Focus on developing resilient operations through the economic cycle

We continue to consistently improve our operations for increased flexibility and resilience through the current economic cycle. We do this by investing in new products and a broader offering to adapt to higher interest rates and lower transaction volumes. At the same time as we have maintained our AUM, we have reduced our cost base. Our focus remains on increased efficiency and digitalized operations, all while continuously developing innovative products and solutions for our customers.

Following a more positive outlook in the fourth quarter of 2023, the market returned to being more hesitant in the first quarter of 2024. Transaction volumes and capital inflows on the European market remain very low compared to the peak in 2021. In a situation where central banks continue to search for evidence of stabilized and lower inflation, we expect that we will have to wait a few more quarters before we see a clear turnaround in the transaction market. While our pipeline for transactions is stronger than it has been for some time, most transactions continue to take historically long to complete and the proportion of completed deals remains relatively low.

In line with a hesitant market and the associated lower revenues, we are reviewing and adjusting our cost base. Compared to the same quarter last year, total income decreased by SEK 44 M, but we simultaneously reduced costs by SEK 46 M which led to a slightly improved operating profit of SEK 4 M (2). The comparison includes a negative change in market valuation of our fund investments by SEK -8 M.

At the same time as continuously cutting our costs, we have also made progress with other initiatives. For example, we have developed an AI tool that identifies locations for development projects where future demand for rental apartments is substantial and the potential for value growth is high. The tool is currently being used in the launch of our new product “European Living Development”. This product strategy has been developed to meet the extensive demand for, and growing shortage of, modern, sustainable and affordable living in Europe. At the same time, it also meets investors’ increased return requirements.

In general, capital raising continues to take longer to complete, but as interest rate expectations stabilize and financing terms improve, we expect the investment market to pick up.

Unchanged assets under management
Assets under management in Investment Management totalled SEK 151 Bn in the quarter, slightly down on SEK 152 Bn at year-end. The background to the decrease primarily relates to a finalized asset management mandate in the UK. The mandate totalled close to SEK 6 Bn and was initiated over six years ago based on an aggregation strategy in London, and once the portfolio reached the targeted size, the mandate was ended.

Profit for the quarter amounted to SEK 32 M (31), where income was slightly down on the previous year although this was offset by lower costs. After the end of the quarter, we entered into a few new mandates which support the business area’s long-term growth.

Project developments and divestments according to plan
In the quarter, we completed the sale of the final logistics property in the Infrahubs partnership. In Catella Logistics Europe, we completed and transferred the logistics property in Barcelona, and for the Isoparc project in France we chose to reclaim the invested capital relating to the land acquisition and continue our role as project developer. Principal Investments currently has investments of approximately SEK 1.4 Bn divided over 8 projects in Denmark, France, the UK and Germany.

Other development projects are proceeding according to plan and dialogues relating to future divestments are also progressing according to expectations.

Having further strengthened our liquidity, we are well equipped to invest in new projects that satisfy our required rate of return and that can lead to new management mandates.

Transaction market more sluggish in the quarter
As mentioned, transaction volumes in the quarter remained at low levels. This was reflected in Corporate Finance’s revenue, which decreased by -14 per cent year-on-year. While the business area has adapted its cost structure, the exceptionally low transaction volumes generated a slightly increased loss.

By focusing operations over the past 12 months, we are prepared and in a good position to grow cost-effectively as the market recovers and our pipeline is realized.

Outlook
With a more efficient organization and lower cost base, Catella continues to launch attractive products adapted to longer-term market expectations. With our pronounced ESG focus, use of AI, and shared intelligence across the Group, we continue to hone our offering while awaiting market stabilization and a return to more normalized transaction levels. Overall, these initiatives ensure that we are in a strong and resilient position for continued profitable and sustainable growth.

Catella presents the Interim Report and answers questions today at 10 a.m. CET. To participate, go to https://financialhearings.com/event/48740

Christoffer Abramson, CEO and President
Stockholm, Sweden, 06 May 2024

For further information, please contact:

Michel Fischier
CFO
+46-8-463 33 86
michel.fischier@catella.se

Interim report CA Fastigheter AB (publ) January-March 2024

Interim report CA Fastigheter AB (publ) January-March 2024

 

  • Rental income increased by 9% to MSEK 222 (203).
  • The operating surplus increased by 14% to MSEK 143 (125), giving a surplus ratio of 64.4 (61.8) %.
  • Profit from property management decreased by 3% and amounted to MSEK 78 (80). The decrease is mainly due to an increased financial expense.
  • Profit from project activities amounted to MSEK 0 (23).
  • The market value of the properties amounted to MSEK 14,573 (15,191). CA Fastigheter does not market value the properties continuously during the year, increased value from year end 2023 refers to investments and exchange rate fluctuations.
  • Profit after tax amounted to MSEK 99 (48). The increase is mainly due to changes in the value of derivatives.

 

Significant events during January – March 2024:

– In February, CA Fastigheter appointed Malin Claesson Stenström as its new CEO. Malin will take up her position in connection with Andreas von Hedenberg’s resignation on April 30, 2024. Malin is part of the fourth generation of the owner family and currently holds the position of Regional Manager in Stockholm for CA Fastigheter.

– CA Fastigheter has issued a senior unsecured green bond in an amount of SEK 500 million with a tenor of three years and will carry a floating interest rate of STIBOR 3m plus 225 basis points per annum. The bond issue took place on 28 March 2024. CA Fastigheter intends to apply for admission to trading of the bond on the sustainable bond list of Nasdaq Stockholm. In connection with the issuance of a new bond, an early redemption of the previous green bond of SEK 500 million has been made.

 

For further information, please contact:

Andreas von Hedenberg, CEO
+4673-965 58 19, andreas.von.hedenberg@cafastigheter.se

Caroline Menninge, CFO
+4670-534 25 86, caroline.menninge@cafastigheter.se

Notice of the annual general meeting in Catella AB

The annual general meeting in Catella AB, reg. no. 556079-1419, (the “Company” or “Catella”) will be held on Wednesday 22 May 2024 at 10.00 at GT30, Grev Turegatan 30 in Stockholm, Sweden. Registration for the annual general meeting will commence at 09.30. The board of directors has resolved that shareholders shall also be able to exercise their voting rights by postal voting in advance in accordance with § 11 of the articles of association.

