June 14th , the traditional 7th Swedish-Ukrainian Business Forum organized by the Swedish Embassy in Ukraine together with partner organizations has taken place in Kyiv. The main missions of the event are the establishment of relations between businessmen of the two countries, the exchange of new technologies and industrial solutions for business. It is also an opportunity to learn more about the open market of Sweden. Such well-known Swedish companies as ABB, Ericsson, Scania, Grain Alliance, SEB Corporate Bank, SKF, Sigma Software speak about the credibility of the event. An active part is also taken by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and Westinghouse Sweden AB.

“This forum is the largest by the number of visitors, partners, participants and events. The purpose of the forum has not been changed since 2012. It is to create a platform for communication between Sweden and Ukraine, to promote trade, economic and cultural ties between these countries. The focus of the forum is to strengthen business relationships that have already been worked out and to establish new ones”, -says Bogdan Senchuk, the President of SBA the Swedish Business Association in Ukraine.

Prospects for bilateral trade in the context of a deep and comprehensive free trade area between Ukraine and the EU were discussed at the forum. Export procedures and the achievement of sustainable mutual economic growth were the focus of the forum. They also considered how improvement of public procurement and the decentralization process create opportunities for business, as well as further improvement of gender equality at the labor market.

Grain Alliance has been a traditional partner of the Swedish-Ukrainian business forum since 2012 and represents the agribusiness sector. The Grain Alliance Company was presented with an exhibition stand at the event. The President of the company Yevgeniy Radoveniuk reported on the corporate responsibility of the company, in particular, social programs in support of educational and medical institutions in Ukrainian villages.

“The uniqueness of our company is that 100% of the company’s investments are Swedish, but almost all of the company’s employees are Ukrainians, because all the operating business is in Ukraine,”- says Yevgehiy Radoveniuk, the president of Grain Alliance.

He also added:
–The issue of trust is especially meaningful in our country, and the many years of experience of the Swedish-Ukrainian partnership is a good example. Grain Alliance has demonstrated stable and effective work in Ukraine for 20 years. We want to continue developing, and in some way that depends on how the government, business and partners perceive the company. In our global world, we need to be integrated into the business community. We also invited the community leaders of Kyiv region, Poltava region, Chernihiv region and Cherkasy region and the bankers we work with to the forum. Once again we are demonstrating the openness of the company in running the business to the partners and the guests of the forum.

Catella AB (publ) (”Catella”) has mandated ABG Sundal Collier AB and Nordea Bank AB (publ) as its financial advisors to investigate the possibility of a tap issue of up to SEK 250,000,000 under the framework of Catella’s existing up to SEK 750,000,000 senior unsecured bonds with ISIN SE0009994718 and maturity in June 2022. Subject to, inter alia, market conditions, a transaction may follow. Net proceeds from the transaction will be used for general corporate purposes and to fund announced acquisitions.
For more information, please contact:
Knut Pedersen Marcus Holmstrand
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
+46 8 463 33 10 +46 8 463 33 10
knut.pedersen@catella.se marcus.holmstrand@catella.se

This information is information that Catella AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 11.40 CET on 13th of June 2018.

Catella is a leading specialist in property investments, fund management and banking, with operations in 14 European countries. The group has assets under management of approximately SEK 180 billion. Catella is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm in the Mid Cap segment. Read more online at catella.com.

Weaker winds than normal in May resulted in a power production of 29.7 GWh, compared to the month’s budget of 43.7 GWh.
Of this 15.3 GWh refers to Own wind power production and 14.4 GWh to Co-Owned wind power production, compared to the month’s budget of 24.7 GWh and 19.0 GWh.

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For further information, please contact
Daniel Johansson, CEO Arise AB, +46 702 244 133

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In order to ensure that Catella Bank’s various operations get the best possible conditions for development, and to achieve operational efficiency and optimized capital structure for the Catella Group, a strategic review has been initiated.
Currently, consolidation is taking place in Wealth Management in Luxembourg, where Nordic actors are leaving, creating a need for customers to find a counterparty who can understand and meet their demands. Catella intends to evaluate solutions to create optimal conditions to meet the customer needs and for continuing to operate in the Wealth Management-segment, through partnerships, or other types of collaborations, within the framework of a structure that does not bring about a consolidated situation for the Catella Group.
The current structure means that the consolidation of Catella Bank in the Catella Group entails extensive capital and regulatory requirements for operations outside of Catella Bank, which in turn affects the cost- and capital structure.
”Catella has grown its Wealth Management business rapidly in recent years. We have invested in skilled employees and, through cooperation with other parts of Catella, created attractive exposures and a high quality offer which is much appreciated by investors and customers. This business must be conducted through a structure that ensures customer needs and is effective from a cost- and capital perspective for the Group.” says Knut Pedersen, CEO of Catella.
In connection to the review of the structure it is natural to ensure, for continued growth, that the card issuing operations have an efficient operating platform. Work has begun, together with the business area management, to create the necessary conditions, and evaluate the structure, for the business.
Catella has previously announced that a strategic review of Catella Bank’s card acquiring operations is ongoing and is expected to be completed during the coming quarter.

For more information, please contact:
Knut Pedersen
CEO and President
+46 8 463 33 10
knut.pedersen@catella.se
Press contact:
Jonas Burvall
Head of Group Communications
+46 8 463 33 05, +46 766 27 97 55
jonas.burvall@catella.se

Catella is a leading specialist in property investments, fund management and banking, with operations in 14 European countries. The group has assets under management of approximately SEK 180 billion. Catella is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm in the Mid Cap segment. Read more online at catella.com.

The number of shares and votes in Catella AB (publ) has changed consequent upon the issue of 2,266,666 new Class B shares in May upon exercise of warrants in the incentive programme adopted by the extraordinary general meeting held 13 February 2014.
Subsequent to the exercise of warrants, the total number of shares in the Catella AB (publ) at 31 May 2018 was 84,115,238 and the total number of votes was 94,237,458, of which 2,530,555 ordinary shares in Class A (carrying a total of 12,652,775 votes) and 81,584,683 ordinary shares in Class B (carrying a total of 81,584,683 votes).
This information is such that Catella AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at 07.00 CET on 31 May 2018.

For further information, please contact:
Knut Pedersen President and Chief Executive Officer +46 8 463 33 10 knut.pedersen@catella.se
About Catella: Catella is a leading specialist in property investments, fund management and banking, with operations in 14 countries. The group has assets under management of approximately SEK 180 billion. Catella is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm in the Mid Cap segment. Read more online at catella.com.