March 2021. |
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| The prospectus is approved by the Norwegian FSA as competent authority under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. |
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| The prospectus has also been sent to Oslo Børs ASA for review in relation to a listing application of the bonds. |
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| Bond Terms: | The Bond Terms has been entered into by the Issuer and the Bond Trustee. The Bond Terms regulates the Bondholder's rights and obligations with respect to the bonds. The Bond Trustee enters into the Bond Terms on behalf of the Bondholders and is granted authority to act on behalf of the Bondholders to the extent provided for in the Bond Terms. |
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| By virtue of being registered as a Bondholder (directly or indirectly) with the CSD, the Bondholders are bound by the Bond Terms and any other Finance Document, without any further action required to be taken or formalities to be complied with by the Bond Trustee, the Bondholders, the Issuer or any other party. has accepted the Bond Terms and is bound by the terms of the Bond Terms. |
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| The Bond Terms is attached as Appendix 1 to this Securities Note. The Bond Terms is |
available through the Bond Trustee, the Joint Lead Managers or from the Issuer.
| Bondholders' decisions: | At the Bondholders' meeting each Bondholder (or person acting for a Bondholder under a power of attorney) may cast one vote for each voting bond owned at close of business on the day prior to the date of the Bondholders' meeting in the records registered in the Securities Depository. |
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| In order to form a quorum, at least half (1/2) of the voting bonds must be represented at the Bondholders' meeting. |
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| Resolutions will be passed by simple majority of the Voting Bonds represented at the Bondholders' Meeting, unless otherwise set out in paragraph 6.1 (g) in the Bond Terms. |
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| Save for any amendments or waivers which can be made without resolution pursuant to Clause 8.1.2 (Procedure for amendments and waivers), paragraph (a) and (b) in the Bond Terms, a majority of at least 2/3 of the Voting Bonds represented at the Bondholders' Meeting is required for approval of any waiver or amendment of these Bond Terms. |
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| (For more details, see also Bond Terms clause 6 Bondholders' Decisions and 8. Other Provisions). |
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| Availability of the Documentation: |
https://www.gjensidige.no and www.oslobors.no |
| Bond Trustee: | Nordic Trustee AS, P.O. Box 1470 Vika, 0116 Oslo, Norway. Website: https://nordictrustee.com. |
| The Bond Trustee shall represent the Bondholders in accordance with the Finance Documents, including, inter alia, by following up on the delivery of any Compliance Certificates and such other documents which the Issuer is obliged to disclose or deliver to the Bond Trustee pursuant to the Finance Documents and, when relevant, in relation to accelerating and enforcing the Bonds on behalf of the Bondholders. |
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| The Bond Trustee is not obligated to assess or monitor the financial condition of the Issuer unless to the extent expressly set out in these Bond Terms, or to take any steps to ascertain whether any Capital Requirement Breach has occurred. |
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| Joint Lead Arrangers: | DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, Dronning Eufemias gate 30, NO-0191 Oslo, Norway and Pareto Securities AS, Dronning Mauds gate 3, NO-0250 Oslo, Norway. |
| Paying Agent: | DNB Bank ASA, Verdipapirservice, Dronning Eufemias gate 30, NO-0191 Oslo, Norway. |
| The Paying Agent is in charge of keeping the records in the Securities Depository. | |
| Calculation Agent: | The Bond Trustee. |
| Central Securities Depository (CSD): |
The Securities depository in which the bonds are registered, in accordance with the Norwegian Act of 2019 no. 6 regarding Securities depository. |
| On Disbursement Date the Securities Depository is the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (Verdipapirsentralen or "Euronext VPS"), P.O. Box 4, 0051 Oslo. |
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| Restrictions on the free | The Bonds are freely transferable and may be pledged, subject to the following: |
| transferability: | (i) Bondholders located in the United States will not be permitted to transfer the Bonds except (a) subject to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (b) to a person that the Bondholder reasonably believes is a QIB within the meaning of Rule 144A that is purchasing for its own account, or the account of another QIB, to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or other transfer may be made in reliance on Rule 144A, (c) outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act, including in a transaction on the Oslo Børs and (d) pursuant to any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act, including Rule 144 thereunder (if available). |
