Aneo BidCo announces final outcome in the recommended cash offer to the shareholders of Arise

The Offer (as defined below) is not being made, and this press release may not be distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into, nor will any tender of shares be accepted from or on behalf of holders in, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, or the United States or in any other jurisdiction where the making of the Offer, the distribution of this press release or the approval of acceptance of the Offer would contravene applicable laws or regulations or require that further offer documents are prepared or registrations are made or other measures are taken in addition to those required under Swedish law (including the Takeover Rules). Shareholders not resident in Sweden who wish to accept the Offer must make inquiries regarding applicable legislation and possible tax consequences. Shareholders should refer to the offer restrictions included in the section “Important information” at the end of this press release and in the offer document which has been published on www.aneo.com/en/offer-a.

At the end of the extended acceptance period which ended on 15 January 2026, Aneo BidCo 1 AB[1] (“Aneo BidCo”) owns and controls a total of 39,563,568 shares[2] in Arise AB (publ) (“Arise” or the “Company”), corresponding to approximately 97.0 percent of the shares and votes in Arise.

On 26 November 2025, Aneo Holding AS[3] (“Aneo”), through Aneo BidCo, announced a recommended public offer to the shareholders of Arise to tender all shares in Arise to Aneo BidCo at a price of SEK 45 in cash per share (the “Offer”). On 30 December 2025, Aneo BidCo declared the Offer unconditional, announced that the Offer would be completed and that the acceptance period would be extended until 15 January 2026 to provide the remaining shareholders time to accept the Offer.

The Offer is now closed. Shares tendered in the Offer during the extended acceptance period ending on 15 January 2026 amount to a total of 1,560,859 shares in Arise, corresponding to approximately 3.8 percent of the shares and votes in Arise. Together with the 38,002,709 shares in Arise acquired by Aneo BidCo in connection with the completion of the Offer, Aneo BidCo owns and controls in total 39,563,568 shares in Arise, corresponding to approximately 97.0 percent of the shares and votes in Arise.

Settlement for shares tendered in the Offer during the extended acceptance period is expected to be initiated on or around 23 January 2026.

Neither Aneo BidCo nor any of its closely related companies or other closely related parties held any shares in Arise or other financial instruments that give financial exposure to the Arise share, at the time of the announcement of the Offer. Neither Aneo BidCo nor any of its closely related companies or other closely related parties have, during the six months preceding the announcement of the Offer, acquired or undertaken to acquire any shares in Arise or other financial instruments that give financial exposure to the Arise share.

Aneo BidCo has initiated compulsory redemption proceedings under the Swedish Companies Act (Sw. aktiebolagslagen (2005:551)) in order to acquire all remaining shares in Arise. Furthermore, Arise has applied for delisting of Arise’s shares from Nasdaq Stockholm following Aneo BidCo’s request. The last day of trading of Arise’s shares on Nasdaq Stockholm is on 26 January 2026.

Information about the Offer

Information regarding the Offer is made available at: www.aneo.com/en/offer-a, www.sb1markets.com/transactions and www.swedbank.se/prospekt.

For further information, please contact:

Ragna Vorkinnslien, Head of communication, Aneo

Phone: +47 93 47 24 62

E-mail: ragna.vorkinnslien@aneo.com

Ole Martin Buene, EVP communications, Aneo

Phone: +47 90 57 33 46

E-mail: olemartin.buene@aneo.com

The information in this press release was submitted for publication by Aneo BidCo in accordance with the Takeover Rules on 16 January 2026 at 12.30 (CET).

Important information

This press release has been published in Swedish and English. In the event of any discrepancy between the two language versions, the Swedish version shall prevail.

The Offer, pursuant to the terms and conditions presented in this press release, is not being made to persons whose participation in the Offer requires that further offer document is prepared or registration is made, or other measure is taken in addition to those required under Swedish laws and regulations (including the Stock Market Self-Regulation Committee’s Takeover Rules for Nasdaq Stockholm and Nordic Growth Market NGM (the “Takeover Rules”)).

This press release and other documentation related to the Offer will not be distributed and must not be mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in or into any country in which the distribution or the Offer would require any such additional measures to be taken or where it would be in conflict with any laws or regulations in that country - any such measures will not be permitted or approved by Aneo BidCo.

The Offer is not being made, and will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, or the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such offer would be prohibited by applicable law pursuant to legislation, restrictions and regulations in such relevant jurisdiction, by use of mail or any other communication means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile transmission, electronic mail, telex, telephone and the internet) of interstate or foreign commerce, or of any facility of national securities exchange or other trading venue, of Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, or the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such offer would be prohibited by applicable law pursuant to legislation, restrictions and/or regulations in the relevant jurisdiction, and the Offer cannot be accepted by any such use or by such communication means, instrumentality or facility in or from Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, or the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such offer would be prohibited by applicable law pursuant to legislation, restrictions and/or regulations in the relevant jurisdiction. Accordingly, this press release or any other documentation relating to the Offer are not being and should not be sent, mailed or otherwise distributed or forwarded in or into Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, or the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such offer would be prohibited by applicable law pursuant to legislation, restrictions and/or regulations in the relevant jurisdiction.

This press release is not being, and must not be, sent to shareholders with registered addresses in Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, or the United States. Banks, brokers, dealers and other institutions acting as nominees holding shares for persons in Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, or the United States must not distribute or forward this press release or any other document received in connection with the Offer to such persons. Any failure by such persons to inform themselves of and observe applicable restrictions or requirements may constitute a violation of applicable securities laws of Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, or the United States, as applicable. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Aneo BidCo disclaims any responsibility or liability for the violations of any such restrictions by any person. Any purported acceptance of the Offer resulting directly or indirectly from a violation of these restrictions shall be disregarded. No consideration under the Offer will be paid in or into Australia, Belarus, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, or the United States.

The Offer, the information and documents made available through this press release have not been prepared and have not been approved by an “authorised person” for the purposes of section 21 of the United Kingdom’s Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”). The dissemination of information and documents made available through this press release to persons in the United Kingdom is exempt from the restrictions on financial promotion in section 21 FSMA on the basis that it is a communication by or on behalf of a body corporate relating to a transaction to acquire day-to-day control of the business of a body corporate, other than an open-ended investment company, or to acquire 50 percent or more of the voting shares in the body corporate, in accordance with Article 62 of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005.

Statements in this press release relating to future status or circumstances, including statements regarding future performance, growth and other trend projections and other benefits of the Offer, are forward-looking statements. These statements may generally, but not always, be identified by the use of words such as "anticipates", "intends", "expects", "believes", or similar expressions. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements due to many factors, many of which are outside the control of Aneo BidCo. Any such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Aneo BidCo has no obligation (and undertakes no such obligation) to update or revise any of them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except for in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.