Right to participate in the annual general meeting
Shareholders who wish to participate in the annual general meeting shall:
• be recorded in the presentation of the share register prepared by Euroclear Sweden AB concerning the circumstances on Tuesday 14 May 2024; and
• give notice to attend the annual general meeting no later than Thursday 16 May 2024. Notice to attend can be made by post to Catella AB, “Annual General Meeting 2024”, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, P.O. Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden, by telephone +46(0)8-402 91 33 or via Euroclear Sweden AB’s website https://anmalan.vpc.se/euroclearproxy. When giving notice of attendance, please state your name or company name, personal identification number or company registration number, address and telephone number. The registration procedure described above also applies to advisors.

Shareholders who wish to use the possibility of postal voting in advance shall do so in accordance with the instructions under the heading Postal voting below.

Nominee registered shares
To be entitled to participate in the annual general meeting, a shareholder whose shares are nominee registered must have the shares re-registered in their own name so that the shareholder is recorded in the presentation of the share register as per Tuesday 14 May 2024. Such registration may be temporary (so-called voting right registration) (Sw. rösträttsregistrering) and is requested from the nominee in accordance with the nominee’s procedures in such time in advance as determined by the nominee. Voting right registrations effected by the nominee no later than Thursday 16 May 2024 will be considered in the presentation of the share register.

Proxies etc.
Shareholders who wish to attend the meeting venue in person or by proxy are entitled to bring one or two advisors. Shareholders who wish to bring advisors shall state this in connection with their notification. Shareholders who are represented by a proxy shall issue a written and dated power of attorney for the proxy. If the power of attorney has been issued by a legal entity, a certificate of registration or corresponding authorization documents shall be enclosed. To facilitate the registration at the general meeting, powers of attorney as well as certificates of registration and other authorization documents should be received by the Company on the above-mentioned address no later than Thursday 16 May 2024. A proxy form is available on the Company’s website, www.catella.com/en/investor-relations/corporate-governance/general-meetings.

Postal voting
A certain form shall be used for postal voting. The postal voting form is available at the Company’s website, www.catella.com/en/corporate-governance/general-meetings. The completed and signed postal voting form shall be submitted by post to Catella AB, “Annual General Meeting 2024”, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, P.O. Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden or by e-mail to GeneralMeetingService@euroclear.com. The completed and signed form must be received by Euroclear Sweden AB, who administers the forms on behalf of the Company, no later than by Thursday 16 May 2024. Shareholders may also cast their postal votes electronically via BankID verification as per instructions available on Euroclear Sweden AB’s website, https://anmalan.vpc.se/euroclearproxy. Such electronic postal votes shall be submitted no later than Thursday 16 May 2024.

If the shareholder postal votes by proxy, a power of attorney shall be enclosed with the form. A proxy form is available on the Company’s website, www.catella.com/en/corporate-governance/general-meetings. If the shareholder is a legal entity, a certificate of registration or corresponding authorization documents shall be enclosed to the form. The shareholder may not provide special instructions or conditions to the postal voting form. If so, the vote (i.e. the postal vote in its entirety) is invalid. Further instructions are available on the postal voting form and on Euroclear Sweden AB’s website, https://anmalan.vpc.se/euroclearproxy.

Shareholders’ right to receive information
The board of directors and the CEO shall, if any shareholder so requests and the board of directors deems that it can be done without material harm to the Company, at the general meeting provide information regarding circumstances that may affect the assessment of an item on the agenda and circumstances that may affect the assessment of the Company’s financial situation. The disclosure obligation also relates to the Company’s relationship with group companies and the consolidated accounts, as well as such relationships regarding subsidiaries as referred to in the previous sentence.

Proposed agenda

1. Opening of the general meeting

2. Election of chairman of the general meeting

3. Preparation and approval of the voting list

4. Approval of the agenda

5. Election of two persons to check and verify the minutes jointly with the chairman

6. Determination of whether the general meeting has been duly convened

7. Statement by the CEO

8. Presentation of the annual accounts and the auditor’s report as well as the consolidated annual accounts and the auditor’s report for the Group

9. Resolution regarding adoption of the income statement and the balance sheet, as well as the consolidated income statement and the consolidated balance sheet

10. Resolution regarding dispositions of the Company’s profit or loss in accordance with the adopted balance sheet

11. Resolution regarding discharge from liability of the board members and the CEO

12. Presentation of the remuneration report 2023 for approval

13. Determination of the number of board members, auditors and any deputy auditors

14. Determination of the remuneration to the board members and the auditor

15. Election of board members, chairman of the board of directors, auditor and any deputy auditors

16. Resolution regarding instruction for the nomination committee

17. Resolution regarding amendments to the articles of association

18. Resolution regarding authorization for the board of directors to resolve on issue of shares

19. Resolution regarding authorization for the board of directors to resolve on repurchase and transfer of own shares

20. Resolution on a long-term incentive programme for members of the board of directors including a directed issue and subsequent transfer of warrants

21. Closing of the general meeting

Proposed resolutions
Proposals for resolutions under items 2 and 13-16 below have been presented by Catella’s nomination committee ahead of the annual general meeting 2024, comprising Eje Wictorson (chairman of the nomination committee), appointed by Claesson & Anderzén, Erik Eikeland, appointed by Alcur Funds, and Henrik Abrahamsson, appointed by Symmetry Invest.

Proposals for resolutions under items 5, 10, 12 and 17-19 have been presented by the board of directors of the Company.

Proposal for resolution under item 20 below has been presented by the Company’s largest shareholder, Claesson & Anderzén. The Company’s second and third largest shareholders, Alcur Funds and Symmetry Invest, have in advance expressed their support for the proposal.

Item 2. Election of chairman of the general meeting
The nomination committee proposes that Johan Claesson is elected chairman of the annual general meeting.

Item 5. Election of two persons to check and verify the minutes jointly with the chairman
The board of directors proposes that Erik Eikeland, representing Alcur Funds, and Henrik Abrahamsson, representing Symmetry Invest, as persons to check and verity the minutes jointly with the chairman.

Item 10. Resolution regarding dispositions of the Company’s profit or loss in accordance with the adopted balance sheet
The board of directors proposes that the annual general meeting resolves on a dividend to the shareholders of SEK 0.90 per share for the financial year 2023 and that the remaining profit is carried forward. Based on the total number of shares in the Company as per the date of this notice, the proposed dividend amounts to a total of SEK 79,513,714.80.

The board of directors proposes Friday 24 May 2024 as record day for the dividend. If the annual general meeting resolves in accordance with the proposal, the dividend is expected to be paid by Euroclear Sweden AB on Wednesday 29 May 2024.

Item 12. Presentation of the remuneration report 2023 for approval
The board of directors proposes that the annual general meeting resolves to approve the board of directors’ remuneration report for 2023 in accordance with Chapter 8, Section 53 a of the Swedish Companies Act (Sw. aktiebolagslagen (2005:551)).