| (ii) The Bonds may not, subject to applicable Canadian laws, be traded in Canada for a period of four months and a day from the date the Bonds were originally issued. |
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| (iii) Bondholders may be subject to purchase or transfer restrictions with regard to the Bonds, as applicable from time to time under local laws to which a Bondholder |
| the Bonds, as applicable from time to time under local laws to which a Bondholder may be subject (due e.g. to its nationality, its residency, its registered address, its place(s) for doing business). Each Bondholder must ensure compliance with local laws and regulations applicable at own cost and expense. |
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| (iv) Notwithstanding the above, a Bondholder which has purchased the Bonds in contradiction to mandatory restrictions applicable may nevertheless utilise its voting rights under the Bond Terms. |
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| Market-Making: | No market-making agreement has been entered into in connection with the Bond Issue. |
| Legislation under which the Securities have been created: |
Norwegian law. |
| Fees and Expenses: | The tax legislation of the investor's Member State and of the issuer's country of incorporation may have an impact on the income received from the securities |
| The Issuer shall pay any stamp duty and other public fees in connection with the loan. Any public fees or taxes on sales of Bonds in the secondary market shall be paid by the Bondholders, unless otherwise decided by law or regulation. The Issuer is responsible for withholding any withholding tax imposed by Norwegian law. |
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| Prospectus: | The Registration Document dated 2 June 2021 together with this Securities Note dated 2 June 2021 included a Summary constitutes the Prospectus. |
The involved persons in the Issue have no interest, nor conflicting interests that are material to the Bond Issue.
The Issuer has mandated DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA and Pareto Securities AS. The Joint Lead Arrangers have acted as advisors to the Issuer in relation to the pricing of the Loan.
The Joint Lead Arrangers and/or any of its affiliated companies and/or officers, directors and employees may be a market maker or hold a position in any instrument or related instrument discussed in this Securities Note and may perform or seek to perform financial advisory or banking services related to such instruments. The Joint Lead Arrangers' corporate finance departments may act as manager or co-manager for this Issuer in private and/or public placement and/or resale not publicly available or commonly known.
The Issuer has mandated DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA and Pareto Securities AS, the Joint Lead Arrangers, have assisted the Issuer in preparing the prospectus. The Joint Lead Managers have not verified the information contained herein. Accordingly, no representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is made, and the Joint Lead Managers expressively disclaim any legal or financial liability as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this prospectus or any other information supplied in connection with bonds issued by the Issuer or their distribution. The statements made in this paragraph are without prejudice to the responsibility of the Issuer. Each person receiving this prospectus acknowledges that such person has not relied on the Joint Lead Managers nor on any person affiliated with them in connection with its investigation of the accuracy of such information or its investment decision.
Oslo, 2 June 2021
DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA Pareto Securities AS (www.dnb.no) (www.pareto.no)
The Prospectus will be published in Norway. An application for listing at Oslo Børs will be sent as soon as possible after the Issue Date.
| Issuer: | Gjensidige Forsikring ASA, with registered office at Schweigaards gate 21, 0191 Oslo, Norway. |
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| Company No. /LEI-code: | 995 568 217 / 5967007LIEEXZX6FAO47 |
| With Bond Trustee: | Nordic Trustee AS, with registered office at Kronprinsesse Märthas Plass, N0160 Oslo, Norway |
| Company No. /LEI-code | 963 342 624 / 549300XAKTM2BMKIPT85 |
| On behalf of the Bondholders in: |
FRN Gjensidige Forsikring ASA 2021/Perpetual Restricted Tier 1 Non-Cumulative Callable Bond Issue |
| With ISIN: | NO0010965429 |
| Dated: | 26 March 2021 |
The Issuer undertakes to issue the Bonds in accordance with the terms set forth in these Bond Terms which shall remain in effect for so long as any Bonds remain outstanding.
