Citycon Oyj cancels repurchased shares

CITYCON OYJ   Stock Exchange Release   30 November 2021 at 8.00 hrs

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IS UNLAWFUL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR ACQUIRE SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

Citycon Oyj (“Citycon” or the “Company”) has today, in line with the decision by the Board of Directors, cancelled 9,500,000 own shares of the Company, which were acquired in the market based reverse accelerated bookbuild (the “Reverse ABB”).

Prior to the cancellation of the own shares, there were in total 177,998,525 registered shares in Citycon. The cancellation of the own shares has been registered with the trade register maintained by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office today on 30 November 2021. After the cancellation, the total number of shares in Citycon is 168,498,525 and the total number of votes attached to the shares is 168,498,525.

At the moment, Citycon or its subsidiaries do not hold any shares in the Company.

The cancellation of the shares has no effect on the share capital of Citycon.


CITYCON OYJ

Board of Directors

For further information, please contact:
Eero Sihvonen
Executive Vice President and CFO
Tel. +358 50 557 9137
eero.sihvonen@citycon.com

Bret McLeod
Chief Financial Officer (as of 1 January 2022)
Tel. +46 73 326 8455
bret.mcleod@citycon.com


Citycon is a leading owner, manager and developer of mixed-use centres for urban living including retail, office space and housing. We are committed to sustainable property management in the Nordic region with assets that total approximately EUR 4.5 billion. Our centres are located in urban hubs with a direct connection to public transport. Placed in the heart of communities, our centres are anchored by groceries, healthcare and services to cater for the everyday needs of customers.

Citycon has investment-grade credit ratings from Moody's (Baa3), Fitch (BBB-) and Standard & Poor's (BBB-). Citycon Oyj’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.

www.citycon.com


Important notice

This announcement and the information contained herein is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan or any other jurisdiction in which such publication or distribution is unlawful. This announcement is for information purposes only and the information contained herein does not constitute or form part of an offer to buy, sell, issue, acquire or subscribe for, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell, issue, acquire or subscribe for, any securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or in any other jurisdiction, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, sale or purchase of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, sale or purchase would be unlawful.  Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdictions.

The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction.

The Reverse ABB has not been directed, directly or indirectly, to investors located in the United States of America, or to agents, nominees, trustees, custodians or other persons acting for the account or benefit of such U.S. shareholders, or in any other jurisdiction where to do so would be unlawful.

This announcement is only directed at (and is only being distributed to persons outside the United States who are) (i) persons in any member state of the European Economic Area who are qualified investors ("Qualified Investors") within the meaning of Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017) (and amendments thereto to the extent implemented in the relevant member state); or (ii) persons in the United Kingdom who (A) have professional experience in matters relating to investments (i.e. investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order")), are high net worth entities falling within the meaning of Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order or are persons to whom it can otherwise be lawfully distributed and (B) are qualified investors as defined in section 86(7) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (such persons referred to in this sub-paragraph (ii) being "relevant persons"). This release must not be acted on or relied on (a) in the United Kingdom, by persons who are not relevant persons, or (b) in any member state of the European Economic Area, by persons who are not Qualified Investors, or (c) elsewhere, by persons who are not permitted to sell or dispose of securities in the Reverse ABB pursuant to applicable legislation.

Any investment or investment activity referred to in this announcement is only available to, and will only be engaged in with, (1) relevant persons, in the United Kingdom; (2) Qualified Investors, in any member state of the European Economic Area; and (3) persons elsewhere who are permitted to sell or dispose of securities in the Reverse ABB pursuant to applicable legislation. Citycon, in consultation with the Global Co-ordinator and Joint Bookrunner of the Reverse ABB, Deutsche Bank AG (“Deutsche Bank”) and the Joint Bookrunner of the Reverse ABB, Danske Bank A/S, Finland Branch (“Danske Bank”, and together with Deutsche Bank, the “Managers”), has reserved the absolute right to determine who may participate in the Reverse ABB.

Participating in the Reverse ABB shall constitute an irrevocable offer to sell to Citycon the total number of shares accepted for purchase by the Managers on behalf of Citycon. Investors having offered shares for purchase in the Reverse ABB will be deemed to represent, warrant and undertake to the Managers and Citycon that: (a) the investor is the legal and beneficial owner and has full power and authority to sell, assign or transfer the shares being sold in the Reverse ABB (together with all rights attaching thereto) and, when the same are purchased by Citycon, Citycon will acquire such shares free and clear of all liens, charges, restrictions, claims, equitable interests, encumbrances, pre-emption rights and third party rights and together with all rights attaching thereto and such representation and warranty will be true in all respects at the time Citycon purchases such shares as if it had been entered into anew at such time and shall not be extinguished by such purchase; (b) such investor shall do all such acts and things as shall be necessary or expedient, and execute any additional documents deemed by the Managers or Citycon to be desirable, to complete the purchase of the shares referred to in this paragraph; (c) such investor has fully observed any applicable legal requirements, the Reverse ABB has been possible to be made to him under the laws of all relevant jurisdictions, and the investor's offer to sell shares to Citycon, and any acceptance thereof, shall not be unlawful under the laws of any jurisdiction.

No document soliciting intentions to sell securities has been or will be prepared in connection with any of the transactions described in this announcement. Any investment decision to sell securities as part of the Reverse ABB must have been made solely on the basis of publicly available information. Such information is not the responsibility of, and has not been independently verified by, the Managers or Citycon or any of their respective affiliates.

Deutsche Bank has been appointed to act as Global Co-ordinator and Joint Bookrunner and Danske Bank has been appointed to act as Joint Bookrunner in connection with the Reverse ABB by the Company and no other person. The Managers will not be responsible to any person other than the Company for providing any of the protections afforded to clients of the Managers, nor for providing any advice in relation to any matter referred to in these materials. Without limiting a person’s liability for fraud, neither the Managers nor any of their affiliates nor any of their respective directors, officers, representatives, employees, advisers or agents shall have any liability to any other person (including, without limitation, any recipient of these materials) in connection with the Reverse ABB.

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft is authorised under German Banking Law (competent authority: European Central Bank). It is subject to supervision by the European Central Bank and by BaFin, Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft is a joint stock corporation incorporated with limited liability in the Federal Republic of Germany, with its head office in Frankfurt am Main where it is registered in the Commercial Register of the District Court under number HRB 30 000.

Danske Bank A/S is authorised under Danish Banking Law and subject to supervision by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority. Danske Bank A/S is incorporated with limited liability in Denmark, with its head office in Copenhagen and registered in the Commercial Register under number 61126228.

Neither the Managers nor any of their affiliates nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to, the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to Citycon or any of its or their subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.