Item 13. Determination of the number of board members, auditors and any deputy auditors
The nomination committee proposes that the board of directors shall comprise six (6) members with no deputy board members and that the Company shall have one (1) auditor and no deputy auditor.

Item 14. Determination of the remuneration to the board members and the auditor
The nomination committee proposes the following remuneration for work in the board of directors for the period until the end of the next annual general meeting (previous year’s remuneration stated in parentheses):
• SEK 635,000 to the chairman of the board of directors (SEK 615,000);
• SEK 390,000 to each of the other board members (SEK 380,000); and
• for work in the committees, SEK 145,000 to the chairman of the board of directors’ audit committee (SEK 140,000) and SEK 112,000 to each of the other two members (SEK 108,000) as well as SEK 55,000 to the chairman of the board of directors’ remuneration committee (SEK 43,000) and SEK 40,000 to the other member (SEK 33,000).

If the annual general meeting resolves in accordance with the nomination committee’s proposals regarding board composition and remuneration to the board of directors, including remuneration for work in the committees, under items 13 and 14, the total remuneration to the board of directors will amount to SEK 3,049,000 (SEK 2,947,000).

Further, the nomination committee proposes that remuneration to the auditor shall be paid in accordance with approved invoices.

Item 15. Election of board members, chairman of the board of directors, auditor and any deputy auditors
The nomination committee proposes, until the end of the next annual general meeting, re-election of the board members Tobias Alsborger, Johan Damne, Anneli Jansson, Samir Kamal and Sofia Watt, and election of Pernilla Claesson as new board member.

The nomination committee proposes election of Sofia Watt as new chairman of the board of directors.

In accordance with the recommendation from the audit committee, the nomination committee proposes re-election of the registered accounting firm KPMG AB as auditor for the period until the end of the annual general meeting 2025. KPMG has informed the Company that the authorized public accountant Johanna Hagström Jerkeryd will continue as auditor-in-charge if KPMG is re-elected as auditor.

Item 16. Resolution regarding the instruction for the nomination committee
The nomination committee proposes that the annual general meeting resolves to adopt the following instruction for the nomination committee in Catella that, save for certain editorial changes, corresponds to the instruction adopted by the annual general meeting 2022.

Instruction for the nomination committee in Catella AB
This instruction shall be in force until the general meeting resolves to adopt another instruction for the nomination committee.

How the nomination committee is appointed
The nomination committee in Catella shall consist of three members. In September every year, the chairman of the board of directors shall contact the three largest shareholders, measured by voting rights, assessed on the basis of information from Euroclear Sweden AB and other reliable shareholder information as of the last trading day in August the same year, each of whom shall appoint a representative to form a nomination committee for the time until a new nomination committee has been appointed. If any of the three largest shareholders, measured by voting rights, declines to appoint a member, the next largest shareholder measured by voting rights shall be asked. This procedure shall continue until the nomination committee is complete, however, not more than five additional shareholders are required to be contacted unless the chairman of the board of directors finds specific reasons for doing so. Each member of the nomination committee is to consider carefully whether there is any conflict of interest or other circumstance that makes its membership of the nomination committee inappropriate before accepting the assignment. The nomination committee is appointed for a term of office from the time when its composition is announced until the next nomination committee is formed. The names of the persons to be included in the nomination committee shall be published on the Company’s website well in advance and no later than six months before the annual general meeting.

The majority of the members of the nomination committee are to be independent of the Company and its executive management. Neither the CEO nor other members of the executive management are to be members of the nomination committee. At least one member of the nomination committee is to be independent of the Company’s largest shareholder in terms of voting rights or any group of shareholders who act in concert in the governance of the Company. Board members may be members of the nomination committee but must not constitute a majority of the nomination committee’s members. If more than one board member is a member of the nomination committee, no more than one of them may be dependent in relation to the Company’s major shareholders.

Changes in the composition of the nomination committee
If during the nomination committee’s term of office one or more of the shareholders who have appointed members of the nomination committee no longer belongs to the major shareholders measured by voting rights, members of the nomination committee appointed by them must resign their positions, and the new shareholder or shareholders being among the major shareholders measured by voting rights shall be asked in their place, if they want to appoint new members to the nomination committee. However, unless there are special reasons, no changes shall be made to the composition of the nomination committee if only minor changes in the shareholding have taken place, or if the change occurs later than two months before the annual general meeting where proposals from the nomination committee are to be considered. A shareholder who has appointed a member of the nomination committee has the right to dismiss such a member and appoint a new member of the nomination committee. Likewise, if a member at its own request leaves the nomination committee during the term of office, the shareholder who appointed the member has the right to appoint a new member to the nomination committee. Changes in the composition of the nomination committee shall be announced as soon as possible thereafter.

The assignment of the nomination committee
The member nominated by the largest shareholder, measured by voting rights, shall summon the nomination committee to an inaugural meeting. At the inaugural meeting, the nomination committee shall appoint a member from the committee to be the chairman of the nomination committee. The chairman of the nomination committee leads and distributes the work of the nomination committee and is responsible for all contacts with Catella. The chairman of the board of directors or any other board member shall not be the chairman of the nomination committee. The nomination committee is quorate if more than half of the members are participating. At the nomination committee’s meetings, the chairman of the board of directors shall attend as long as the nomination committee deems it appropriate, however not as a member of the nomination committee.

When fulfilling its assignment, the nomination committee shall comply with applicable laws and regulations, in particular, the Swedish Corporate Governance Code. The nomination committee shall apply rule 4.1 of the Swedish Corporate Governance Code as its diversity policy.

The nomination committee shall prepare resolutions to the general meeting in matters regarding elections and remuneration. The nomination committee shall submit proposals to the general meeting for the following resolutions:
(i) election of chairman of the general meeting;
(ii) resolution on the number of board members to be elected;
(iii) election of chairman of the board and members of the board;
(iv) resolution on board fees for the chairman of the board and for each of the other members of the board as well as for work in board committees;
(v) resolution on number of auditors;
(vi) election of and resolution on fees to the auditor; and
(vii) changes to this instruction for the nomination committee, if deemed necessary.

The nomination committee shall, prior to the general meeting where the election of the board of directors or auditor shall take place, submit a motivated opinion regarding its proposal of the composition of the board of directors, taking into account the nomination committee’s diversity policy. The opinion shall also contain a brief report of the nomination committee’s work.