The terms of the Bonds are as follows, supplemented by the definitions and clarifications set forth in Clause 2 and the further terms described in Clauses 3 and following:
| Initial Principal Amount: | NOK 1,200,000,000. | |
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| Initial Nominal Amount: | NOK 1,000,000 | |
| Currency: | NOK (Norwegian Krone) | |
| Issue Date: | 7 April 2021 | |
| Maturity Date: | Perpetual | |
| Call: | Ordinary call: 7 April 2026 (the "First Call Date"), and on each Interest Payment Date thereafter subject as set forth in Clause 3.8 (Optional Redemption). Call due to Capital Disqualification Event, Rating Agency Event or Taxation Event: See Clause 3.8.3 (Conditional Call). |
Call Price = Redemption Price |
Location:
| Interest Rate: | Reference Rate + Margin. If the Interest Rate becomes negative, the Interest Rate shall be deemed to be zero. |
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| Reference Rate: | 3 months NIBOR |
| Margin: | 2.25 percentage points p.a. |
| Interest Period: | The period between 7. April, 7 July, 7 October and 7 January each year (each an "Interest Payment Date"), with 7 July 2021 being the first Interest Payment Date. |
| Redemption Price: | 100% of Nominal Amount (which may be subject to adjustments pursuant to Clause 3.7 (Reduction of principal – write down)). |
| Day Count Convention: | Actual/360 |
| Business Day Convention: | Modified Following Business Day |
| Listing: | The Issuer shall apply for listing of the Bonds on Euronext Oslo Børs. |
| Special Conditions: | See Clause 3 |
In these Bond Terms, capitalised terms set out in Clause 3 (Main terms of the Bonds) shall have the meaning set out therein, and additionally the following capitalised terms shall have the meaning set out below:
| Applicable Regulations: | Any legislation, rules or regulations (whether having the force of |
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| law, regulations or otherwise) applying to the Issuer, the Issuer | |
| Group or any member of the Issuer Group from time to time | |
| relating to the characteristics, features or criteria of own-funds or | |
| capital resources and, for the avoidance of doubt and without | |
| limitation to the foregoing, includes any legislation, rules or | |
| regulations implementing the Directive 2009/138/EC of 25 | |
| November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of business of | |
| insurance and re-insurance as amended from time to time (the | |
| "Solvency II Directive") into Norwegian law, including, without | |
| limitation, any implementing measures adopted pursuant to the | |
| Solvency II Directive (as amended from time to time) including, | |
| without limitation, the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) |
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| 2015/35, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1542, the | |
| Norwegian Financial Institutions Act, the Norwegian Solvency II | |
| regulation of 25 August 2015 no. 999 (the "Norwegian Solvency | |
| II regulation", No: Solvens II-forskriften) and the other applicable |

| implementing measures adopted pursuant to the Solvency II Directive (as amended from time to time) which are in force in Norway from time to time. |
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| Bankruptcy Event: | A decision by the Ministry of Finance that the Issuer shall become subject to public administration (No.: offentlig administrasjon) according to the Financial Undertakings Act chapter 21, as amended from time to time. |
| Bond Terms: | This agreement including any Attachments hereto and any subsequent amendments and additions agreed between the parties hereto. |
| Bond Trustee: | The company designated as such in the preamble to these Bond Terms, or any successor, acting for and on behalf of the Bondholders in accordance with these Bond Terms. |
| Bond Trustee Agreement: | An agreement to be entered into between the Issuer and the Bond Trustee relating among other things to the fees to be paid by the Issuer to the Bond Trustee for its obligations relating to the Bonds unless otherwise agreed in these Bond Terms. |
| Bondholder: | A person who is registered in the CSD as directly registered owner or nominee holder of a Bond, subject however to Clause 5.3 (Bondholders' rights). |
| Bondholders' Meeting: | Meeting of Bondholders as set forth in Clause 6 (Bondholders' decisions) of these Bond Terms. |
| Bonds: | The debt instruments issued by the Issuer on the Issue Date pursuant to these Bond Terms and which are registered in the CSD, each a "Bond". |
| Business Day: | Any day on which the CSD settlement system is open and the relevant currency settlement system is open. |
