Interim report from the Board of Directors

About the company
Møre Boligkreditt AS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sparebanken Møre. The company is licensed to operate as a mortgage company, issuing covered bonds. Møre Boligkreditt AS is Sparebanken Møre's most important source of market funding and an important part of the parent bank's long term funding strategy.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with IFRS.

First quarter results
The financial statements of Møre Boligkreditt AS show a pre tax profit of NOK 42 million in first quarter 2017, compared to NOK 56 million in first quarter 2016. Net interest income amounted to NOK 57 million, compared to NOK 60 million for the same period last year. Costs amounted to NOK 10 million in first quarter 2017, compared with NOK 8 million in the corresponding quarter in 2016. Net loss in value of debt securities issued and related derivatives was NOK 5 million at first quarter end 2017, compared to net gain of NOK 4 million at first quarter end 2016.

Møre Boligkreditt AS has not established losses or impairment for individual losses in first quarter 2017, nor made any changes to the collective impairment. Profit after tax amounted to NOK 32 million in first quarter 2017, compared to NOK 42 million in the corresponding quarter 2016.

Total assets at first quarter end 2017 amounted to NOK 19 572 million compared to NOK 19 150 million at first quarter end 2016. Net lending decreased by NOK 1 276 million in first quarter and amounted to NOK 18 534 million at first quarter end 2017, compared with NOK 18 023 million at first quarter end 2016.

At first quarter end 2017, the company's liquidity assets amounted to NOK 652 million of which NOK 602 million was included in the cover pool as subsitute assets, compared to NOK 581 million at first quarter end 2016.

No new bond loan volume was issued in first quarter 2017 and no outstanding bond loans matured in first quarter 2017. A partly early redemption of NOK 1 369 million was made in one bond loan maturing in May 2017. Møre Boligkreditt AS had twelve bond loans outstanding at 31 March 2017 with a total bond loan debt of NOK 16 906 million, compared to twelve bond loans with NOK 15 765 million outstanding at 31 March 2016.

The amount allocated for collective impairment was NOK 5 million at first quarter end 2017, compared to NOK 4 million at first quarter end 2016.

Rating
The rating agency Moody's has assigned Aaa-rating to all covered bond loans issued by Møre Boligkreditt AS.

Capital strength
In first quarter 2017 Møre Boligkreditt AS increased its equity by NOK 150 million through an issue of 120 000 shares á NOK 1 250. The capital increase was fully paid in by Sparebanken Møre as the owner of all 1 060 000 shares in Møre Boligkreditt AS. Paid in equity and other equity amounted to NOK 1 503 million by end of first quarter 2017, compared to NOK 1 353 million by end of first quarter 2016. Net equity and subordinated loan capital amounted to NOK 1 467 million by the end of first quarter 2017, compared to NOK 1 318 million by end of first quarter 2016. This corresponds to a capital adequacy/core capital ratio of 17.9 per cent. Risk weighted assets amounted to NOK 8 173 million by end of first quarter 2017. Møre Boligkreditt AS uses internal rating based (IRB) models to calculate capital requirements for credit risk.

Risks
Møre Boligkreditt AS is subject to a number of acts, regulations, recommendations and regulatory provisions. These regulations largely stipulate restrictions concerning the scope of the company's various risk exposures.

The Board and the Managing Director of Møre Boligkreditt AS are responsible for ensuring that proper risk management is established, and that such risk management is adequate and complies with current laws and regulations. Operational risk management in Møre Boligkreditt AS is maintained by Sparebanken Møre according to a service agreement concluded between Møre Boligkreditt AS and Sparebanken Møre.

Risk management emphasizes identifying, measuring and managing the company's risk elements in a manner that ensures that Møre Boligkreditt AS complies with the professional credit regulations and keeps the various risks at a low level.

Credit risk
Credit risk is defined as the risk of losses associated with customers or other counterparties being unable to fulfill their obligations at the agreed time and pursuant to written agreements, and that the received collateral is not covering outstanding claims.

The credit risk strategy adopted by the company defines which loans that can be acquired by the company. The strategy stipulates criteria for both borrowers and the collateral for the loans that can be acquired. At end of first quarter 2017, the mortgages in the cover pool had an average loan-to-value ratio of 54 per cent, calculated as mortgage amount relative to the value of the property used as collateral. The Board regards the quality of the loan portfolio as very good and the credit risk as low.