The nomination committee shall forward such information to Catella as Catella needs to be able to fulfil its obligation to provide information in accordance with the Swedish Corporate Governance Code and other applicable law and regulations. Catella shall, at the request of the nomination committee, provide personnel resources such as the secretarial function in the nomination committee, to facilitate the nomination committee’s work. If necessary, Catella shall also pay reasonable costs for external consultants and similar which are deemed necessary by the nomination committee for it to be able to fulfil its assignment. No fees are to be paid to the nomination committee’s members.

Item 17. Resolution regarding amendments to the articles of association
The board of directors proposes that the eighth paragraph of § 4 in the articles of association regarding the reclassification provision be amended as follows.

Current wording Proposed wording
Subject to the maximum number of class B shares which may be issued by the company, holders of class A shares shall be entitled to convert one or more class A shares into an equal number of class B shares. Requests for conversion shall be made to the company’s board of directors, stating the number of shares in respect of which conversion is requested. Conversion shall be notified by the board for registration without delay. Class A shares may be subject to reclassification into class B shares. Owners of class A shares shall be entitled, during February and August each year (the “Reclassification Periods”), to request that all or part of their class A shares are reclassified to class B shares. Requests for reclassification, which must be made in writing and specify the number of shares to be reclassified, are to be submitted to the Company no later than last day during the relevant Reclassification Period. The Company shall without delay after the end of the relevant Reclassification Period provide notification of the reclassification to the Companies Registration Office for registration. Reclassifications become effective when the shares have been registered and a note of this has been entered in the CSD register.

Item 18. Resolution regarding authorization for the board of directors to resolve on issue of shares
The board of directors proposes that the annual general meeting resolves to authorize the board of directors to, on one or more occasions during the period until the end of the next annual general meeting, with or without deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, resolve on a new issue of shares of Class A and/or Class B, provided that such an issue can be made without amending the articles of association. The total number of shares that may be issued under the authorization may in total not exceed ten (10) percent of the total number of shares in Catella at the time of the annual general meeting.

The authorization shall include the right to resolve on share issues through cash payment, payment in kind or payment by set-off. A cash or set-off issue made with deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights shall be made on market terms.

The purpose of the authorization and the reasons for any deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights are to enable the Company to increase growth and improve results and cash flow by financing acquisitions and/or investments and thus contribute to increased shareholder value, as well as to promote increased liquidity in the Company’s shares and a larger shareholder base in the Company.

Item 19. Resolution regarding authorization for the board of directors to resolve on repurchase and transfer of own shares
The board of directors proposes that the annual general meeting resolves to authorize the board of directors to, on one or more occasions during the period until the end of the next annual general meeting, resolve on repurchase of the Company’s own shares of class A and/or class B. Repurchase of shares may only be made at a maximum number of shares so that the Company’s holding, from time to time after such repurchase, does not exceed ten (10) percent of the total number of shares in the Company. Repurchase may only be made on Nasdaq Stockholm at a price per share within the prevailing share price interval at the time, where share price interval means the difference between the highest buying price and the lowest selling price. In the event that repurchase is effected by a stock broker assigned by the Company, the share price may, however, correspond to the volume weighted average price during the time period within which the shares were repurchased, even if the volume weighted average price on the date of delivery falls outside the price range. Payment for the shares shall be made in cash.

Further, the board of directors proposes that the annual general meeting resolves to authorize the board of directors to, on one or more occasions during the period until the end of the next annual general meeting, resolve to transfer own shares of class A and/or class B. The maximum number of shares of class A and/or class B that may be transferred may not exceed the total number of shares of class A and/or class B held by Catella at any given time.

Transfers shall take place on or outside Nasdaq Stockholm, including a right to resolve on deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights. Transfers of shares of class A and/or class B on Nasdaq Stockholm shall be made at a price within the prevailing share price interval at the time, where share price interval means the difference between the highest buying price and the lowest selling price. Transfers of shares of class A and/or class B outside Nasdaq Stockholm shall be made on market terms and to a price in cash or value of property received that corresponds to the share price at the time of the transfer of the shares of class A and/or class B in Catella that are transferred, with any deviation that the board of directors deems appropriate in the individual case.

The purpose of the above authorizations regarding repurchase and transfer of own shares of class A and/or class B, and the reason for the deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights (in relation to transfer), is to enable the Company to increase growth and improve results and cash flow by financing acquisitions and/or investments in a cost-effective manner through payment with the Company’s own shares, and to enable the achievement of a more appropriate capital structure from time to time.

Item 20: Resolution on a long-term incentive programme for members of the board of directors including a directed issue and subsequent transfer of warrants
Catella’s largest shareholder Claesson & Anderzén representing approximately 48.70 per cent of the share capital and approximately 48.48 per cent of the votes in the Company, propose that the annual general meeting resolves to implement a warrant-based incentive programme for board members of the Company. The Company’s second and third largest shareholders, Alcur Funds and Symmetry Invest, together representing approximately 11.46 per cent of the share capital and approximately 10.36 per cent of the votes in the Company, have in advance expressed their support for the proposal.

The purpose of the programme, and the reasons for deviating from the shareholders’ preferential rights, is to encourage the members of the board of directors to increase their shareholding in Catella and to provide the possibility to participate in and promote a positive development in the value of the Company’s shares, which is expected to increase the alignment of interests between the members of the board of directors and Catella’s shareholders.

1. Issue of warrants
 
1.1The Company shall issue in total a maximum of 350,000 warrants of series 2024/2027:2. The issue of warrants shall, with deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, be directed to a wholly owned subsidiary of Catella (the ”Subsidiary”). The right to subscribe for the warrants is granted to the Subsidiary with the right and obligation for the Subsidiary to offer board members as set out in section 2.1 below to acquire the warrants at market value. The warrants shall be issued free of charge to the Subsidiary.
 
1.2 The Subsidiary’s subscription of the warrants shall take place during the period from 23 May 2024 up to and including 13 June 2024. The board of directors has the right to extend the subscription period. Over-subscription cannot occur.

1.3 The complete terms and conditions for the warrants are set out in the document ”Terms and conditions for warrants 2024/2027:2 in Catella AB”, which is available on the Company’s website, www.catella.com/en/corporate-governance/general-meetings.

2.Transfer of warrants
 
2.1 The warrant programme is proposed to be directed to the board members elected at the annual general meeting 2024. The Subsidiary shall offer the board members to acquire a maximum of 350,000 warrants whereof 100,000 to the chairman and 50,000 for the other board members, respectively.

