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SpareBank 1 SMN

Investor Presentation Feb 12, 2025

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Fourth quarter 2024 Preliminary annual accounts

February 12th 2025

Trond Søraas CFO

Q4 2024 Profitable and solid

  • Return on equity of 14.4% in Q4 and 16.6% in 2024 High revenues, solid contributions from most business areas, and gains from the merger between Fremtind and Eika Insurance
  • The leading finance group in Mid-Norway Strengthened market position with new initiatives, an innovative financial house concept, and the foremost digital solutions as a foundation
  • Moderate loan losses and well-capitalised Diversified loan portfolio with good credit quality, prospects for further growth, and dividend capacity
  • Record-high dividend

The Board proposes a dividend of NOK 12.50 per equity certificate and the allocation of NOK 896 million as community dividend

High value creation over time

Realised effects from «One SMN» in 2024

Strengthened market position across all business areas*

* Market shares in Central Norway. Retail banking: share of mortgages (number). Development from march to december 2024 due to noise in the data set. EM1: share of sold used homes (number), Corporate banking: share of commercial loans (number), SpareBank 1 Regnskapshuset SMN: Share of businesses (number)

4

Growth from synergies and strategic initiatives

Growth in 2024

Merger with SB1 Søre Sunnmøre

Total lending growth in Sunnmøre and Fjordane (NOKbn)

Private Banking

Net subscription for funds and asset management (NOKbn) and share of SB1Forvaltning (%)

Deposits Deposit growth retail banking (NOKbn)

Advisory services

Revenue growth advisory services (NOKm)

Valuable ownership and collaboration in the SpareBank 1 Alliance

SpareBank 1 Gruppen Results from ownership (NOKm)

Norway's second largest financial group

Robust professional communities with effective knowledge sharing

Innovative strength and economies of scale

Strong product companies

Leading digital solutions

Joint effort against financial crime

Strong and visible brand

The finance centre is the core of our local presence

World class customer experiences 26 finance centres where the customer meets «One SMN», with expertise in banking, accounting and real estate brokerage

Digital leader through SpareBank 1 and associated companies

Well-equipped to handle periods with market volatility

MING – a robust investment

Home market with low unemployment, moderate housing price development, and diversified business sector

Robust loan portfolio with a high share of mortgages

Conservative loan provisions

Strong solidity

Local presence and industry knowledge

Savings banks contribute to stability, safety and active local communities

With a commitment to our societal mission

Community dividends contribute to vibrant local communities Over 3,000 NOKm for public benefit purposes in the last five years

* Average share of customer dividends and donations to public benefit purposes for 2022-2023, for the largest Norwegian savings banks with customer dividends

Leading in Central Norway Among the top performers in the Nordic region

41.1 % Owned by the society (incl. ECC owned by the savings banks foundations)

29.3 %

MING total return including dividend 2024

Norway's best mobile bank

«A good and user-friendly mobile bank that takes care of everyone» Cicero report 2024

95 % Of loans to businesses scored on ESG criteria (loans > 10 NOKm)

332 NOKm to over 2,000 good causes in the region in 2024

375,000 Daily logins to the mobile bank

26 Finance centres with complete service offering

800 Suspicious transactions reported to Økokrim in 2024

Økokrim: National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime

Financial Information

14.4 % Return on equity

1,052 mill Profit after tax

18.3 % CET1-ratio

16.6 % Return on equity Lending growth 5.5 % Retail banking 5.0 % Corporate banking 7.5 %

4,591 mill Profit after tax

176 mill

Loan losses

Deposit
growth
6.0 %
Retail banking 7.5 %
Corporate
banking
10.7 %

Operating margin subsidiaries

Regnskapshuset SMN 9.7 % Eiendomsmegler 1 Midt-Norge 13.8 % SB1 Finans Midt-Norge 13.7 % (ROE)

14

Achieving financial targets

Cost/income bank ex. finance (per cent)

Cost/income subsidiaries ex. finance (per cent)