| Business Day Convention: | Means that: a) If Modified Following Business Day is specified the Interest Period will be extended to include the first following Business Day unless that day falls in the next calendar month, in which case the Interest Period will be shortened to the first preceding Business Day. b) If No Adjustment is specified (Fixed Rate), no adjustment will be made to the Interest Period. |
| Call: | Issuer's redemption as set forth in Clause 3.8 (Optional Redemption). |
| Capital Disqualification Event: |
An event which occurs if, as a result of any replacement of or change to (or change to the interpretation by any court or authority entitled to do so of) the Applicable Regulations which becomes effective on or after the Issue Date, the Bonds or part of the Bonds |
| are no longer, or the Issuer has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Issuer Supervisory that there is a substantial risk that they will no longer be, eligible in accordance with the Applicable Regulations to count as cover for the capital or solvency requirements (however such terms are described from time to time in the Applicable Regulations) for the Issuer whether on a single or consolidated basis (and including, for the avoidance of doubt, any regulatory change to any applicable limitation on the amount of such capital). |
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| Capital Requirement Breach: |
A breach of the applicable capital requirements or solvency requirements applicable to the Issuer and the Issuer Group from time to time as such requirements are defined under the Applicable Regulations, and for the avoidance of any doubt and without limitation to the foregoing, including a breach of the solvency capital requirement as defined in Section 14-10 of the Financial Institutions Act and as further detailed in Applicable Regulations. |
| CSD: | The central securities register in which the Bonds are registered, being Verdipapirsentralen ASA (VPS). |
| Currency: | The currency in which the Bonds are denominated. |
| Day Count Convention: | The convention for calculation of payment of interest; a) If Fixed Rate, the interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve months of 30 days each and, in case of an incomplete month, the actual number of days elapsed (30/360-days basis), unless: (i) the last day in the relevant Interest Period is the 31st calendar day but the first day of that Interest Period is a day other than the 30th or the 31st day of a month, in which case the month that includes that last day shall not be shortened to a 30–day month; or (ii) the last day of the relevant Interest Period is the last calendar day in February, in which case February shall not be lengthened to a 30-day month. b) if FRN, the interest shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days in the Interest Period in respect of which payment is being made divided by 360 (actual/360-days basis). |
| Decisive Influence: | Means a person having, as a result of an agreement or through the ownership of shares or interests in another person (directly or indirectly): (a) a majority of the voting rights in that other person; or (b) a right to elect or remove a majority of the members of the board of directors of that other person. |
| Discretionary Reinstatement |
A write-up of the Outstanding Principal Amount as defined in Clause 3.7.6. |
| Distributable Items: | Retained earnings, including profit for the year ended prior to the |
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| year of distribution, and distributable reserves as defined under | |
| national law or by the statutes of the Issuer, reduced by the | |
| deduction of any interim net loss for the current financial year | |
| from retained earnings as further determined in accordance with | |
| EIOPAS' Guidelines on classification of own funds (EIOPA-BoS | |
| 14/168) and any other Applicable Regulations. | |
| Event of Default: | No events of default shall apply, cf. Clause 3.10. |
| Exchange: | Means the exchange identified under Listing in Clause 1 Feil! |
| Fant ikke referansekilden. (Main terms of the Bonds) on which | |
| the Issuer shall apply for listing of the Bonds. | |
| Finance Documents: | Means these Bond Terms, any Bond Trustee Agreement and any |
| other document designated by the Issuer and the Bond Trustee as |
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| a Finance Document. | |
| Financial Institution: | Entity with authorization according to the Financial Undertakings |
| Act. | |
| Financial Institutions Act: | Means the Norwegian act on financial undertakings and financial |
| groups of 10. April 2015 No. 17. | |
| Fixed Rate: | Means if the Interest Rate is stated in percentage (%). |
| FRN: | Means if the Interest Rate is stated as Reference Rate + Margin. |