2.2 The transfer of warrants shall take place as soon as practically possible after the annual general meeting. The warrants shall be transferred to the board members on market terms at a price determined by an external valuer using the Black & Scholes valuation model. The market value per warrant has been preliminarily estimated at approximately SEK 3.36 based on an assumed volatility level during the term of the warrants of 27.5 per cent, certain assumptions regarding risk-free interest and future dividends for the various warrant series and a share price of SEK 30.95, which corresponded to the closing price of the Company’s Class B share on 5 April 2024. The preliminary valuation has been prepared by People & Corporate Performance AB.

3.Terms and conditions for subscription of shares
 
3.1 Each warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for one (1) class B share in the Company. The warrants may be exercised for subscription of new shares of class B during the two-week period commencing the day after the publication of the Company’s interim report for the second quarter of 2027 (also half-year report), but no earlier than 23 August 2027 and no later than 20 September 2027.

Subscription of shares can however not take place during a period when trading in shares in Catella is prohibited under Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) or other applicable corresponding legislation.

3.2 The subscription price per share upon exercise of warrants shall amount to 120 per cent of the listed volume-weighted average price of the Company’s class B share on Nasdaq Stockholm during a period of five trading days starting from the day after the Company’s board of directors first offers to acquire warrants to the participants. The subscription price for the new shares of class B may not be lower than the current quotient value of the shares.

3.3 Upon exercise of the warrants, a recalculation at net value for the exercise of warrants shall be applied in accordance with the complete terms and conditions of the warrants, whereby the subscription price for each share of class B shall correspond to the share’s quotient value of SEK 2.00, and the warrants entitle to a recalculated, as a starting point lower, number of shares compared to if no recalculation were applied. However, the warrants may not entitle to more than one (1) share per warrant, subject to any recalculation in accordance with the complete terms and conditions of the warrants. Assuming hypothetically that the subscription prices for the shares of class B in the Company, for which the warrants entitle to subscription, were set at SEK 37.10, the recalculation upon full subscription with the support of all 350,000 warrants at the below indicated share prices for the Company’s share of Class B prior to the subscription period for warrants of the relevant series will result in the following:

Illustrative calculation example based on an assumed subscription price of SEK 37.10
 

Share price Total dilution Total number of new Class B shares
40 0.03% 26,711
45 0.07% 64,302
50 0.11% 94,063
55 0.13% 118,208

3.4 As stated in the complete terms and conditions for the warrants, the subscription price and the number of shares that each warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for may be recalculated in the event of, inter alia, rights issues with preferential rights for the shareholders or bonus issues. The subscription price exceeding the quotient value of the shares shall be allocated to the free share premium reserve.

3.5 The shares issued upon exercise of the warrants shall entitle to dividend for the first time on the record date for dividend occurring closest after the subscription has been registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office and the shares have been recorded in the shareholders’ register maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB.

4.  Increase in share capital, dilution and costs

4.1Upon full subscription and exercise of all 350,000 warrants, the Company’s share capital may be increased by a maximum of SEK 700,000, provided that no recalculation (other than the recalculation to be applied in accordance with item 3.3) is made in accordance with the complete terms and conditions for the warrants. This corresponds to a dilution of approximately 0.40 per cent of the existing share capital.

4.2 Considering that the warrants shall be transferred at an estimated market price, the warrant programme itself is not expected to entail any costs beyond certain minor costs for establishment and administration.

5.  Repurchase, information on outstanding programmes and preparation of the proposal
 
5.1 The warrants shall be subject to an obligation for the board members to first offer Catella to repurchase the warrants before transferring or otherwise disposing of the warrants to third parties. The warrants shall further be subject to a right for Catella to repurchase the warrants at market value if the participant’s board assignment in Catella ceases during the term of the relevant warrant series.

5.2  For more information on the outstanding incentive program in Catella, please refer to the documentation from the extraordinary general meeting held on 20 March 2024, which is available on the Company’s website, www.catella.com/en/corporate-governance/general-meetings.

5.3 The proposal on the warrant programme has been prepared by Claesson & Anderzén in consultation with external advisors. Alcur Funds and Symmetry Invest have in advance expressed their support for the proposal. None of the board members included in the programme have been involved in the preparation of the proposal.

Majority requirements
For valid resolutions of the annual general meeting in accordance with the proposals under items 17, 18 and 19 above, the resolutions must be supported by shareholders representing at least two-thirds of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the annual general meeting.

For a valid resolution of the annual general meeting in accordance with the proposal under item 20 above, the resolution must be supported by shareholders representing at least nine tenths of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the annual general meeting.

Available documents
The proposals of the board of directors and the nomination committee to the annual general meeting are set out in this notice. Accounting documents, the auditor’s report and other documents to the annual general meeting are available on the Company’s website, www.catella.com/en/investor-relations/corporate-governance/general-meetings, and at the Company’s headquarters at Birger Jarlsgatan 6, SE-114 34 Stockholm, Sweden. The notice and the other documents will be sent, free-of-charge, to shareholders who so request and state their address. The documents can be ordered via Euroclear Sweden AB using the contact information stated above.

Number of shares and votes
As per the date of this notice, the total number of shares in the Company amounts to 88,348,572, of which 2,340,654 are shares of Class A with five (5) votes each and 86,007,918 are shares of Class B with one (1) vote each, corresponding to a total of 97,711,188 votes. As per the same date, the Company does not hold any own shares.

Authorization
The board of directors, the CEO or the person appointed by either of them shall have the right to make the minor adjustments to the general meetings’ resolutions that may prove necessary in connection with registration with the Swedish Companies Registration Office and/or Euroclear Sweden AB.

Processing of personal data
For information about how your personal data is processed, please refer to the integrity policy that is available on Euroclear Sweden AB’s website, https://www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy%20Notice%20Boss%20-%20Final%20SWE%20220324.pdf.

Translation
This English version of the notice convening the annual general meeting of Catella AB is a convenience translation of the Swedish version. In the event of any discrepancies between the versions, including any documents prepared in relation thereto, the Swedish version shall prevail.

Stockholm in April 2024

Catella AB
The Board of Directors

For more information, please contact:
Michel Fischier
CFO
+46 (0)8-463 33 86
michel.fischier@catella.se

Notice to attend the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of 2024

The shareholders of Arise AB are hereby given notice to attend the Annual General Meeting (”AGM”) on Tuesday May 7, 2024 at 11.00 a.m. at Hotel Tylösand, Tylöhusvägen 28, SE-302 73 Halmstad.

Notification

Shareholders wishing to attend the AGM must be recorded in the company’s share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB as of Friday April 26, 2024 and, further, no later than on Tuesday April 30, 2024, preferably before 4.00 p.m., inform Arise of their and, when applicable, the number of advisors’ intention to attend the meeting, by email to info@arise.se. Such notification can also be given by mail to Arise AB, Bolagsstämma, P.O. Box 808, SE-301 18 Halmstad, Sweden.

