In connection with the formation of Sparebanken Norge, through the merger
between Sparebanken Vest and Sparebanken Sør, the nomination committee in
Sparebanken Vest, based on the premises of the merger agreement, has the
following recommendation for board representation in Sparebanken Norge:
o Deputy Chair of the Board: Magne Morken
o Board member: Agnethe Brekke
o Board member: Marianne Dorthea Jacobsen
o Board member: Gunnar Skeie
o Board member: Marianne Vågnes Reite
o Deputy member: Atle Harald Sandtorv
o Deputy member Elisabet Kjerstad Bøe

All are proposed to be elected for a period of three years, which means until
spring 2028.

Election of the employee members and deputy members has been made in separate
elections by the employee representatives at the general meeting of Sparebanken
Vest. The employee representatives at the general meeting of Sparebanken Vest
have elected the following board members and deputy members from among the
employees:
o Stig Standal Taule (board member)
o Kristin Axelsen (board member)
o Eiliv Engelsen (deputy member)
o Karen Margrete Riisnes (deputy member)

The current chair of Sparebanken Vest, Arild Bødal, has been asked to continue
on the board, but has declined re-election. Bødal has been a member of the board
of Sparebanken Vest since April 2011, and chair since March 2019.

- Being trusted to fill the role of board member, deputy chair and chair of such
an important social actor as Sparebanken Vest over the past 14 years has been
both educational and a particularly important social mission for me. I will miss
my good board colleagues and the close collaboration with the bank's skilled
management, but 14 years in such a position is a long time, and there is a time
for everything. My watch will last until the merger between Sparebanken Vest and
Sparebanken Sør is completed in May and Sparebanken Norge is a fact. I wish the
bank's management and the new board all the best, and will cheer them on as they
jointly build Sparebanken Norge, says Chairman Arild Bødal.

- Arild Bødal has been an incredibly important chair and former deputy chair of
the board who has brought continuity and stability to the board of Sparebanken
Vest. He has played a central role in the bank's development. I would like to
thank Arild for a long and good relationship and look forward to working with
the new board, says CEO Jan Erik Kjerpeseth.

The recommendation will be presented to the general meeting on 27 March 2025.
Case papers for the annual general meeting will be distributed no later than
March 6, 2025, and will also include the nomination committee's recommendation
of members of the general meeting and the nomination committee appointed by
Sparebanken Vest.

Contact persons:
Chairman: Arild Bødal, tel.: +47 905 66 621
CEO: Jan Erik Kjerpeseth, tel.: +47 951 98 430
CFO: Frank Johannesen, tel.: +47 952 65 971