Statement by the Board of Directors of Nordax in relation to the mandatory public offer from Nordic Capital and Sampo and postponement of the 2018 AGM

The Board of Directors of Nordax unanimously recommends the shareholders in Nordax to accept the mandatory public cash offer from Nordic Capital and Sampo.This statement is made by the Board of Directors of Nordax Group AB (“Nordax” or the “Company”) pursuant to Rule II.19 of Nasdaq Stockholm’s Takeover Rules (the “Takeover Rules”). Background Today on 8 February 2018, Nordic Capital Fund VIII (“Nordic Capital”) and Sampo plc (“Sampo”), through NDX Intressenter AB (“NDX Intressenter”) announced a mandatory public cash offer to the shareholders of Nordax to sell all of their shares to