Notification should include the shareholder’s name, address, telephone number, personal or corporate identity number, registered shareholding and, when applicable, information on the number of advisors. Notification and particulars of any proxy and advisors will be registered with Arise to provide the basis for the voting list. Shareholders represented by proxy must issue a signed and dated power of attorney for the proxy. If the power of attorney is issued by a legal entity, a copy of registration certificate or equivalent document for the legal entity shall be presented. Any power of attorney shall be in writing and submitted no later than at the AGM, but preferably before that by sending a copy thereof. The validity period of any power of attorney may be no longer than five years if set out specifically. If no validity period is specified, the power of attorney is valid for no more than one year. A template power of attorney can be found at the company’s website (www.arise.se) and at the head office in Halmstad, Kristian IV:s väg 3, and will be sent to shareholders who request it and state their address.

Shareholders whose shares are trustee-registered in the name of a bank or other trustee must, to be able to exercise their voting rights at the AGM, request the trustee to register their shares in their own name with Euroclear Sweden AB (so called ”voting rights registration”). Such voting rights registration must be implemented by the trustee no later than as of Tuesday 30 April, 2024. Accordingly, shareholders must well in advance before this date notify their trustee of their request of such voting rights registration.

Accounting documents and complete proposals

Accounting documents, audit report, the Board’s remuneration report, the statement by the auditor on the compliance of the applicable guidelines for remuneration to senior executives, complete proposals for decisions, the Board of Directors’ statement pursuant to Chapter 18 Section 4 and  Chapter 19 Section 22 of the Swedish Companies Act and other documents for the AGM are presented by keeping them available at the company’s head office in Halmstad and at the company’s website (www.arise.se) no later than three weeks before the AGM and will upon request be sent to shareholders who state their address. Copies of the documents will also be available at the AGM.

 

This document is an unofficial translation of the corresponding Swedish document. In the event of any discrepancies between the text contained in this document and the Swedish document, the latter shall prevail.

Duty of disclosure at the AGM

Shareholders are reminded of their right to request that the Board and the CEO provide information pursuant to Chapter 7 Section 32 of the Swedish Companies Act.

 

Agenda
 

  1. Opening of the General Meeting
  2. Election of Chairman of the General Meeting
  3. Preparation and approval of the voting list
  4. Approval of the agenda
  5. Election of one or two persons to verify the minutes
  6. Consideration of whether the General Meeting has been duly convened
  7. Report on work carried out by the Board of Directors and its standing committees
  8. Address by the CEO
  9. Presentation of the Annual Report and Audit Report for 2023 and the Consolidated Annual Report and Consolidated Audit Report for 2023 as well as the statement by the auditor on the compliance of the applicable guidelines for remuneration to senior executives
  10. Resolution on adoption on the profit and loss statement and balance sheet, as well as the consolidated profit and loss statement and consolidated balance sheet
  11. Resolution on distribution of the company’s results
  12. Resolution on Board of Directors’ and the CEO’s discharge from liability
  13. Determination of the number of members of the Board of Directors as well as the number of auditors and deputy auditors
  14. Determination of remuneration for the members of the Board of Directors and the auditor
  15. Election of members of the Board of Directors and auditor
  16. Instruction for the Nomination Committee
  17. Approval of remuneration report
  18. Resolution on guidelines for remuneration to senior executives
  19. Resolution on (A) reduction of the share capital by way of cancellation of own shares and (B) increase of the share capital by way of a bonus issue
  20. Authorization for issues of ordinary shares, preference shares and convertibles
  21. Authorization for acquisition of own ordinary shares
  22. Authorization for divestment of own ordinary shares
  23. Closing of the General Meeting

 

Proposed resolutions
Item 1: Election of Chairman of the General Meeting

The Nomination Committee, which has consisted of Johan Claesson (chairman), representing his own holdings and through company, Lars Hagerud, representing AltoCumulus Asset Management, Peter Lundkvist, representing Tredje AP-fonden, Marcus Neckmar, representing Andra AP-fonden, and the chairman of the Board of Directors, Joachim Gahm, proposes that attorney Jonas Frii is appointed Chairman of the AGM.

 

Item 10: Resolution on distribution of the company’s results

The Board proposes that the AGM resolves that a dividend of SEK 1.20 per share shall be paid. The proposed record date for the dividend is Friday May 10, 2024. The dividend is expected to be paid through Euroclear Sweden AB on Wednesday May 15, 2024.

 

Item 12: Determination of the number of members of the Board of Directors as well as the number of auditors and deputy auditors

The Nomination Committee proposes that five ordinary board members are elected for the period until the next AGM. The Nomination Committee further proposes that one registered public accounting firm, without deputy, is appointed as auditor for the period until the next AGM.

 

Item 13: Determination of remuneration for the members of the Board of Directors and the auditor

The Nomination Committee proposes that total remuneration for the Board and its Committees shall be paid with a maximum of SEK 2,372,500 (SEK 2,280,000 previous year). SEK 765,000 is remuneration to the Chairman of the Board and SEK 312,000 is remuneration to every other member of the Board who is not employed by the company. SEK 297,000 in total is proposed to be paid in remuneration for work in the Audit Committee (of which the Chairman receives SEK 120,000 and every other member SEK 88,500), and SEK 62,500 in total is proposed to be paid for work in the Remuneration Committee (of which the Chairman receives SEK 62,500).
It is noted that the possibility for board members to invoice board remuneration is very limited. However, if taxable conditions allow for invoicing and if invoicing is cost-neutral for Arise, it is proposed that the board members shall be able to invoice his or her remuneration through a company. 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.

 

It is further proposed, in accordance with the recommendation from the Audit Committee, that remuneration for the auditor should be paid according to customary norms and approved invoice.

 

Item 14: Election of members of the Board of Directors and auditor

The Nomination Committee proposes that Joachim Gahm, Johan Damne, Eva Vitell, Mikael Schoultz and P-G Persson are re-elected as ordinary board members. Furthermore, it is proposed that Joachim Gahm is re-elected as Chairman of the Board.
Information on the board members who are proposed for re-election can be found in the Annual Report and at the company’s website (www.arise.se).

 

At the AGM held 2023, the registered public accounting firm Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB was elected as the company’s auditor for the period until the end of the first AGM held after 2023. The Nomination Committee proposes, in accordance with the recommendation from the Audit Committee, that the registered public accounting firm Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB is re-elected as the company’s auditor for the period until the end of the first AGM held after 2024. Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB has informed that the authorized public accountant Ulrika Ramsvik will continue to be appointed as the principal auditor.

