New grid station

Svenska kraftnät and Arise Elnät AB, an Arise AB subsidiary, have concluded a connection agreement, thus taking an important step towards the establishment of the new Torpberget grid station in the municipality of Ljusdal. The purpose of the new grid station is to pave the way for the construction of new wind farms in the area.

Svenska kraftnät and Arise Elnät AB can now move forward on the project of building the new grid station, which according to the preliminary timetable will be ready to go into operation in autumn 2017.

Halmstad 26 February, 2015

ARISE AB (publ)

For further information, please contact

Glenn Pettersson, Managing Director Arise Elnät AB, +46 706 667 088

Svenska kraftnät, press contact, +46 8 475 80 10

The information contained herein constitutes information which Arise AB is legally required to publish under the Swedish Securities Market Act (2007:528) and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980). The information was released for publication at 10.30 a.m. on 26 February 2015.

About Arise

Arise is one of Sweden's leading onshore wind power companies. The company´s business concept is to develop, build and manage wind farms for its own and investors´ account with the aim of selling electricity produced by onshore wind turbines. Arise is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.

Arise AB (publ), P.O. Box 808, SE-301 18 Halmstad, Sweden, telephone 46 (0)35 20 20 900, corporate id .no. 556274-6726

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