High value creation over time allows for record-high dividends

12.50 NOK dividend per ECC 61 % pay-out ratio 896 NOKm community dividends

Growth and margins in Retail Banking - quarterly

Lending volume (NOKbn) Deposit volume (NOKbn)

w

  • s
  • w

Margins vs NIBOR3M

  • s

Growth and margins in Corporate Banking - quarterly

Lending volume (NOKbn) Deposit volume (NOKbn) Margins vs NIBOR3M

w

  • s
  • w

-

* Lending margin for Q4 23 is adjusted for previously unrecognised interest due to redemption of an exposure previously acquired at a discount

Results

mill
NOK
2024 2023 Q4
24
Q3
24
Q2
24
Q1
24
Q4
23
Change
from
Q3
24
Change
from
Q4
23
interest
income
Net
5
373
,
4
732
,
1
372
,
1
355
,
1
310
,
1
336
,
1
345
,
17 27
Commission
income
income
and
other
2
392
,
2
085
,
580 553 680 579 498 27 82
Operating
Income
766
7
,
6
816
,
953
1
,
908
1
,
990
1
,
915
1
,
844
1
,
45 109
operating
Total
expenses
3
300
,
3
018
,
901 810 801 789 866 91 3
5
business
Pre-loss
result
of
core
466
4
,
3
799
,
052
1
,
098
1
,
190
1
,
126
1
,
978 -46 74
loans
and
Losses
guarantees
on
176 14 3
0
7
5
47 24 20 -46 10
business
Post-loss
result
of
core
4
290
,
3
785
,
1
022
,
1
023
,
1
143
,
1
103
,
958 -1 64
companies
Related
254
1
,
297 227 685 148 194 90 -457 137
Securities
foreign
derivates
and
currency
,
103 402 5
6
-14 5 5
7
448 7
0
-392
Result
before
tax
647
5
,
484
4
,
305
1
,
693
1
,
296
1
,
353
1
,
496
1
,
-388 -191
Tax 1
054
,
904 253 252 276 273 262 1 -9
Result
investment
held
for
sale
-2 108 -1 0 -5 3 12 -1 -13
profit
Net
591
4
,
3
688
,
052
1
,
1
441
,
015
1
,
084
1
,
247
1
,
-390 -195
equity
Return
on
16
6
%
14
4
%
14
4
%
21
0
%
15
4
%
16
0
%
18
3
%
-6
6
%
-3
9
%

Income

s s

Net interest income and other income (NOKm) Commission income

2024 2023 Change Q4
24
Q3
24
Q2
24
Q1
24
Q4
23
354 330 24 107 79 91 77 101
71 61 10 18 18 17 18 14
49 43 6 13 13 12 11 11
263 253 10 69 67 65 63 61
65 60 5 17 16 17 15 16
505 432 73 112 127 151 115 98
733 661 72 160 145 228 200 152
66 76 -10 16 13 19 18 23
2,106 1,770 336 512 479 599 517 475
272 155 117 65 71 78 9
5
19
14 15 -1 3 3 4 4 4
2,392 2,084 308 580 553 680 579 498

20

Costs

Total operating expenses per quarter (NOKm) Costs per category

s s

  • Total costs increased by 91NOKm from the previous quarter
  • Costs in the bank increased by 78NOKm of which capital tax and higher national insurance contributions account for 60NOKm
  • When adjusted for higher capital tax and the one-time expense related to employer national insurance contributions mentioned above, cost growth in the bank comes to 4.5 per cent.
  • Expecting a further reduction in the 's cost growth in 2025
Mill
kr
2024 2023 Change Q4
24
Q3
24
Q2
24
Q1
24
Q4
23
Staff
costs
1
981
,
1
691
,
290 516 498 484 482 476
IT
costs
410 413 -3 83 108 109 110 132
Marketing 104 93 11 30 23 25 26 21
Ordinary
depreciation
176 153 23 48 44 44 41 47
real
properties
Op
estate
.ex.,
49 5
7
-8 10 14 12 13 11
Purchased
services
298 238 60 98 61 66 74 71
Merger
expenses
0 64 -64 0 0 0 0 18
Other
operating
expense
283 309 -26 116 62 62 43 90
operating
Total
expenses
3
300
,
3
018
,
282 901 810 801 789 866