| Interest Period: | Means, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day |
| Convention, the periods set out in Clause 1 (Main terms of the | |
| Bonds). | |
| Interest Rate: | Rate of interest applicable to the Bonds; |
| a) If Fixed Rate, the Bonds shall bear interest at the percentage |
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| (%) set out in Clause 1 (Main terms of the Bonds). | |
| b) If FRN, the Bonds shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal |
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| to the Reference Rate + Margin as set out in Clause 1 (Main | |
| terms of the Bonds). If the Interest Rate becomes negative, the | |
| Interest Rate shall be deemed to be zero. | |
| Interest Payment Date: | Means the last day of each Interest Period. |
| Interest Quotation Date: | Means, in relation to any period for which an Interest Rate is to be |
| determined, the day falling two (2) Business Days before the first | |
| day of the relevant Interest Period. | |
| ISIN: | The identification number of the Bonds (International Securities |
| Identification Number). | |
| Issue: | The issue of Bonds pursuant to this Bond Terms. |
| Issuer: | The company designated as such in the preamble to these Bond |
| Terms. |
| Issuer's Bonds: | Bonds owned by the Issuer, any party who has Decisive Influence over the Issuer, or any party over whom the Issuer has Decisive Influence. |
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| Issuer Group: | The Issuer and companies being part of the Issuer's insurance group (No: forsikringsgruppe) as defined in Section 38 of the Norwegian Solvency II regulation and any other Applicable Regulations. For the avoidance of doubt, the Gjensidige Foundation (No: Gjensidigestiftelsen) is not included in the Issuer Group. |
| Issuer Supervisor: | The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (No.: Finanstilsynet) and any successor or replacement thereto, or other authority having primary responsibility for the prudential oversight and supervision of the Issuer and the Issuer Group. |
| Junior Obligations: | (i) The Issuer's share capital, or (ii) any other obligations of the Issuer ranking or expressed to rank junior to the Bonds to the extent permitted by Applicable Regulations in order for the Bonds to be classified as Tier 1 Instruments. |
| LEI-code: | Legal Entity Identifier, a unique 20-character code that identifies legal entities that engage in financial transactions. |
| Margin: | Means, if FRN, the margin of the Interest Rate. The provisions regarding Margin do not apply for Fixed Rate. |
| Maturity Date: | Perpetual tenor. |
| Minimum Capital Requirement: |
The Minimum Capital Requirement for the Issuer and the Issuer Group as defined in Section 14-11 of the Financial Undertakings Act as further detailed in the Applicable Regulations. |
| N/A: | Means that the provision to which NA is designated is not applicable to these Bond Terms. |
| Net Profits: | Means, at any time: (i) with respect to the Issuer, the non consolidated net profit of the Issuer; and (ii) with respect to the Issuer Group, the consolidated net profit of the Issuer Group, in each case determined on the basis of the audited annual accounts for the then most recent financial year for each Relevant Entity. |
| NIBOR: | Means, for FRN, the Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate, being a) the interest rate fixed for a period comparable to the relevant Interest Period published by Global Rate Set Systems (GRSS) at approximately 12.00 (Oslo time) on the Interest Quotation Day; or b) if paragraph a) above is not available for the relevant Interest Period; |
| (i) the linear interpolation between the two closest relevant interest periods, and with the same number of decimals, |
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| quoted under paragraph a) above; or | |
| (ii) a rate for deposits in the relevant currency for the relevant Interest Period as supplied; or |
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| c) if the interest rate under paragraph a) is no longer available, the |
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| interest rate will be set by the Bond Trustee in consultation with the Issuer to: |
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| (i) any relevant replacement reference rate generally accepted in the market; or |
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| (ii) such interest rate that best reflects the interest rate for deposits in NOK offered for the relevant Interest Period. |
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| Nominal Amount: | Means the nominal value of each Bond at any time, being the |
| Initial Nominal Amount as possibly amended pursuant to Clause 3.7 ref. Clause 7.2 (j). |
