This press release may not, directly or indirectly, be distributed or published in or into Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States of America. The offer is not being made to (and acceptances will not be accepted from) persons in those countries or elsewhere where their participation requires further documentation, filings or other measures in addition to those required by Swedish law.
By way of press release on 11 February 2013, Lindéngruppen AB (”Lindéngruppen”) and Foundation Asset Management Sweden AB (”FAM”), through the jointly owned company H Intressenter AB (“H Intressenter”), announced a cash offer to the shareholders in Höganäs AB (“Höganäs” or the “Company”) to tender all shares in Höganäs to H Intressenter (the “Offer”).

The completion of the Offer is subject to, inter alia, approvals from competition authorities in a number of jurisdictions. H Intressenter has received approvals from the competition authorities in all...