Näckebro's Annual General Meeting approves SEK 1.30 dividend

Näckebro's Annual General Meeting approves SEK 1.30 dividend Näckebro's Annual General Meeting today decided that the 1997 dividend shall amount to SEK 1.30 per share (1996: SEK 1.30). Dividends will be sent out via the Swedish Securities Register Centre (VPC) on Monday, 27 April 1998. All members of the Board were re-elected: Jan Blomberg, Lennart Bohlin, Christer Bådholm, Gunnar Bäckman, Göran Nord, Per Sorte and Chief Executive Lennart Schönning. The Annual General Meeting also re-elected the company's auditors: Öhrlings Cooper & Lybrand with Eva Riben as individual auditor in charge. The Board of Directors' fees were set at SEK 700,000. Addressing the Meeting, the Chief Executive Lennart Schönning emphasised the significance of the favourable business climate in the Swedish property market, which can be seen most clearly in Stockholm with strong demand for both commercial and residential premises. Lennart Schönning pointed out that a positive trend can also be noted in Malmö and Gothenburg. In the first quarter of 1998 Näckebro had a record letting volume and signed leases in Sweden with an annual value of more than SEK 35 M. For further information, please contact: Lennart Schönning, Chief Executive, tel +46 8 412 19 01, 412 19 00