Broad product range and a diversified income platform

Ownership interests

Losses

Loan losses (NOKm) Distribution of losses in the quarter (NOKm)

Solidity

CET 1 Leverage ratio

s' s s w s -capital. The bank is subject to a provisional add-on of 0.7 per cent to its Pillar 2 requirement. Until the application for adjustment of IRB models has been processed the CET1 requirement is 16.95%

MING – an attractive investment

Profitable, solid and with a shareholder-friendly dividend policy

Market leader in Central Norway

High share of commission income from subsidiaries and product companies

Significant value from ownership within and outside the SpareBank 1 Alliance

Well-positioned for structural changes

Visible and engaged community builder with a strong brand

Disclaimer

This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements relating to the business, financial performance and results of SpareBank 1 SMN and/or the industry in which it operates. Forward- looking statements concern future circumstances and results and other statements that are not historical facts, sometimes identified by the words "believes", "expects", "predicts", "intends", "projects", "plans", "estimates", "aims", "foresees", "anticipates", "targets", and similar expressions.

The forward-looking statements contained in this presentation, including assumptions, opinions and views of SpareBank 1 SMN, or cited from third party sources, are solely opinions and forecasts which are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual events to differ materially from any anticipated development. Important factors that may cause such a difference for SpareBank 1 SMN are but not limited to: (i) the macroeconomic development, (ii) change in the competitive climate, (iii) change in the regulatory environment and other government actions and (iv) change in interest rate and foreign exchange rate levels.

SpareBank 1 SMN do not provide any assurance that the assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements are free from errors and do not accept any responsibility for the future accuracy of the opinions expressed in this presentation or the actual occurrence of the forecasted developments. SpareBank 1 SMN assumes no obligation, except as required by law, to update any forward-looking statements or to conform these forward-looking statements to our actual results.

Appendix

Macro in Mid-Norway

Unemployment

Wholly unemployed as a percentage of the labor force

Housing market dynamics Mid-Norway

s s s s

Development in housing prices

Seasonally adjusted prices

Number of bankruptcies in Trøndelag, Møre & Romsdal

Source: NAV, SSB Boligpriser, Brønnøysundregisteret og Eiendomsverdi

Profitable and solid

Return on equity

CET1 ratio

Result per ECC Loan losses in per cent of total lending

Growth and margins in Retail Banking - Yearly

Growth and margins in Corporate Banking - Yearly

Lending volume (NOKbn) Deposit volume (NOKbn)

w

  • s
  • w

Margins vs NIBOR3M

  • s
  • s s

Diversified deposit portfolio

Liquidity Coverage Ratio

Public deposits are not covered by the guarantee scheme, but are mostly bound by contractual obligations

Well diversified lending portfolio dominated by mortgages

Loans per sector

as at 31st of December 2024 and change last 12 months (NOKbn)

Commercial property, construction, building

Share of commercial real estate exposure in the corporate lending book*

Rental properties make up 77 % of the banks CRE exposure, mainly to retail trade, industry/storage and offices

*Gross lending to commercial real estate as a share of corporate lending.. National data from SSB. Data for individual banks are based on reported numbers as at Q3 2024

Robust mortgage portfolio

Loan-to-value ratio in the mortgage portfolio Share of mortgages by LTV

Granted interest-only periods

s s s

Number of loans granted interest-only periods in the Retail Banking portfolio

Problem loans

s s s

ss

Subsidiaries

mill
in
share
parentheses
NOK
SMN's
,
Q4
24
Q3
24
Q2
24
Q1
24
Q4
23
Change
from
Q3
24
Change
from
Q4
23
EiendomsMegler
Midt-Norge
(92
4%)
1
-1 8 43 20 -7 -9 6
SpareBank
Regnskapshuset
SMN
(93
3%)
1
-3 -7 5
4
3
5
8 4 -11
Finans
Midt-Norge
SpareBank
(56
5%)
1
87 68 76 66 12 19 76
SpareBank
(100%)
1
SMN
Invest
27 -12 -13 48 66 3
9
-39
companies
Other
6 3 5 5 4 3 3
subsidiaries
Sum
117 60 165 174 8
3
57 33

