Increase in the number of shares and votes in Hoist Finance AB through exercise of warrants

Exercise of warrants has been registered in April 2016 and as a result Hoist Finance AB (publ)’s share capital has increased by SEK 32,910 to SEK 26,210,471.33.

The total number of shares has increased by 98,730 and currently amounts to 78,631,414 shares. The change has resulted in that the number of votes has increased by 98.730 and currently amounts to 78,631,414.

For further information please contact:

Michel Jonson, Group Head of Investor Relations

Telephone: +46 (0)8 555 177 19

The information above has been published pursuant to the Swedish Securities Markets Act (Sw. lagen om värdepappersmarknaden) and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (Sw. lagen om handel med finansiella instrument). This information was released for publication at 18.30 (CET) on 2 May 2016.

Michel Jonson

Group Head of IR

Tel: 46 8 555 177 19

About Hoist Finance

Hoist Finance is a leading debt restructuring partner to international banks and financial institutions, offering a broad spectrum of advanced solutions for acquisition and management of non-performing unsecured consumer loans. Hoist Finance operates through eleven in-house collection centers across Europe, complemented by local external debt servicing partners. The total carrying value of Hoist Finance’s acquired loans was approximately SEK 11.3 billion as per 31 December 2015. The parent company Hoist Finance AB (publ) is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Mid-Cap list and its subsidiary Hoist Kredit AB (publ) is a regulated “Credit Market Company” under the supervision of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen). In Sweden, the company offers internet-based savings deposit services through HoistSpar, with around 85,000 accounts.