SBB acquires shares and a call option concerning shares in Amasten
Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) (“SBB”) has entered into an agreement with different sellers to acquire 86,204,610 common shares of class A in Amasten Fastighets AB (publ) (“Amasten”). This corresponds to a holding of 20.02 percent of the shares and 20.05 of the votes in Amasten as of today’s date. The total purchase price amounts to SEK 711,188,032 and closing has occurred/occur between 4th and 9th of October.
SBB has also, through a subsidiary, entered into an option agreement with Nordika III Fastigheter AB that gives SBB the right to purchase all of the shares in Nordika Publika Investeringar AB, a limited liability company whose only assets consists of 43,884,240 common shares of class A in Amasten. The call option can be exercised up until 30 April 2020 and the purchase price is determined on the basis of an underlying value of the common shares of class A in Amasten of SEK 8.25 per share. The total purchase price upon exercise of the call option would, given today’s underlying value, amount to SEK 362,044,980. Provided that the call option is exercised, SBB will, directly and indirectly, hold 130,088,850 common shares of class A in Amasten, which corresponds to 30.21 percent of the shares and 30.26 of the votes in Amasten as of today’s date.
"For SBB, this is another strategic investment on the way to become the Nordic region's largest owner of social infrastructure," says Ilija Batljan, CEO and Founder of SBB.
For further information, please contact:
Ilija Batljan, CEO and Founder of Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, +46 70 518 39 67, ilija@sbbnorden.se
About Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ)
The company’s strategy is to own, manage and develop community service properties throughout the Nordic region and rental apartments in growth regions in Sweden. Through the company's commitment and engagement in community participation and social responsibility, municipalities and other stakeholders find the company an attractive long-term partner. At the beginning of 2018, SBB was named the winner of the Real Estate Company of the Year Award for 2017. The company’s series B shares (short name SBB B) and D shares (short name SBB D) are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large Cap. The company’s preference shares (SBB PREF) are listed on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market. Certified Adviser is Erik Penser Bank (contact: certifiedadviser@penser.se / +46 84638300). More information about the company is available at www.sbbnorden.se.