 

Item 15: Instruction for the Nomination Committee

Appointment of the Nomination Committee will take place before coming elections and payment of remuneration. It is proposed that the Nomination Committee should consist of five members, representing the four largest shareholders at the beginning of October together with the Chairman of the Board. Remuneration will not be paid to the members of the Nomination Committee.

 

Item 16: Approval of remuneration report  

The Board proposes that the AGM resolves to approve the Board’s remuneration report for the financial year 2023.

 

Item 17: Resolution on guidelines for remuneration to senior executives

The Board proposes that the AGM resolves on the adoption of the following guidelines regarding salaries and other conditions for the persons who are part of the group management of Arise, including the Managing Director, hereinafter jointly referred to as ”senior executives”. The guidelines also encompass any remuneration to members of the Board of Directors, in addition to board remuneration.

 

These guidelines are applicable to remuneration agreed, and amendments to remuneration already agreed, after adoption of the guidelines by the AGM 2024. These guidelines do not apply to any remuneration resolved by the General Meeting, such as e.g. board remuneration and share-based incentive programs.

 

Fundamental principles

Arise is a leading and independent company that realizes new green energy. The company explores, constructs, divests, and manages renewable electricity production. For more information about the company’s business strategy, please refer to Arise’s latest Annual Report and website, www.arise.se.

 

A successful implementation of Arise’s business strategy and safeguarding of Arise’s long-term interests, including its sustainability, require that the company is able to recruit and retain highly competent senior executives with a capacity to achieve set goals. In order to achieve this, Arise must offer a competitive total remuneration on market terms, which these guidelines enable.

 

The remuneration shall be competitive and on market terms, and may consist of the following components: fixed salary, variable cash remuneration, pension benefits and other benefits. For the individual senior executive, the level of remuneration shall be based on factors such as work duties, competence, experience, position and performance. Additionally, the General Meeting may – irrespective of these guidelines – resolve on, e.g. share and share price-related remuneration.

 

For employments governed by rules other than Swedish, pension benefits and other benefits may be duly adjusted for compliance with mandatory rules or established local practice, taking into account, to the extent possible, the overall purpose of these guidelines.

 

Fixed salary

Each senior executive shall be offered a fixed annual salary on market terms which shall be based on the senior executive’s responsibilities, competences and performances. The fixed salary shall be determined per calendar year with salary revision on January 1 each year.

 

Variable cash remuneration

In addition to fixed salary, each senior executive may from time to time be offered variable cash remuneration. Such variable cash remuneration shall be set forth in each senior executive’s employment contract. Variable cash remuneration covered by these guidelines is intended to promote Arise’s business strategy and long-term interests, including its sustainability.

 

The satisfaction of criteria for awarding variable cash remuneration shall be measured over a period of one year. Performances over a longer time period should be able to be considered in the assessment. The annual variable cash remuneration may correspond to a maximum of 100 percent of the fixed annual salary. Variable cash remuneration shall not qualify for pension benefits, save as required by mandatory legislation or applicable collective bargaining agreements.

 

The variable cash remuneration shall be linked to one or several predetermined and measurable criteria, which can be financial, such as adjusted net profit after tax, or non-financial, such as increased growth, competitiveness, successful acquisitions, refinancing, growing human capital and other goal fulfillment. Less than 50 percent of the variable cash remuneration shall depend on non-financial criteria. By linking the goals in a clear and measurable way to the remuneration of the senior executives to the company’s financial and operational development, they contribute to the implementation of Arise’s business strategy, long-term interests and sustainability.

 

To which extent the criteria for awarding variable cash remuneration has been satisfied shall be evaluated and determined when the measurement period has ended. The Remuneration Committee is responsible for such evaluation. For financial criteria, the evaluation shall be based on the latest financial information available to the company. The Board of Directors shall have the possibility to reclaim variable cash remuneration paid on incorrect grounds.

 

Additional variable cash remuneration may be awarded in extraordinary circumstances, provided that such extraordinary arrangements are only made on an individual basis, either for the purpose of recruiting or retaining senior executives, or as remuneration for extraordinary performance beyond the individual’s ordinary tasks. Such remuneration may not exceed an amount corresponding to 50 percent of the fixed annual salary and may not be paid more than once each year per individual. Any resolution on such remuneration shall be made by the Board of Directors based on a proposal from the Remuneration Committee.

 

The Remuneration Committee and the Board of Directors shall annually evaluate whether to propose share related incentive programs to the General Meeting.

 

Pension

Pension benefits, including health insurance, shall be defined contribution, insofar as the senior executive is not covered by defined benefit pension under mandatory collective bargaining agreements. In addition to what is agreed in mandatory collective bargaining agreements and other agreements, senior executives may be entitled to arrange individual pension schemes. Refrained salaries and bonuses can be used for increased pension contributions, provided that the total cost for the company is unchanged over time. Premiums for defined contribution pensions, including health insurance, may amount to a maximum of 32.5 percent of the fixed annual salary.

 

Other benefits

Other benefits may include life insurance, medical insurance and a company car. Premiums and other costs relating to such benefits may amount to a total of not more than 10 percent of the fixed annual salary.

 

Termination and severance payment

Senior executives shall be employed until further notice or for a specified period of time. Upon termination by a senior executive, the notice period may not exceed six months. Upon termination of a senior executive by the company, the notice period may not exceed twelve months. Severance payment, in addition to fixed salary during the notice period, may not occur.

Additional remuneration may be paid for non-compete undertakings in order to compensate for loss of income. Such remuneration shall be based on the fixed salary at the time of termination of employment and may not exceed 60 percent of the fixed salary at the time of termination of employment, save as otherwise provided by mandatory collective bargaining agreements, and shall be paid during the time as the non-compete undertaking applies, however not for more than twelve months following termination of employment.

 

Salary and employment conditions for employees

In the preparation of the Board of Directors’ proposal for these remuneration guidelines, salary and employment conditions for employees of Arise have been taken into consideration by including information on the employees’ total income, the components of the remuneration and increase and growth rate over time, in the Remuneration Committee’s and the Board of Directors’ basis of decision when evaluating whether the guidelines and the limitations set out herein are reasonable.

 

Consultancy fees to the members of the Board of Directors

To the extent a member of the Board of Directors renders services for the company, in addition to his or her assignment as a member of the Board of Directors, an additional consultancy fee on market terms may be paid to the member of the Board of Directors, or to a company controlled by such member of the Board of Directors, provided that such services contribute to the implementation of Arise’s business strategy and the safeguarding of Arise’s long-term interests, including its sustainability.

