Balder’s issue of preference shares fully subscribed
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The application period for Fastighets AB Balder (publ)’s (”Balder”) preference share issue has expired and the issue of approx. SEK 1,152 million has been fully subscribed. There has been considerable interest in subscription of Balder’s preference shares both from the general public in Sweden and from institutional investors.
Balder’s CEO Erik Selin: ”There has been considerable interest in the preference shares from Balder’s existing shareholders, the general public in Sweden and institutional investors. We are continuously evaluating good investment opportunities and the proceeds from the preference share issue will contribute towards our growth strategy.”
On 20 September 2013 Balder announced that its Board of Directors had resolved, based on the authorisation from the Annual General Meeting, to make a new issue of preference shares directed to the general public in Sweden and institutional investors. The offering comprised up to 3,500,000 preference shares at a subscription price of SEK 329 per preference share. The total proceeds from Balder’s issue amounts to approx. SEK 1,152 million, before issue costs. In the offering, approximately 2,000 investors were allocated preference shares.
Settlement date is 11 October 2013 and estimated first day of trading on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm will be 18 October 2013.
After the issue the total number of shares in Balder will amount to 172,396,852, of which 10,000,000 preference shares.
For further information, please contact:
Erik Selin, CEO, +46 70 607 4790 or Marcus Hansson, CFO, +46 76 836 9848
Balder discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Swedish Securities Markets Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was released for publication on 8 October 2013 at 08.15 CET.
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