H Intressenter controls 98.1 percent of the shares in Höganäs. The last day of trading on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm will be 18 October 2013

This press release may not, directly or indirectly, be distributed or published in or into Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States of America. The offer is not being made to (and acceptances will not be accepted from) persons in those countries or elsewhere where their participation requires further documentation, filings or other measures in addition to those required by Swedish law.

• The Offer to the shareholders in Höganäs has now been accepted to such extent that H Intressenter controls approximately 98.1 percent of the shares and approximately 99.1 percent of the votes in Höganäs
• H Intressenter has initiated compulsory acquisition of the remaining shares in Höganäs. As previously communicated, the last day of trading in the Höganäs series B share on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm will be 18 October 2013

By way of press release on 11 February 2013, Lindéngruppen AB (”Lindéngruppen”) and Foundation Asset Management Sweden AB (”FAM”), through the jointly owned company H Intressenter AB (“H Intressenter”), announced a cash offer to the shareholders in Höganäs AB (publ) (“Höganäs”) to tender all shares to H Intressenter (the “Offer”).

On 24 September 2013, it was announced that H Intressenter controlled approximately 96.1 percent of the shares and 97.6 percent of the votes in Höganäs. During the extended acceptance period that ended on 11 October 2013, 330,446 shares have been tendered in the Offer, corresponding to approximately 0.9 percent of the shares and 0.8 percent of the votes in Höganäs. Moreover, H Intressenter has acquired 355,252 shares in the market corresponding to approximately 1.0 percent of the shares and 0.8 percent of the votes in Höganäs. Consequently, H Intressenter controls in total approximately 98.1 percent of the shares and approximately 99.1 percent of the votes in Höganäs.

H Intressenter has initiated compulsory acquisition of the remaining shares in Höganäs. As previously communicated, the last day of trading of the Höganäs series B share on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm will be 18 October 2013. Settlement to those shareholders who have accepted the Offer during the extended acceptance period is expected to commence around 18 October 2013.

 
Höganäs on 14 October 2013

H Intressenter AB

The Board of Directors

The information in this press release was submitted
for publication on 14 October 2013 at 18.00.

Additional information

For additional information about the Offer, please visit www.h-intressenter.se. All media inquiries should be directed to:

Erik Urnes, CEO, Lindéngruppen, telephone: +46-738 72 94 70

Lars Wedenborn, CEO, FAM, telephone: +46-735 23 77 35

 
Lindéngruppen in brief

Lindéngruppen, headquartered in Höganäs, is a family-owned industrial holding company founded by Ulf G. Lindén and is today owned by his daughter, Jenny Lindén Urnes. Core strategic holdings are Beckers, ColArt and Höganäs. Lindéngruppen’s objective is long term value creation through active and responsible ownership. For more information, visit Lindéngruppen’s website: www.lindengruppen.com.

FAM in brief

FAM, headquartered in Stockholm, is wholly-owned by and manages, through ownership and consultancy agreements, the assets of the three largest Wallenberg foundations – the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, and the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation. By being a long term, committed and value adding owner of successful companies, FAM shall create returns to enable research and education for the benefit of Sweden. FAM manages holdings including among others Investor, SKF, Stora Enso, SAAB and SEB. In 2012, the Foundations donated approximately SEK 1.5 billion to research and education. For more information, visit FAM’s website: www.fam.se.

Höganäs in brief

Höganäs was founded in 1797 and is the world’s leading producer of iron and metal powders. Over the years, the Company has developed in-depth application skills by building on its clear vision of the possibilities of powder to improve efficiency, the consumption of resources and environmental impact across a wide range of segments. Thus Höganäs can help create the automotive components, white goods, water and exhaust treatment products of the future in collaboration with its customers.

The Company had sales of approximately SEK 6.7 billion in 2012, and its shares of series B are listed on NASDAQ OMX, Mid Cap. For more information, visit Höganäs’ website: www.hoganas.com.

Important information

The Offer is not being made to persons whose participation in the Offer requires that an additional offer document is prepared or registration effected or that any other measures are taken in addition to those required under Swedish law and regulations.

This press release and any related offer documentation are not being distributed and must not be mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in or into any country in which the distribution or offering would require any such additional measures to be taken or would be in conflict with any law or regulation in such country – any such action will not be permitted or sanctioned by H Intressenter. Any purported acceptance of the Offer resulting directly or indirectly from a violation of these restrictions may be disregarded.

The Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, by use of mail or any other means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile transmission, electronic mail, telex, telephone and the Internet) in or into Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States of America, and the Offer cannot be accepted by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility of, or from within Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States of America. Accordingly, this press release and any related offer documentation are not being and should not be mailed or otherwise distributed, forwarded or sent in or into Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States of America.

H Intressenter will not deliver any consideration from the Offer into Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States of America.

This press release is not being, and must not be, sent to shareholders with registered addresses in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States of America. Banks, brokers, dealers and other nominees holding shares for persons in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa or the United States of America must not forward this press release or any other document received in connection with the Offer to such persons.

This press release has been published in Swedish and English. In the event of any discrepancy in content between the two language versions, the Swedish version shall prevail.

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