Important events in 2013

First quarter 

• Profit of NOK 321m after tax in the first quarter 2013
• Supervisory Board sets dividend of NOK 1.50 per EC after 2012
• Kjell Bjordal appointed new chair of the Board of Directors at the Bank. Bård Benum moves up to new deputy chair, while Morten Loktu is appointed new member of the Board of Directors
• Randi Dyrnes re-elected chair of the Supervisory Board
• The Bank becomes joint owner of the re-established investment company Salvesen & Thams 

Second quarter 

• Profit of NOK 285m after tax in the second quarter 2013
• A number of SpareBank 1 banks, including SpareBank 1 SMN, unite around a nationwide venture at SpareBank 1 Regnskaphuset
• The bank celebrates 150 years’ presence in Nærøy municipality 

Third quarter 

• Profit of NOK 433m after tax in the third quarter 2013
• Svein Tore Samdal appointed new executive director with responsibility for Offices
• SpareBank 1 SMN voted Norway’s best bank by Euromoney, the global business and investment magazine 

Fourth quarter 

• Profit of NOK 361m after tax in the fourth quarter 2013
• Tæl Prize of Honour awarded to arts luminary Arnulf Haga from Verdal
• The Bank awards a total of five prizes to “Årets kremmer” on the basis of profit and growth
• The Bank contributes up to NOK 50m to a new seedcorn fund
• The Bank decides to open an office at Brekstad in Ørland municipality
• Opening of the Bank's new course and conference centre, Bjerkeløkkja, in Oppdal