Approval of written procedure and amendments to the terms and conditions of the bonds

Catella AB (publ) (the ”Company”) today announces the successful completion of the written procedure that was initiated 25 April 2019 in relation to the Company’s outstanding up to SEK 750,000,000 senior unsecured bonds with ISIN SE0009994718 (the ”Bonds”), regarding certain amendments to the terms and conditions of the Bonds (the ”Proposal”).
A sufficient number of bondholders participated in the written procedure in order to form a quorum, and a requisite majority of the bondholders voted in favour to approve the Proposal.
The amendments shall be effective as per 23 May 2019 and the amended terms and conditions will be available on the Company’s website (www.catella.com).
ABG Sundal Collier AB and Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Sverige have been retained as financial advisor in connection with the written procedure.

For more information, please contact:
Marcus Holmstrand, CFO
Telephone: +46 8 463 32 52
Email: marcus.holmstrand@catella.se
Niklas Bommelin, IR
Telephone: +46 8 463 34 26
Email: niklas.bommelin@catella.se

This is information that Catella AB (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 3:30 p.m. CET on 23 May 2019.
Catella is a leading specialist in property investments and fund management, with operations in 15 countries. The group has assets under management of approximately SEK 200 billion. Catella is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm in the Mid Cap segment. Read more online at catella.com.

IPM fokuserar på Systematic Macro och avvecklar Systematic Equity

Catellas direkta och indirekta ägande uppgår till 60,6 procent, har beslutat att fokusera på sin flaggskeppsprodukt Systematic Macro och därmed avveckla produkten Systematic Equity. Efter den starka tillväxten i makrostrategin ger Systematic Equity endast ett marginellt bidrag till verksamheten.
Vi har sett en kraftig tillväxt i vår systematiska makrostrategi, medan marknaden för vår aktiestrategi, Systematic Equity, har varit utmanande under en tid”, säger Lars Ericsson, VD för IPM. ”Mot den bakgrunden har vi tagit det strategiska beslutet att avveckla Systematic Equity.”
IPM Systematic Equity lanserades för 13 år sedan och har erbjudit institutionella investerare tillgång till en fundamental- och systematiskt baserad aktiestrategi. Förvaltat kapital uppgick i slutet av mars 2019 till 28 miljarder kronor i Systematic Equity.
Aktiestrategin har främst varit värdebaserad, ett område som inte har utvecklats väl under en period då inflöden till passiva förvaltningsstrategier har fortsatt allokera kapital till redan dyra aktier. Hårt pressade avgifter färgat av de i marknaden närliggande helt passivt förvaltade strategierna har även lett till att produkten nu bara representerar en mycket liten del av Systematic Funds intäkter och resultat.
Systematic Equity har tagit resurser i anspråk utan att bidra mer än marginellt till de fasta intäkterna. Eftersom vi inte inom en nära framtid ser att efterfrågan kommer att öka, anser vi att det ligger i både kunders och verksamhetens intresse att vi fokuserar på vår mer framgångsrika och lönsamma kärnprodukt, Systematic Macro. Vi kommer parallellt med detta fortsatt att utvärdera andra mer konkurrenskraftiga strategier som framtida tänkbara komplement.”
Systematic Macro har under de senaste åren haft en mycket stark tillväxt och förvaltat kapital uppgår per sista mars 2019 till cirka 50 miljarder kronor fördelat på kunder över hela världen. IPM har också öppnat kontor i London och New York samt lanserat Systematic Macro på sin egen UCITS-plattform.
IPM har nära kontakt med de kunder som investerat i de olika aktiestrategierna inom Systematic Equity för att möjliggöra en optimal tidplan för avveckling av de olika strategierna.

För ytterligare information, vänligen kontakta:
Niklas Bommelin
Investor Relations
08-463 34 26, 0768-91 12 40
niklas.bommelin@catella.se

Catella är en ledande specialist inom fastighetsinvesteringar och fondförvaltning, med verksamhet i 15 länder. Koncernen förvaltar kapital om cirka 200 miljarder kronor. Catella är noterat på Nasdaq Stockholm inom segmentet Mid Cap. Läs mer på catella.com.
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Press release from the Annual General Meeting in Arise AB (publ) on 8 May, 2019

At the Annual General Meeting on 8 May, 2019 in Arise AB (publ) it was resolved:

  • to adopt the profit and loss statement and balance sheet as well as the consolidated profit and loss statement and consolidated balance sheet,
  • not to distribute any dividends for the financial year 2018,
  • that remuneration to the Board of Directors and its Committees will be paid with SEK 1,425,000 in total and the remuneration to the auditor was resolved to be paid in accordance with customary standards and approved invoice,
  • to re-elect the Board members Jon Brandsar, Joachim Gahm and Maud Olofsson,
  • to re-elect Joachim Gahm as Chairman of the Board of Directors,
  • to re-elect the registered public accounting firm Öhrlings Pricewaterhousecoopers AB as the company’s auditor for the period until the end of the first AGM held after 2019 whereby Öhrlings Pricewaterhousecoopers AB has informed that Magnus Willfors will continue to be appointed as the responsible auditor,
  • to adopt instructions and rules of procedure for the next Nomination Committee,
  • to adopt a Remuneration Policy for the group management,
  • to authorize the Board of Directors to resolve on issues of ordinary shares and/or preference shares and issues of convertibles convertible to ordinary shares and/or preference shares,
  • to authorize the Board of Directors to resolve on acquisition and disposal of own shares.

    The members of the Board of Directors and the CEO were discharged from liability for the financial year 2018.

    In accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee, three ordinary Board members were elected: Jon Brandsar (re-election), Joachim Gahm (re-election) and Maud Olofsson (re-election). Joachim Gahm was re-elected as the Chairman of the Board.

    The remuneration for members of the Board of Directors and its Committees shall be unchanged from previous year and amount to a total of SEK 1,425,000, which means that the remuneration per board member is unchanged since previous year but that the total remuneration decreases with SEK 250,000 since the Board of Directors is reduced by one board member. SEK 625,000 is remuneration to the Chairman of the Board of Directors and SEK 250,000 is remuneration to every other board member who is not employed by the Company. SEK 250,000 in total shall be paid in remuneration for work in the Audit Committee (of which the Chairman receives SEK 100,000 and every other member SEK 75,000). SEK 50,000 in total shall be paid for the work in the Remuneration Committee (of which the Chairman receives SEK 50,000). Board members shall be able to invoice his or her remuneration through a company, if taxable conditions allow for invoicing and if invoicing is cost-neutral for Arise. If a board member invoices board remuneration through a company, the remuneration shall be adjusted for social security contributions and value added tax according to law, so that cost neutrality for Arise is achieved.

    Furthermore, the Annual General Meeting resolved that a Nomination Committee shall be appointed before coming elections and remunerations. It shall be comprised of five members who shall be appointed by the four largest shareholders at the beginning of October together with the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

    The Annual General Meeting also resolved to adopt a Remuneration Policy for the group management including fixed salary and, from time to time, variable payments. Variable payments shall mainly be based on the Company’s results.

    The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to, until the next Annual General Meeting, on one or more occasions, resolve on (1) issues of ordinary shares and/or preference shares and (2) issues of convertible bonds transferable to ordinary shares and/or preference shares, with or without deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights. The authorization for the Board of Directors also includes the right to decide on issue in kind or right of set-off. Upon a resolution pursuant to the authorization and with deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, the total number of shares to be issued through the issue of ordinary shares and/or preference shares and/or convertible bonds transferable to ordinary shares and/or preference shares shall not exceed 10 percent of the outstanding shares in the company at the time of when the authorization is exercised for the first time (this shall not prevent convertible bonds from being combined with conversion terms which, if applied, may result in a different number of shares). The issue price shall, as a starting point, be the share’s market value at each time of issue.

    The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to decide, until the next Annual General Meeting, on acquisition of no more than 1/10 of all outstanding ordinary shares from time to time with funds that can be used for appropriation of profits. The authorization includes the right to decide on exemption from the shareholder’s preferential right. If the acquisition takes place at Nasdaq Stockholm the price shall be within the, at each time, registered price interval. It shall be possible to acquire shares in order to enable changes of the capital structure, to finance acquisitions or other transactions, or otherwise for disposal or redemption.

    The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to decide, until the next Annual General Meeting, to dispose of a maximum of 1/10 of all ordinary shares. The authorization includes the right to decide on exception from the shareholder’s preferential right, the conditions therefore and the way which the disposal takes place. It should be possible to dispose of the shares in connection with possible acquisitions or other transaction or by sale on the open market. When disposing of the shares on Nasdaq Stockholm the price shall correspond to the current quotation.

    All resolutions by the Annual General Meeting were adopted with the required majority.

    Halmstad, 8 May, 2019
    ARISE AB (publ)

    For further information, please contact
    Daniel Johansson, CEO Arise AB, +46 702 244 133
    Linus Hägg, CFO Arise AB, +46 702 448 916

    The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 15.15 CET on 8 May, 2019.

    About Arise
    Arise is one of Sweden’s leading wind power companies, with the business concept to develop, build and manage onshore wind farms for its own account and on behalf of investors. The company is listed on NASDAQ Stockholm.

    Arise AB (publ), P.O. Box 808, SE-301 18 Halmstad, Sweden, telephone +46 (0)10 450 71 00, corporate id .no. 556274-6726
    E-mail info@arise.se, www.arise.se