 

Preparations and decision-making of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has established a Remuneration Committee. The Remuneration Committee’s duties include i.a. preparing the Board of Directors’ resolution to propose guidelines for remuneration to senior executives. The Board of Directors shall prepare a proposal for new guidelines at least every fourth year and submit it to the General Meeting. The guidelines shall be in force until new guidelines have been adopted by the General Meeting. The Remuneration Committee shall also monitor and evaluate programs for variable remuneration for the senior executives, the application of guidelines for remuneration to senior executives as well as the current remuneration structures and compensation levels in the company. The members of the Remuneration Committee are independent in relation to the company and its group management. The Managing Director and other members of the group management do not participate in the Board of Directors’ processing of and resolutions regarding remuneration-related matters in so far as they are affected by such matters.

 

Deviations from the guidelines

The Board of Directors may temporarily resolve to deviate from these guidelines, in whole or in part, if in a specific case there is special cause for the deviation and a deviation is necessary to serve the company’s long-term interests, including its sustainability, or to ensure the company’s financial viability. As set out above, the Remuneration Committee’s tasks include preparing the Board of Directors’ resolutions in remuneration-related matters, which include any resolutions to deviate from these guidelines.

 

Review of the guidelines

The Board of Directors has not received any comments from the shareholders regarding the current guidelines for remuneration to senior executives. The Board of Directors’ proposal for resolution on guidelines for remuneration to senior executives corresponds, in all material respects, with the current guidelines.

 

Item 18: Resolution on (A) reduction of the share capital by way of cancellation of own shares and (B) increase of the share capital by way of a bonus issue

  1. Reduction of the share capital by way of cancellation of own ordinary shares

The Board proposes that the AGM resolves to reduce the share capital by way of cancellation of 1,780,934 own ordinary shares repurchased within the framework of the company’s buyback program. As a result of the reduction, the share capital will decrease by SEK 142,474.72. The purpose of the reduction is allocation to unrestricted equity.

  1. Increase of the share capital by way of a bonus issue

To restore the share capital after the reduction of the share capital set out in item A above, the Board proposes that the AGM simultaneously resolves to increase the share capital by SEK 142,474.72 through a bonus issue, by transferring the same amount from the company’s unrestricted equity without the issuance of new shares.

 

The Board’s report in accordance with Chapter 20 Section 13 of the Swedish Companies Act (2005:551).

In accordance with Chapter 20 Section 13 of the Swedish Companies Act, the Board of Directors reports as follows. The resolution to reduce the company’s share capital by cancellation of own ordinary shares according to item A can be carried out without authorization from the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Sw. Bolagsverket) or a general court, since the company at the same time carries out an equal increase of the share capital by way of a bonus issue in accordance with item B. Thus, the company’s restricted equity and share capital will remain unchanged.

 

The Board of Directors’ proposal in accordance with items A and B above shall be resolved upon as one resolution by the AGM.

 

Item 19: Authorization for issues of ordinary shares, preference shares and convertibles

The Board proposes that the AGM authorizes the Board to, on one or several occasions during the period until the next AGM, resolve to increase the company’s share capital by (1) issue of ordinary shares and/or preference shares and (2) issue of convertible bonds transferable to ordinary shares and/or preference shares. The Board of Directors may deviate from the shareholders’ preferential rights. The authorization also includes the right to decide on payment in kind, set-off or other conditions. The issue price shall, as a starting point, be the share’s market value at each time of issue.

 

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 purpose of the authorization, as well as the reasons to allow deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, is to enable changes of the capital structure of the company, acquisitions or other structural businesses in the line of business.

 

Item 20: Authorization for acquisition of own ordinary shares

The Board proposes that the AGM authorizes the Board to decide, on one or several occasions during the period until the next AGM, on acquisition of a maximum of 1/10 of outstanding ordinary shares from time to time with funds that can be used for appropriation of profits. It is proposed that the authorization should include the right to decide on an exemption from the shareholders’ preferential right. If the acquisition takes place at Nasdaq Stockholm the price shall be within the, at each time, registered price interval. It should be possible to acquire shares in order to enable changes of the capital structure of the company, to finance acquisitions or other transactions, or otherwise for disposal or redemption.

 

Item 21: Authorization for divestment of own ordinary shares

The Board proposes that the AGM authorizes the Board to decide, on one or several occasions during the period until the next AGM, to dispose of a maximum of 1/10 of all ordinary shares. It is proposed that the authorization should include the right to decide on an exemption from the shareholders’ 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 be to the current quotation.

 

Particular majority decisions

Valid resolutions in accordance with items 18-21 require that the proposals are supported by shareholders representing at least two thirds of the votes submitted and represented at the AGM.

 

Number of shares and votes

As of the date of issuing of this notice to attend the AGM, the total number of registered shares and votes in the company amounts to 44,494,235. As of this date the company holds 1,780,934 own ordinary shares.

 

Processing of personal data

For information on how your personal data is processed, see https://www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammor-engelska.pdf.

 

Halmstad in April 2024
Arise AB (publ)
The Board of Directors

 

For further information, please contact

Per-Erik Eriksson, CEO Arise AB, +46 702 409 902

Catella has completed repurchase of warrants

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Catella AB held on Wednesday 20 March 2024, it was resolved that Catella would make a conditional offer to repurchase warrants (the ”Repurchase Offer”) of series 2020/2024:A and series 2020/2025:B issued under Catella’s long-term incentive programme. 2,450,000 warrants have now been repurchased.

The acceptance period for the Repurchase Offer commenced on 28 March 2024 and expired at 23:59 CEST on 1 April 2024. The price per warrant that was repurchased amounted to SEK 0.213 and SEK 1.783, respectively.

Under the Repurchase Offer, Catella has repurchased a total of 2,450,000 warrants. The total consideration for the Repurchase Offer amounted to SEK 2,445,100. In accordance with the condition for the Repurchase Offer, at least 50 per cent of the consideration has been reinvested by the warrant holders in warrants issued under Catella’s new long-term incentive program which was resolved upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 20 March 2024.

Following completion of the Repurchase Offer, 175,000 warrants are outstanding in series 2020/2024:A, which may be exercised into Class B shares in Catella from and including 1 June 2024 up to and including 15 June 2024, and 175,000 warrants of series 2020/2025:B, which may be exercised into Class B shares in Catella from and including 1 June 2025 up to and including 15 June 2025. The warrants that have been repurchased, together with the warrants previously held in treasury by Catella, will be cancelled.

For more information, please contact:
Mathias de Maré
Head of Group HR
+46 (0)8 463 33 81
mathias.demare@catella.se