Rezidor's Board of Directors intends to propose a rights

Rezidor reported strong results in 2013 which are in line with its "Route 2015" turnaround plan. The group's new management team has accelerated the implementation of key strategic initiatives, while exploiting opportunities in an improved market environment.   Rezidor has successfully taken a number of steps in the field of asset management, and has seen the positive effects of exiting or re-negotiating unprofitable lease agreements and management contracts. Rezidor sees additional oppor­tunities within asset management, but also recognizes that the current capital structure of the group may be a constraint for it to act on these opportunities. In addition to asset management initiatives, additional capital will also put Rezidor in a stronger position to continue to invest in its hotel portfolio at an accelerated pace, and further position the company to take advantage of the positive development in the marketplace. The company is currently investing annually approximately 6-7% of revenues in its leased portfolio, in excess of a normal expected run-rate over time of approximately 5%. Rezidor intends to continue investing at this accelerated rate over the next 2-3 years to further upgrade the quality and profile of its offering to customers with an aim to continue to win market share. The capital raised from this rights issue will also allow Rezidor to accelerate development, with particular emphasis on emerging markets. "We have made solid progress in improving the financial performance of Rezidor in 2013, and are confident that the proceeds of the intended rights issue will allow us to accelerate the pace in exploiting the defined strategic opportunities around asset management, focused growth and upgrading of our hotel portfolio", said Wolfgang M. Neumann, President and CEO of Rezidor. The rights issue of MEUR 60 is expected to be approved in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company on 24(th) April with the subscription period for the rights issue and trading in rights expected to commence shortly thereafter. Given this intention to strengthen the balance sheet of Rezidor, no dividend will be proposed for 2013. Carlson, Inc., owning 51% of Rezidor, supports Rezidor's plans as outlined above, and has informed Rezidor that it intends to subscribe for its pro rata share of the rights issue and to vote in favor of the rights issue at the AGM. "Rezidor is in the middle of a turnaround process which has so far been very successful. The Board of Directors of the Company is confident that this additional capital will give the Company a solid platform to accelerate and continue its improvement in financial performance", said Trudy Rautio, Chairman of The Rezidor Hotel Group. Rezidor has appointed SEB Corporate Finance as financial adviser in relation to the rights issue. For further questions, please contact Knut Kleiven, Deputy President & CFO, +32 475 510 406, Knut.Kleiven@Rezidor.com Luv Mittal, VP Finance, Strategy, Treasury & Insurances, +32 479 330 751, Luv.Mittal@Rezidor.com Disclaimer This announcement is not an offer for subscription for shares in Rezidor Hotel Group AB (publ) ("Rezidor"). A prospectus relating to the rights offering referred to in this announcement and the subsequent listing of the ordinary shares at NASDAQ OMX Stockholm will be prepared and filed with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. After approval and registration of the prospectus by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, the prospectus will be published and made available pursuant to applicable rules and regulations. This announcement is not a prospectus and investors should not subscribe for or purchase any securities referred to in this press release, except on the basis of information provided in the prospectus to be published by Rezidor. The distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession it or any part of it comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. The information in this announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities referred to herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would require preparation of further prospectuses or other offer documentation, or be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Copies of this announcement are not being, and may not be, distributed or sent, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, into Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa or the United States. SEB Corporate Finance is acting for Rezidor and no one else in connection with the rights offering and will not be responsible to anyone other than Rezidor for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients or for providing advice in relation to the rights offering and/or any other matter referred to in this announcement. This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom. No public offering of the securities referred to herein is being made in the United States. Rezidor has not authorized any offer to the public of securities in any Member State of the European Economic Area other than Sweden (and any other jurisdiction into which the offering of shares or rights will be passported). With respect to each Member State of the European Economic Area other than Sweden (and any other jurisdiction into which the offering of shares or rights will be passported) and which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), no action has been undertaken or will be undertaken to make an offer to the public of securities requiring publication of a prospectus in any Relevant Member State. As a result, the securities may only be offered in Relevant Member States (a) to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive; or (b) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this paragraph, the expression an "offer of securities to the public" means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to exercise, purchase or subscribe the securities, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State and the expression "2010 PD Amending Directive" means Directive 2010/73/EU. 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