FÖRVALTNINGS AB WASATORNET ANNOUNCES ITS INTENTION TO DIVEST PART OF ITS SHAREHOLDING IN INVESTMENT AB LATOUR

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The Gustaf Douglas family, through the holding company Förvaltnings AB Wasatornet, announces today, 3 December 2020, the intention to offer approximately 10 million shares in Investment AB Latour (the "Company"), representing 1.6 per cent of outstanding shares and 0.9 per cent of the votes in the Company to Swedish and international investors in an accelerated book-building procedure (the "Share Sale"). The Gustaf Douglas family currently holds 498 million shares in Investment AB Latour, representing 77.8 per cent of the total number outstanding shares and 80.2 per cent of the votes in the Company.

"We remain fully committed to Latour for the long-term as majority owner. By realizing a limited portion of our holding in the Company we will contribute to an increased free float in the Latour share while diversifying some of the financial exposure of Förvaltnings AB Wasatornet. As the majority owner in Latour for 35 years, we take great pride and responsibility in supporting the company and its operations to create shareholder value." Carl Douglas and Eric Douglas

DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA ("DNB Markets") and Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG ("Citi", together with DNB Markets, the "Managers") has been appointed as Joint Bookrunners for the Share Sale.

Förvaltnings AB Wasatornet and associated parties have agreed to enter into a lock-up undertaking of 180 days in relation to the remainder of their shares in Investment AB Latour as from the completion of the Share Sale, subject to customary exceptions or waiver by the Managers at the banks sole discretion.The price per share in the Share Sale and the final number of shares to be offered to Swedish and international institutional investors will be determined at the close of the accelerated book-building procedure. The book-building procedure will commence immediately after the publication of this press release and end before the commencement of trading on Nasdaq Stockholm on 4 December 2020. The book-building procedure may be cancelled, shortened or closed at any time on short notice at the sole discretion of the Managers and Förvaltnings AB Wasatornet. Further announcements will be made following completion of the book-building.

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In the United Kingdom, this document and any other materials in relation to the securities described herein is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, and any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, "qualified investors" who are (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of "investment professionals" in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"); or (ii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Persons who are not relevant persons should not take any action on the basis of this press release and should not act or rely on it.

This announcement does not identify or suggest, or purport to identify or suggest, the risks (direct or indirect) that may be associated with an investment in the offer shares. Any investment decision in connection with the Share Sale must be made on the basis of all publicly available information relating to the Company and the Company's shares. Such information has not been independently verified by the Managers. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness.

This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning any investor's option with respect to the Share Sale. Each investor or prospective investor should conduct his, her or its own investigation, analysis and evaluation of the business and data described in this announcement and publicly available information. The price and value of securities can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

This press release is not a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 (the "Prospectus Regulation") and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. No prospectus has been or will be prepared in connection with the Share Sale. In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation.

Information to distributors

Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the "MiFID II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the shares in the Company have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that such shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "Target Market Assessment"). Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the shares in the Company may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the shares in the Company offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the shares in the Company is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Share Sale. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, the Managers will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the shares in the Company.

Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the shares in the Company and determining appropriate distribution channels.