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| Optional Redemption: | Issuer's Call pursuant to Clause 8.3 (Optional Redemption) at the |
| Redemption Price. The relevant Payment Date shall be adjusted pursuant to the Business Day Convention. |
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| Outstanding Bonds: | Means any Bonds not redeemed or otherwise discharged. |
| Outstanding Principal | Means the Initial Principal Amount as reduced from time to time |
| Amount: | by any Write Downs or any other write-down or cancellation as |
| the case may be, and, if applicable, as subsequently increased from | |
| time to time by any Discretionary Reinstatement in accordance | |
| with the terms of the Bonds. | |
| Own-Funds Items: | Own-Funds Items as defined in the Applicable Regulations. |
| Parity Obligations: | Any obligations of the Issuer ranking or expressed to rank pari passu with the Bonds. |
| Paying Agent: | The legal entity appointed by the Issuer to act as its paying agent with respect to the Bonds in the CSD. |
| Payment Date: | Any Interest Payment Date or date of payment of principal on the Bonds (a Call Date), as defined above under Business Day Convention. |
| Rating Agency: | S&P Global Ratings Inc. or any other regulated credit rating agency as defined in Regulation 1060/2009 of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies (as amended from time to time). |
| Rating Agency Event: | means, if and when the Bonds are rated by a Rating Agency, a change in the rating methodology, or in the interpretation of such methodology, as the case may be, becoming effective after the Issue Date, as a result of which the capital treatment assigned by a Rating Agency to the Bonds or part thereof, as notified by such Rating Agency to the Issuer or as published by such Rating Agency, becomes, in the reasonable opinion of the Issuer, |
| materially unfavorable for the Issuer, when compared to the capital treatment assigned by such Rating Agency to the Bonds, as notified by such Rating Agency to the Issuer or as published |
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| by such Rating Agency, on or around the Settlement Date. | |
| Redemption Notice: | The written notification of exercise of an Optional Redemption as set forth in paragraph (c) of Clause 8 (Optional Redemption). |
| Redemption Price: | The Nominal Amount of the Bonds without any premium or penalty, subject to any adjustment following a Reduction of Principal pursuant to Clause 3.7, plus accrued and unpaid interest but excluding cancelled interest (if any) in accordance with Clause 3.6 (Cancellation of Payments) (if any). |
| Registration: | The Norwegian Central Securities Depository ("VPS"). |
| Reference Rate: | NIBOR rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percentage point on each Interest Quotation Date, for the period stated. |
| Relevant Entity: | Means the Issuer or the Issuer Group, as the case may be. |
| Relevant Record Date: | Means the date on which a Bondholder's ownership of Bonds shall be recorded in the CSD as follows: |
| a) in relation to payments pursuant to these Bond Terms, the date designated as the Relevant Record Date in accordance with the rules of the CSD from time to time; b) for the purpose of casting a vote with regard to Clause 6 (Bondholders' Decisions), the date falling on the immediate preceding Business Day to the date of that Bondholders' |
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| decision being made, or another date as accepted by the Bond Trustee. |
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| Relevant Profits: | Means the lowest of the relevant Net Profits of the Issuer and the Issuer Group respectively. |
| Solvency II: | The Solvency II Directive and any implementing measures adopted pursuant to the Solvency II Directive (as amended from time to time) including, without limitation, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35. |
| Solvency Capital Requirement: |
The Solvency Capital Requirement for the Issuer and the Issuer Group as defined under Section 14-10 of the Financial Undertakings Act as further detailed in Applicable Regulations. |
| Summons: | Means the call for a Bondholders' Meeting or a Written Resolution as the case may be. |
| Taxation Event: | An event which occurs as a result of any amendment to, clarification of or change (including any announced prospective change) in the laws or treaties (or regulations thereunder) of Norway affecting taxation (including any change in the interpretation by any court or authority entitled to do so) or any |
| governmental action, on or after the Issue Date, and there is a substantial risk that: |
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| a) the Issuer is, or will be, subject to a significant amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges or civil liabilities with respect to the Bonds; |
