2012-09-20 07:33:26 -
The Board of Directors of Klövern has decided, by virtue of the authorization
granted by the extraordinary shareholders' meeting on 14 September 2012, to
carry out an issue of preference shares.
* The subscription price is set to SEK 136 per preference share and not more
than 3,700,000 preference shares may be issued
* If fully subscribed, the issue will raise a total of approximately SEK 500
million before issue expenses
* The right to subscribe for preference shares is granted to the public in
Sweden and institutional investors in Sweden and abroad, including the
current shareholders of Klövern
* The subscription period will commence on 20 September and end on 28
September 2012.
Background and purpose
Klövern is a growth oriented real estate company with the vision to create the
communities of the future and with the business concept to, with availability
and commitment, meet the customer's needs of premises and services in Swedish
growth regions. During the last year, Klövern has been active and completed a
number of successful property transactions, as well as enjoyed a steady
development of the existing property portfolio with strong net moving-in figures
and improved operating margin.
In March 2012, Klövern concluded the bid on the listed real estate company Dagon
with a property value of more than SEK 5.7 billion. The purchase price for the
shares was SEK 1.5 billion and consisted of SEK 0.5 billion in cash and SEK 1.0
billion in issued preference shares. The preference share was a new class of
share for Klövern and in order to receive satisfying ownership dispersion,
existing shareholders in Klövern were allocated preference shares in a bonus
issue.
During the spring of 2012, Klövern issued non-secured bonds totalling SEK 1.0
billion, improving its liquidity and enabling growth through acquisitions and
investments.
Following the acquisition of Dagon, Klövern has made additional acquisitions of
properties in, among others, the Stockholm, Gothenburg, Linköping and Norrköping
area, totalling more than SEK 1.2 billion. The expansion enables Klövern to
strengthen its position in the major cities and adds modern good yielding
properties. Furthermore, Klövern has invested more than SEK 580 million in
existing properties during the first half of 2012 as well as acquired 12 per
cent of the share capital in the listed real estate company Diös Fastigheter AB
during the third quarter of 2012. When acquiring one of the properties, newly
issued preference shares were used as means of payment and the acquisition of
shares in Diös was partially paid for with repurchased common shares and through
the issuance of preference shares.
Klövern has ambitions of an annual net growth in property value by at least SEK
1 billion and a long-term property value of at least SEK 25 billion. Following
the above mentioned expansion, the property portfolio, as of 30 June 2012,
consisted of 381 properties with a fair value of SEK 21.5 billion and an
estimated rental value of SEK 2.3 billion.
Klövern sees favourable future opportunities for acquisitions and in order to be
able to seize such opportunities while still maintaining an adequate capital
structure, the Board of Directors of Klövern has decided to carry out an issue
of preference shares, which, if fully subscribed for, will raise approximately
SEK 500 million. The amount issued will be used to increase the share of equity
capital as well as for additional acquisitions within interesting growth regions
and property categories.
The offer
Not more than 3,700,000 preference shares may be issued at a subscription price
of SEK 136 per preference share, raising up to SEK 503.2 million before issue
expenses. Minimum subscription is set to at least 50 preference shares, further
subscription can be made in multiples of 10 preference shares and any
application to subscribe should be completed between 20 September and
28 September 2012.
The right to subscribe to preference shares in this offer is, disapplying the
pre-emption rights of existing shareholders, granted to the public in Sweden as
well as institutional investors in Sweden and abroad, including the current
shareholders of Klövern. The reason for disapplying the pre-emption rights of
existing shareholders is to strengthen the institutional investor base as well
as increase the dispersion of the preference share among the public.
Applications from existing shareholders in Klövern, with regards to their
relative existing shareholdings, as well as customers in Swedbank and
sparbankerna shall be given particular consideration.
For complete terms and conditions, please see the prospectus announced with
respect to the issue.
Prospectus and information brochure
Klövern has composed a prospectus with the respect to the issue, which has been
approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. The
prospectus, an information brochure and the application form are available on
Klövern's website www.klovern.se as well as Swedbank's website
www.swedbank.se/prospekt. The information brochure and application form will be
distributed to Klövern's directly registered shareholders.
Preliminary time schedule
Subscription period for the offer 20 September - 28 September
2012
Announcement of subscription results 1 October 2012
Settlement day 4
October 2012
Financial and legal advisers
Swedbank Corporate Finance is financial adviser and MAQS Law Firm Advokatbyrå AB
is legal adviser to Klövern in connection with the offer.
Nyköping, 20 September 2012
Klövern AB (publ)
The Board of Directors
For additional information, please contact:
Rutger Arnhult, VD, 072-301 53 31,
rutger.arnhult@klovern.se
Britt-Marie Nyman, Finans- & IR-chef, vVD, 0155-44 33 12/070-224 29 35, britt-
marie.nyman@klovern.se
Klövern is a real estate company committed to working closely with customers to
meet their needs of premises and services in Swedish growth regions. As of 30
June 2012 the value of the properties totalled approximately SEK 21.5 billion
and the rental income on an annual basis was around SEK 2.3 billion. The Klövern
share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Mid Cap.
Klövern AB (publ), Box 1024, 611 29 Nyköping. Tel 0155-44 33 00, Fax
0155-44 33 22.
Org.nr 556482-5833. Styrelsens säte: Nyköping. www.klovern.se.
This information is such that Klövern AB (publ) is obliged to disclose under the
Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
information was made available for publication on September 20, 2012.
Important information
This notice contains future-oriented information. Future-oriented information by
its nature entails risks and uncertainties as it relates to events and depends
on circumstances that may or may not take place. Klövern draws the reader's
attention to the fact that future-oriented statements shall not be understood as
guarantees regarding future development, and that the Group's actual earnings,
financial position, liquidity and development in the industry in which the group
operates may differ substantially from the goals and expectations shown by the
future-oriented information contained in this press release. These future-
oriented statements only apply on the date of publication of this notice.
Klövern gives no undertakings to publish updates or revisions of the future-
oriented statements, neither due to new information, future events or the like,
and explicitly disclaims any obligations and undertakings to publish any updates
or revisions of the future-oriented statements contained in this press release
due to any change in Klövern's expectations in connection with or change of
events, conditions or circumstances on which such statements are based.
This notice may not be distributed or reproduced, directly or indirectly, in or
to the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa and
does not constitute, and is not a part of, any offer to acquire, subscribe to,
sell or exchange, and not either a request for an offer to purchase, subscribe
to, sell or exchange any securities to any person in the United States, Canada,
Australia, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa, or a request for anyone to vote
in a particular way in any such jurisdiction, and neither may any sale, issuance
or transfer of the securities referred to in this press release take place in
any jurisdiction in conflict with applicable legislation ("Limited
Jurisdictions"). The offer is not made, directly or indirectly, in or to the
United States or any other Limited Jurisdiction, or by post or other national or
international means of communication (including, inter alia, fax, telephone and
Internet) or through an establishment belonging to a stock exchange or another
trading location in the United States or in any other of the Limited
Jurisdictions and the offer cannot be accepted in any such way, by such means of
communication or through such establishment or from the United States or any
other Limited Jurisdiction. Shares in Klövern have not been registered, and will
not be registered, in accordance with the US Securities Act 1933, with
subsequent amendments ("Securities Act"), and may not be transferred or offered
for sale in the United States unless such registration takes place in accordance
with the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is applicable. No
offer concerning shares in Klövern is being made in the United States.
PR Klövern carries out an issue of preference shares:
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