Sparebank 1 BV, formerly Sparebank1 Buskerud-Vestfold (the Bank), is a Norway-based regional bank. It is primarily active in Buskerud, Kongsberg, Drammen and Vestfold in Norway. It is engaged in the provision of a range of banking and related products and services to both private clients and small and middle-sized enterprises. Its products and services include financing, payment processing, savings accounts, insurance and real estate services. The Bank is active through branches in Drammen, Kongsberg, Hvittingfoss, Horten, Tonsberg, Sandefjord, Larvik and Stavern. As of December 31, 2011, the Bank had three direct wholly owned subsidiaries, namely EiendomsMegler 1 Buskerud Vestfold AS, Georg Solberg AS and Imingen Holding AS. Additionally, it had one indirect subsidiary, Parkeringsplassen AS, and three associated companies. Sparebank1 BV is a member of the SpareBank1 bank alliance, which comprises 15 independent Norwegian banks.

Helgeland Sparebank (the Bank) is a Norway-based regional bank active in the Norwegian region of Helgeland. It offers its services mainly to the private market, business and the public sector. Its offering includes such products and services, as payment services, credit cards, saving accounts, placement services, loans, insurance, shares and currencies, as well as an online banking facility, the Nettbank. Additionally, the Bank carries out leasing of property through ANS Bankbygg Mo, AS Sparebankbygg, Helgeland Sparebank Eiendomsselskap AS and Helgeland Utviklingsselskap AS, all of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Bank. It also offers housing mortgages through Helgeland Boligkreditt AS, its whole owned subsidiary. As of December 31, 2011, the Bank also had such associated companies, as Helgeland Invest AS, Eiendomsmegleren Helgeland AS and Storgt. The Bank operates through 16 offices in 14 municipalities in Helgeland.

Sparebanken Nord-Norge is engaged in the provision of financial products and services in North Norway. In addition to loans, deposits, payments transmission services, leasing and factoring, such financial products and services also include most savings products as well as life-and non-life insurance. Co. is active within the areas of real estate brokerage, trading in securities, active investment management, value assessment and other corporate services. Co. has 81 branches throughout North Norway. As of Dec 31 2008, Co.'s total assets were NOK65,507,000,000 and its total deposits were NOK34,572,000,000.

Sparebank 1 Ostlandet operates as a bank and holding company. Co.'s main focus is on responsible lending, financial crime, requirements for providers of financial services, ethics and corruption, and ethical marketing of products and services. Co. is primarily a regional actor that operates in central Eastern Norway. Because of this, Co. concentrates on sustainability, growth and development in the local communities of which it. is a part. The Co.'s 38 branches have authorised financial advisers with local knowledge about their communities to better serve its clients.

SpareBank 1 SMN is an independent, regional finance house. Through the SpareBank 1 Alliance and its own subsidiaries (the Bank), Co. has access to products in the fields of financing, savings and investment, insurance and money transfer services. At its Offices business area, the bank provides advice to retail customers, farm sector customers, pools/associations, one-person businesses and small and medium businesses. The Corporate business area focuses on financial counselling in investment and operations financing, domestic and foreign money transfers, fixed income and currency hedging, investment of surplus liquidity and insurance of individuals and buildings/operating equipment.

Sparebank 1 SR Bank is a savings bank. Co.'s core activities are sales and brokering of financial products and services, as well as leasing and real estate brokering. Co. is organized in three divisions: The Retail Market Division; The Corporate Market Division; and The Capital Market Division Co. provides products and services in the fields of financing, investments, money transfers, pensions and life and non-life insurance.

Sparebanken More (the Bank) is a Norway-based regional bank. The Bank's primary market area are the More and Romsdal regions in Norway. Its product and service offering includes loans, cards, payment services, savings accounts, pension funds, life and non-life insurance, investment services and investment advice. As of December 31, 2011, the Bank had four wholly owned subsidiaries: More Finans AS, offering leasing services; Sparebankeiendom AS, a company responsible for the management of the Bank's commercial properties; More Boligkreditt AS, which funded loans secured by residential and commercial properties, and as More Eiendomsmegling AS, engaged in the real estate services for both private customers and trade. As of December 31, 2011, its largest shareholder was Sparebankstiftelsen Tingvoll (10.27%).

Sparebanken Ost (the Bank) is a Norway-based regional bank. The Bank is engaged in the provision of both banking and financial products and services to individuals and businesses. The Bank's primary market area is the lower part of Buskerud county and the Drammen region. Its product and service offering includes loans, cards, payment services, savings accounts, pension funds, life and non-life insurance, investment services and foreign exchange. As of December 31, 2011, the Bank had such subsidiaries, as Sparebanken Ost Boligkredit AS, a mortgage company; AS Financiering, a car financing company; Sparebanken Ost Eiendom AS, which was engaged in real estate development and operations, and Ost Prosjekt AS, a subsidiary supporting the Bank's activities. As of December 31, 2011, the Bank's largest shareholder was MP Pensjon (9.89%).

Sparebanken Sor. Sparebanken Sor (the Bank), formerly Sparebanken Pluss, is a Norway-based regional bank. In December 2013, the Company merged with Sparebanken Sor. It is engaged in the provision of both financial and banking products and services to individual and corporate customers. The Bank's offering includes such products and services as credit cards, loans, foreign exchange, different types of insurance, savings accounts, payment services and pension funds, as well as the NettBank online banking facility. The Bank is active through around 30 branches in the West-Agder area, the East-Agder area and Telemark. The Company's subsidiaries are Sormegleren and Sor Boligkreditt AS.

Sparebanken Vest is engaged as an independent banking and financial services group based in Bergen and with branches in the counties of Hordaland and Sogn & Fjordane. Co. also is engaged in estate agency activities and real estate management activities. As of Dec 31, 2002, Co. had total assets of NOK35 billion and total deposits of NOK22 billion. The banks market area comprises the regions Nordfjord, Sogn, Nordhordland, Hardanger/Midthorland, West, Sunnhordland, Bergern North and Bergen South.