Storebrand ASA — Earnings Release 2017

Oct 25, 2017

Storebrand ASA, 3rd Quarter 2017

Storebrand ASA, 3rd Quarter 2017

· Group result of NOK 773m in the 3rd quarter 2017, NOK 2 322m year to date

· Good topline growth within Savings and strong financial result

· Solvency margin of 160%

· Storebrand acquires Silver insurance portfolios and buys asset

manager SKAGEN

-          The strong operating result in the quarter is characterized by good

volume growth within Savings combined with a good result in Insurance.

Storebrand is succeeding in transferring it's business from guaranteed to non

-guaranteed products, and at the same time managing to adapt costs to the new

cost base, says CEO Odd Arild Grefstad.

Good growth in operating result

The operating result in the 3rd quarter amounted to NOK 596m, an increase of 26%

compared to the corresponding quarter last year. Income from the Savings segment

grew by 12% in the quarter, reflecting good returns, increased volume and better

loan margin within Banking. The Insurance segment contributes to a growth in

results through lower claims ratio in the quarter compared to the corresponding

period last year. Underlying development in costs is nominally flat compared to

the 3rd quarter last year (adjusted for financial tax and special effects), and

confirms good cost control.

Solvency margin

The solvency margin including transitional rules is 160% at the end of the 3rd

quarter. Good return and strong quarterly results increases the solvency margin,

but is mitigated by decreased interest rates and changed assumptions, thus

resulting in a reduction of the solvency margin by 3 percentage points.

Storebrand acquires Silver insurance portfolios and buys asset manager SKAGEN

Storebrand reported in separate stock exchange notifications on 24 and 25

October that Storebrand has acquired Silver's insurance portfolios and buys

SKAGEN. Refer to these notifications for further information.

The investor and analyst presentation Wednesday 25 October 2017 10:00 CET will

be held in English and webcasted at Storebrand.com/ir. Questions addressed to

ir@storebrand.no will be answered during the Q&A session if time permits.

There will also be held an analyst conference call at 14:00 CET. To attend the

conference call we kindly ask you to dial in 10 minutes before start by calling

+44 (0) 20 3003 2666 for international participants or 21 56 33 18 from Norway.

Passcode is Storebrand.

Contact persons/media inquiries:

Head of Investor Relations, Kjetil Ramberg Krøkje:

kjetil.r.krokje@storebrand.no or (+47) 934 12 155

Acting Communications Director, Jan Otto Risebrobakken:

Jan.otto.risebrobakken@storebrand.no or (+47) 480 82 602

Storebrand's ambition is to be the best provider of saving for pensions.

Storebrand will deliver sustainable solutions adapted to the customer's

individual situation, so that each person receives a better pension in a more

sustainable world. Storebrand has about 40.000 corporate customers and 1.9

million individual customers, and is headquartered in Lysaker outside of Oslo,

Norway. Storebrand manages more than NOK 620 bn and is Norway's largest asset

manager. We work hard to reach our vision: Recommended by our customers.

Storebrand (STB) is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange.

Visit us at www.storebrand.no and follow us on twitter: @Storebrand_no

This announcement is subject to information pursuant to the Securities Trading

Act § 5-12