Pareto Bank ASA authorizes a Buyback Plan.

Pareto Bank ASA is a Norway-based bank that focuses on medium-sized Norwegian enterprises. The Bank offers financing primarily to medium-sized corporate customers within three business areas: real estate financing, corporate financing and shipping & offshore financing. In addition, the Bank offers ordinary banking services such as deposits, payment and card services to retail and corporate customers. Within the business area real estate financing, the Bank offers both financing of property development projects and commercial real estate financing. The Bank finances property development projects largely in Oslo and the region including the counties of Southeast Norway.In the area of commercial real estate, the Bank offers second mortgage loans, development (building loans), owner financing and short bridge financing. The Bank also offers mortgage loans where the building must be renovated before it can be refinanced or sold.