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| b) the treatment of any of the Issuer's items of income or expense with respect to the Bonds as reflected on the tax returns (including estimated returns) filed (or to be filed) by the Issuer will not be respected by a taxing authority, which subjects the Issuer to more than a significant amount of additional taxes, duties or other governmental charges; or c) the Issuer would be required to gross up interest payments. |
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| Tier 1 Capital | Tier 1 capital as calculated by the Issuer in accordance with Section 6(3) of the Norwegian Solvency II regulation (No.: Kapitalgruppe 1), cf. Article 94(1), cf. Article 93(1)(a) and (b) of the Solvency II Directive, and other Applicable Regulations. |
| Tier 1 Instruments: | Basic Own-fund Items issued by the Issuer meeting the requirements to be classified as Tier 1 Capital under Applicable Regulations. |
| Trigger Event: | As defined in Clause 3.7.2. |
| Voting Bonds: | Outstanding Bonds less Issuer's Bonds. |
| Write Down: | As defined in Clause 3.7.2. |
| Write Down Date: | As defined in Clause 3.7.4. |
| Written Resolution: | Means a written (or electronic) solution for a decision making among the Bondholders, as set out in Clause 6.5 (Written Resolutions). |
The purpose of the Bond Issue is general corporate purposes, and for the Bonds to qualify as Basic Own Funds Restricted Tier 1 Instruments of the Issuer for the purpose of the Applicable Regulations and as determined by the Issuer Supervisor.
The Bonds will constitute Basic Own Funds Restricted Tier 1 Instruments of the Issuer under Applicable Regulations, and constitute direct, unsecured and subordinated obligations of the Issuer, and will in connection with a Bankruptcy Event of the Issuer rank:
(c) in priority to payments to creditors in respect of any Junior Obligations, and junior in right of payment to (i.e. be subordinated to) any present or future claims of (i) policyholders of the Issuer, and (ii) any other unsubordinated creditors of the Issuer, and (iii) subordinated creditors of the Issuer other than the present and future claims of creditors that rank or are expressed to rank pari passu with or junior to the Bonds to the extent permitted by Applicable Regulations in order for the Bonds to be classified as Restricted Tier 1 Instruments.
The Bonds are unsecured.
restrictions on the Issuer's activities, or on its ability to make distributions in favour of other capital instruments in its capital structure. The Issuer may use the cancelled payments without restriction to meet its obligations as they fall due.

For the purposes of this Clause 3.7.3, 'Solvency Ratio' means the ratio of the eligible amount of Own-Funds Items to cover the Solvency Capital Requirement and the Solvency Capital Requirement, using the latest available values.
Requirement in a manner that does not undermine the loss absorbency intended by Article 71(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2015/35;
Any Discretionary Reinstatement will be made on any Interest Payment Date based on the Issuer's audited annual accounts for the then most recent financial year
If the Issuer provides satisfactory evidence to the Bond Trustee (on behalf of the Bondholders), that:
has occurred, the Issuer may, provided that (i) no breach of Solvency Capital Requirement has occurred or will occur as a result of a redemption, and (ii) the Issuer has received prior consent of the Issuer Supervisor, redeem all (but not only some) of the outstanding Bonds at the Call Price together with accrued and unpaid interest on the redeemed Bonds.
The Issuer undertakes to:
The Issuer shall continuously ensure the correct registration of the Bonds in the CSD.
necessary for the purpose of exercising its rights and/or carrying out its duties under the Finance Documents. The Bond Trustee is under no obligation to represent a Bondholder which does not comply with such request.
majority of at least 2/3 of the Voting Bonds represented at the Bondholders' Meeting is required for approval of any waiver or amendment of these Bond Terms.
The request shall clearly state the matters to be discussed and resolved.
"Chairperson"). If the Bond Trustee is not present, the Bondholders' Meeting will be opened by a Bondholder and the Chairperson elected by the Bondholders' Meeting.
relevant evidence to the Bond Trustee pursuant to Clause 5.3 (Bondholders' rights) stating that it is the owner of the Bonds voted for. If the Bondholder has voted directly for any of its nominee registered Bonds, the Bondholder's votes shall take precedence over votes submitted by the nominee for the same Bonds.
