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Nykredit’s all-cash voluntary takeover offer for Spar Nord

Spar Nord Bank A/S and Nykredit Realkredit A/S have entered an announcement agreement according to which Nykredit will make an all-cash voluntary takeover offer for all shares in Spar Nord.

The merger will create the third-largest bank in Denmark with a strong customer-ownership, Denmark's largest branch network and solid market positions in the private and corporate areas.

The offer price of DKK 210 represents a premium of approx. 49% compared to the closing share price of DKK 140.6 on 9 December 2024, which is the last trading day prior to the publication of this company announcement;

Based on the negotiated overall agreement, including the offer price, Spar Nord's board of directors supports the offer and intends to unanimously recommend shareholders in Spar Nord to accept the offer when made. The Spar Nord Foundation also supports the offer and has given an irrevocable undertaking to accept the offer, subject to certain customary conditions, when it is made.

This page contains relevant information about the offer.

Important documents
Nykredit announces all-cash voluntary takeover offer for Spar Nord Bank (Spar Nord Company Announcement no. 73)
Publication of recommended voluntary public tender offer for Spar Nord Bank A/S (Announcement from Nykredit)

Other documents
Interim Report Q3 2024
Investor FAQ
Annual Report 2023
Articles of Association

Schedule
The preliminary schedule for the transaction is, according to Nykredit:

  • 10 December 2024: Offer announcement.
  • As soon as possible: Publication of offer document and commencement of offer period.
    Immediately after publication of offer document: Publication of the Spar Nord board of directors’ statement.
  • At least 6 weeks after publication of the offer document: Expected expiry of the offer period (which may be extended).
  • In the first half of 2025: Completion of the transaction (subject to all conditions being met).

This schedule is preliminary and may be changed.

Acceptance
With the publication of the offer document, an acceptance form will be available. You will need to complete and return the acceptance form to your custodian bank in due time to allow the custodian bank to process and communicate the acceptance to the settlement bank before the offer period expires.

Before accepting the offer, we recommend that all shareholders read the documents made available on this site including the offer document and the board of directors' statement.

Contact
Enquiries can be directed to Head of Communication Neel Rosenberg (media) at +45 25 27 04 33 or to CFO Rune Brandt Børglum (investors) at +45 96 34 42 36.