Notice convening Extraordinary General Meeting in Catena AB (publ)

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Shareholders of Catena AB (publ) are hereby summoned to an Extraordinary General Meeting on Tuesday October 16, 2.00 p.m. at Lilla Bommen’s conference center, Lilla Bomen 4A, Gothenburg. Registration for the Extraordinary General Meeting will commence at 1:30 p.m.

Participation
Catena’s shareholders’ register is maintained by VPC AB. Only owner-registered holdings are listed in the names of the shareholders in the share register. To be entitled to participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting, owners of shares registered in the name of a trustee must have the shares registered in their own names. Shareholders who have trustee-registered shares should request the bank or broker holding the shares to request temporary owner-registration, so-called voting-right registration, several banking days prior to October 10, 2007. Trustees normally charge a fee for this.

Registration
Registration for participation at the Extraordinary General Meeting may be made:
– via a form on Catena’s website: www.catenafastigheter.se
– by telephone to +46 (0) 31-760 09 39
– in writing to: Catena AB, Box 262, SE-401 24 Gothenburg, Sweden
– by e-mail to: bolagsstamma@catena.eu
Registration should include name, personal registration number (corporate registration number), address and telephone number. Shareholders who wish to participate in the Meeting must submit notice prior to expiration of the notice period, not later than October 10, 2007, 4.00 p.m.
A shareholder who is not personally present at the Meeting may exercise his/her voting rights through a representative, who shall have the shareholder’s signed proxy. The proxy must not be more than one year old. Authorization papers (registration certificate or corresponding) must be enclosed for proxies issued by a legal entity. These documents should be submitted to Catena not later than October 10, 2007. Proxy forms are available at www.catenafastigheter.se
A shareholder or representative may only have at the most two assistants at the Meeting. If the shareholder wishes to be accompanied by an assistant, notification must be provided not later than October 10, 2007, 4.00 p.m.

Agenda proposal
1. Opening of the Meeting.
2. Election of the Chairman of the Meeting.
3. Verification and approval of the voting list.
4. Election of two minutes-checkers to check the minutes with the Chairman.
5. Approval of the agenda.
6. Determination of whether the Meeting has been duly convened.
7. Election of Board members and Chairman of the Board
The Extraordinary General Meeting was convened at the request of shareholders who combined represent more than 60 percent of the voting rights of all shares in the company. The issue that the concerned shareholders want to be addressed at the General Meeting is the election of the following (partly) new Board of Directors:
New election of: Henry Klotz, Lennart Schönning, Erik Selin, Per Sjöberg and Svante Wadman.
Removal of: Curt Lönnström, Ingrid Berggren, Lars Söderblom, Erik Törnberg, Gerard Versteegh.
It is proposed that Peter Hallgren, the company’s President, remain as a Board member.
Henry Klotz is proposed as new Chairman of the Board.
The reasons for the above mentioned proposals were the changes that occurred in the ownership structure of the company following the recent Annual General Meeting.
To facilitate the new election of the persons listed above, Curt Lönnström, Ingrid Berggren, Lars Söderblom, Erik Törnberg, Gerard Versteegh, who were all elected as Board members at the company’s Annual General Meeting on April 23, 2007, have resigned their seats on the Board.
Henry Klotz is Managing Director of CLS Germany GmbH, CLS Sweden AB and Endicott Sweden AB, and Board member of Endicott Investment B.V., Endicott Sweden AB and CLS Sweden AB. The CLS Group owns 3,361,000 shares (29.1 percent) in Catena. Henry Klotz owns no shares in Catena.
Lennart Schönning conducts investment operations in properties and power plants through his own company, Property Dynamics AB and is a Board member of Nordicom Sverige AB. Lennart Schönning owns no shares in Catena.
Erik Selin is President and Board member of Fastighets AB Balder and Board member of Din Bostad AB, Annehem Holding AB and RL Nordic AB. Through companies, Erik Selin owns 2,406,300 shares (20.8 percent) in Catena.
Per Sjöberg is Chief Executive Officer at CLS Holdings plc, Board member of a large number of companies within the CLS Group and Chairman of the Board of Bulgarian Land Development plc. Per Sjöberg owns no shares in Catena.
Svante Wadman works as a consultant within the property sector and is a Board member of Stellar Holdings, Stellar Poland and ByggVesta. Svante Wadman owns no shares in Catena.
The proposed new Board of Directors’ composition is deemed to correspond to requirements for independence to the company, company management and the company’s major shareholders in accordance with listing requirements for OMX, The Nordic Exchange, Stockholm.
8. Close of the Extraordinary General Meeting.


Gothenburg, October 2007
Board of Directors




For further information, contact Curt Lönnström, Board Chairman, +46 (0)705-91 50 33, or
Peter Hallgren, President and Chief Executive Officer, +46-(0)31-760 09 32

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