(d) Any of the Issuer, the Bond Trustee and any Bondholder has the right to demand a vote by ballot. In case of parity of votes, the Chairperson will have the deciding vote.
shall not apply to a Written Resolution.
(a) The Bond Trustee has power and authority to act on behalf of, and/or represent, the Bondholders in all matters, including but not limited to taking any legal or other action, including enforcement of these Bond Terms, requesting the commencement of bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedings or filing of any other claim against the Issuer, or others or requesting that the Issuer is taken under public administration.
will not, in the reasonable opinion of the Bond Trustee, be covered by the Issuer or the relevant Bondholders pursuant to paragraphs (e) and (g) of Clause 7.4 (Expenses, liability and indemnity), the Bond Trustee may refrain from acting in accordance with such instructions, or refrain from taking such action, until it has received such funding or indemnities (or adequate security has been provided therefore) as it may reasonably require.
account (or similar arrangement) or from other funds received from the Issuer or any other person, and to set-off and cover any such costs and expenses from those funds.
(i) As a condition to effecting any instruction from the Bondholders the Bond Trustee may require satisfactory Security, guarantees and/or indemnities for any possible liability and anticipated costs and expenses from those Bondholders who have given that instruction and/or who voted in favour of the decision to instruct the Bond Trustee.
8.1.1 Approval from both parties
Amendments of these Bond Terms may only be made with the approval of the parties to these Bond Terms, with the exception of amendments related to Clause 7.5 (Replacement of the Bond Trustee).
The Issuer and the Bond Trustee (on behalf of the Bondholders) shall be entitled to make amendments of the terms of the Bonds which are of a formal, minor or technical nature or are made to correct a manifest error. As the Bonds are issued for solvency capital adequacy purposes as set out herein, the Bond Trustee shall furthermore be entitled (but not obliged), upon request from the Issuer and subject to approval from the Issuer Supervisor, be entitled to make amendments to the terms of Bonds to ensure that the Bonds continue to qualify as Basic Own Funds Restricted Tier 1 Instruments of the Issuer for the purpose of the Applicable Regulations as set out under Purpose above, where such change is required as a result of any change in the Applicable Regulations, or in any official interpretation thereof. Other amendments to the terms of the Bonds shall be subject to approval by the Bondholders' meeting (with simple or qualified majority, as the case may be) and, if and where relevant, the Issuer Supervisor's consent.
The Issuer and the Bond Trustee (acting on behalf of the Bondholders) may agree to amend the Finance Documents or waive a past default or anticipated failure to comply with any provision in a Finance Document, provided that:
If the Bondholders have resolved the substance of an amendment to any Finance Document, without resolving on the specific or final form of such amendment, the Bond Trustee shall be considered authorised to draft, approve and/or finalise (as applicable) any required documentation or any outstanding matters in such documentation without any further approvals or involvement from the Bondholders being required.
The Issuer and the Bond Trustee shall ensure that the other party is kept informed of any changes in its postal address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers and contact persons.
These Bond Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Norwegian law.
(a) The Bond Trustee and the Issuer agree for the benefit of the Bond Trustee and the Bondholders that the Oslo district court (Oslo Tingrett) shall have jurisdiction with respect to any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Bond Terms (a "Dispute"). The Issuer agrees for the benefit of the Bond Trustee and the Bondholders that any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with these Bond Terms against the Issuer or any of its assets may be brought in such court and that the Issuer shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other court of law.
(b) Paragraph (a) above has been agreed for the benefit of the Bond Trustee and the Bondholders only. The Bond Trustee shall not be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Bond Trustee may also take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions. Accordingly, it is agreed that the Oslo district court (Oslo Tingrett) has non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any Dispute.
The Issuer The Bond Trustee
Name: Helge Leiro Baastad Name: Ellen Søiland
By: Gjensidige Forsikring ASA ____ By: Nordic Trustee _______________
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