Fabege sells property in Gamla Stan

Fabege has sold its Aeolus 1 property on Skeppsbron, Stockholm. The buyer is Dina Försäkring AB and the sale is being made in the form of a company at underlying property value of SEK 360m. Aeolus 1 comprises 6,760 m2. The occupancy date is 01 March 2010.

The sale will result in a profit after tax of SEK 10m, which will be recognised in the fourth quarter of 2009.

“Aeolus 1 is one of a kind in our portfolio and the sale generates an additional focus on our priority sub-markets in Stockholm and Solna. It's also positive that the transaction market is starting to grow” Christian Hermelin, Fabege’s CEO, says.

Fabege AB (publ)

For further information, please contact:

Christian Hermelin, CEO, phone +46 (0)8-555 148 25, +46 (0)733-87 18 25

Åsa Bergström, Executive Vice President and CFO, phone +46 (0)8-555 148 29, +46 (0)706-66 13 80

Annette Kaunitz, Head of Corporate Communications, phone +46 (0)8-555 148 20, +46 (0)708-390 337

This constitutes information that Fabege AB (publ) may be legally obliged to publish under the Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was released for publication at 10:00 am (CET) on 08 January 2010.

Fabege AB (publ) is one of Sweden’s leading property companies focusing on commercial premises. The book value of the company’s property portfolio is approximately SEK 29.4bn. The portfolio is concentrated to the Stockholm region and has an annualised rental value of SEK 2.4bn and a lettable area of 1.4m square metres. Fabege’s shares are listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Large Cap segment.

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