Product companies

mill
in
share
parentheses
NOK
SMN's
,
Q4
24
Q3
24
Q2
24
Q1
24
Q4
23
Change
from
Q3
24
Change
from
Q4
23
SpareBank
(19
5%)
1
Gruppen
99 86 1 40 -51 13 150
Gain
from
between
Fremtind/Eika
merger
452 -452
Boligkreditt
SpareBank
(23
7%)
1
23 3
7
3
5
3
3
3
0
-14 -7
Næringskreditt
SpareBank
(14
8%)
1
4 3 3 4 1 1 3
Bank
(35
0%)
BN
68 77 73 84 73 -9 -5
SpareBank
Markets
(39
9%)
1
19 20 26 25 19 -1 0
SpareBank
Kreditt
(18
6%)
1
-5 -3 1 -4 -3 -2 -1
Betaling
SpareBank
(21
9%)
1
-4 -1 -2 -12 -8 -3 3
Forvaltning
SpareBank
(21
5%)
1
17 13 13 10 12 4 5
Other
companies
4 1 -3 13 16 3 -12
associated
companies
Sum
226 685 148 194 90 -459 137

Return on financial investments

mill
NOK
Q4
24
Q3
24
Q2
24
Q1
24
Q4
23
Change
from
Q3
24
Change
from
Q4
23
gain/(loss)
stocks
Net
on
44 -1 4 42 472 45 -427
gain/(loss)
financial
instruments
Net
on
-47 -45 -17 -11 -41 -2 -6
gain/(loss)
forex
Net
on
42 24 11 22 27 17 15
financial
instruments
Net
return
on
40 -22 -1 54 458 62 -418

Equity certificate, key figures

figures
Key
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
ratio
ECC
66
8
%
66
8
%
64
0
%
64
0
%
64
0
%
issued
(mill)
Total
ECCs
21
144
20
144
129
29
129
39
129
39
price
ECC
171
32
141
80
127
40
149
00
97
60
Market
value
(NOKm)
24
706
,
20
448
,
16
471
,
19
279
,
12
629
,
equity
capital
Booked
ECC
per
128
09
120
48
109
86
103
48
94
71
earnings
in
Post-tax
ECC
NOK
per
,
20
60
16
88
12
82
13
31
8
87
Dividend
ECC
per
12
50
12
00
6
50
50
7
40
4
P/E 8
32
8
40
9
94
11
19
11
01
Price
/
Booked
equity
capital
34
1
18
1
16
1
1
44
03
1

Balance sheet

NOKbn 31
12
24
31
12
23
receivables
Cash
and
from
central
banks
0
7
2
1
Deposits
with
credit
institutions
and
loans
to
9
2
8
7
loans
and
receivables
from
Net
to
customers
179
3
169
0
Fixed-income
and
bonds
CDs
36
7
34
2
Derivatives 7
2
6
7
, units
equity
interests
Shares
and
other
0
1
1
1
in
companies
related
Investment
10
1
8
7
held
for
sale
Investment
0
2
0
1
Intangible
assets
1
2
1
2
Other
assets
2
2
1
8
Total
assets
247
7
232
7
Deposits
from
credit
institutions
13
9
13
2
Deposits
from
and
debt
to
customers
140
9
132
9
issue
of
securities
Debt
created
by
36
6
33
4
Subordinated
debt
(SNP)
13
4
12
4
Derivatives 6
2
0
7
Other
debt
3
5
3
0
held
for
sale
Investment
0
0
0
0
Subordinated
capital
loan
2
7
2
2
Total
equity
Tier
Capital
1
ex
28
5
26
7
Additional
Tier
Capital
1
2
0
9
1
liabilities
equity
Total
and
247
7
232
7

Maturity structure SP, SNP. Final maturity

NOKbn

Development in CET1 capital and capital adequacy

CET1 ratio in per cent

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