Balder acquires properties for more than SEK 4,000 million

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. Fastighets AB Balder (publ) ("Balder") has entered into an agreement to acquire all the properties in the I.A Hedin Fastighet AB group from Anders Hedin Invest AB. The agreed value of the properties will amount to SEK 4,150 million after completion of ongoing new and re-constructions. The lettable area amounts to 290,000 square meters and is fully leased primarily to the Hedin Bil group on triple net lease agreements. The average maturity of the leases is in excess of 11 years and the initial annual rental income amounts to SEK 276 million. The vast majority of the property value is located in Stockholm and Gothenburg. The remaining property value is located in, among others, Malmö, Helsingborg, Jönköping, Linköping and Uppsala. The Hedin Bil group is a family owned business founded in 1985. The Hedin Bil group had a turnover in 2015 of over SEK 8 billion with approximately 1,200 employees and offers car sales, service and supplementary services. The Hedin Bil group is a dealer of among others, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Kia, Ford, Citroën, Opel, Mitsubishi and Jaguar (www.hedinbil.se). Partial payment for the acquired properties will be paid to Anders Hedin Invest AB through a set-off issue of 4,602,515 ordinary shares of Class B amounting to SEK 1,098,950,000. The set-off issue will be decided based on the authorization given by the Annual General Meeting on May 10, 2016. Through the set-off issue, Anders Hedin Invest AB, will become one of Balder’s largest shareholder. The subscription price in the set-off issue will amount to approximately SEK 239 per Class B ordinary share, representing the volume weighted average price of Balder’s Class B ordinary share during the period from August 29, 2016 until September 16, 2016. The Anders Hedin Invest group comprise, in excess of the Hedin Bil group, of the Klintberg & Way group with the subsidiaries KW Parts, Dawa Däck, KW-Wheels, Techno Tires, KW Cars, Pro-Imp and Wheelspot and in addition, Mabi Hyrbilar, Car to Go Sweden and Hedin IT. The Anders Hedin Invest group’s turnover is approximately SEK 11 billion per annum and has 1,750 employees (www.andershedininvest.se). Balder has, based on the authorization given by Annual General Meeting on May 10 2016 in addition engaged Carnegie Investment Bank to investigate the conditions for a private placement of over 3 million Class B ordinary shares through a so -called "accelerated book-building" procedure. The closing of the acquisition is planned for November 30, 2016. The acquisition of the properties is subject to Competition Authority approval and financing. - We are pleased to complete this acquisition of high quality and well-located properties that complement Balder's existing property portfolio well. We simultaneously welcome Anders Hedin as a new larger shareholder of Balder, says Erik Selin CEO Balder. - I have, over a long time, with great commitment and energy built up this property portfolio and it is with both pride and confidence that I now let Balder take over as owner. I am also pleased that, at the same time, take part of Balder's continued development as a large and long-term shareholder, says Anders Hedin. For further information, please contact: CEO Erik Selin, +46 706 074 790 or CFO Marcus Hansson, +46 768 369 848 This information is information that Fastighets AB Balder (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 05:31 pm CET on September 19, 2016. 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The securities described herein are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire the securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on information contained herein. Fastighets AB Balder is a listed real estate company which shall meet the needs of different customer groups for premises and housing through local support. Balder's real estate portfolio had a value of SEK 77.5 billion as of 30 June 2016. The Balder share is listed on NASDAQ Stockholm, Large Cap segment