Market risk
Market risk is the risk that will arise due to the mortgage company’s holding or assuming positions in lending and financial instruments in which the values over time will be affected by changes in market prices. Møre Boligkreditt AS must, pursuant to the Act on financial institutions and financial groups, have very low market risk and Board approved restrictions concerning it’s maximum exposure to market risk. The company utilizes financial derivatives to keep this type of risk at a low level. A specific market strategy has been adopted for Møre Boligkreditt AS which establishes the limits for this type of risk. The company's positions in fixed interest and foreign currencies are hedged with financial derivatives. The Board considers the overall market risk as low.

Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that Møre Boligkreditt AS will be unable to fulfill its obligations without substantial extra costs being incurred in the form of decline in asset values, forced sales or more expensive funding. The company has adopted a liquidity risk strategy and established limits for long-term funding and short-term liquidity risk limits. A 12 month’s rolling revolving credit facility guarantee from Sparebanken Møre ensures timely payments to derivative counterparties and owners of bonds issued by Møre Boligkreditt AS. Furthermore the bonds have a soft bullet structure in which the company has the opportunity to extend the term of its borrowing by up to 12 months. Møre Boligkreditt AS reports LCR of 204 per cent by first quarter end 2017. The Board regards the company's liquidity risk as low.

Operational risk
Operational risk is the risk of losses due to inadequate or failing internal processes, human error, system failures or external events. Møre Boligkreditt AS has entered into a management agreement with Sparebanken Møre. The services covered by this agreement include administration, production, IT operations, and financial and risk management. Although the operational risk of Møre Boligkreditt AS is dependent of Sparebanken Møre's ability to manage this type of risk, Møre Boligkreditt AS independently bear risk associated with errors in the deliveries and services provided by Sparebanken Møre.

The evaluation of the management and control of operational risk is also afforded considerable attention in the Group's annual ICAAP. The operational and established yearly internal control report, both within Sparebanken Møre and by the Managing Director of Møre Boligkreditt AS, is an important tool for reducing operational risk. The internal control reports will help identifying any operational risk, and enable action to be taken. The Board regards the company's operational risk as low.

Outlook
Growth in the gross domestic product for mainland Norway was 0.3 per cent in the 4th quarter of 2016, slightly up from the 3rd quarter, and we expect this positive development to continue also in the coming quarters.The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 per cent from January 2017 to February 2017. The year-to-year growth in the Consumer Price Index was 2.5 per cent in February, down by 0.3 percentage points from January. Norges Bank, at its March meeting, decided to keep the key policy rate unchanged at 0.50 per cent. The twelve-month household debt growth was 6.6 per cent at end of February 2017, up from 6.5 per cent the month before.

Continued high growth in house prices may lead to even higher debt accumulation and increased household vulnerabilities.

A still strong household sector, due to record low interest rates, relative low unemployment levels, together with a solid public sector will keep the production levels high in several sectors. The still relative weak NOK against EUR and USD is positive for the competiveness of the export industry and also tourism.

The development of house prices, together with growth in debt, is still the most important risk factors to Norwegian households. Important risk factors going forward are also the oil price development, macroeconomic growth in export markets and the NOK exchange rate.

The combined activity of businesses, especially export oriented and tourist related, located in Møre og Romsdal county remains high despite the decline in the petroleum related industries. The registered unemployment rate in Norway was 2.9 per cent in March 2017, in the county of Møre og Romsdal the similar figure was 3.2 per cent. We expect the unemployment rate in the county just above national average levels in the coming quarters.

The retail lending growth in Sparebanken Møre Group was 8.0 per cent the last twelve months. The Board believes that the low interest rates and high disposable household income, will contribute to further mortgage loan growth in Sparebanken Møre and position Møre Boligkreditt AS to acquire mortgage loan portfolios from the Parent Bank.

Ålesund, 31 March 2017

26 April 2017

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MØRE BOLIGKREDITT AS

KJETIL HAUGE, Chairman

BRITT IREN TØSSE AANDAL

TROND NYDAL

GEIR TORE HJELLE

SANDRA MYHRE HELSETH

OLE KJERSTAD, Managing Director