Klövern AB

Year-end Report January - December 2017

»» Income increased by 5 per cent to SEK 3,029 million (2,876).

»» The operating surplus increased by 6 per cent to SEK 2,006 million (1,891).

»» Profit from property management increased by 7 per cent to SEK 1,263 million (1,180).

»» Profit before tax increased by 17 per cent to SEK 3,211 million (2,756) and net profit increased by 16 per cent to SEK 2,611 million (2,259), corresponding to SEK 2.53 (2.11) per ordinary share.

»» Changes in value of properties totalled SEK 1,913 million (1,709).

»» Project development, including development of building rights, contributed to increases in value of properties by SEK 546 million (603).

»» After taking possession of 27 properties for SEK 2,116 million, transfer of possession of 54 properties for SEK 1,796 million and investments of SEK 1,489 million, the value of the property portfolio amounted to SEK 42,961 million.

»» The interest coverage ratio amounted to 2.9 (2.9) and the adjusted equity ratio increased to 38.5 per cent (36.7).

»» EPRA NAV increased by 20 per cent to SEK 14.07 (11.70).

»» The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of SEK 0.44 (0.40) per ordinary share to be paid in four instalments of SEK 0.11 and a dividend of SEK 20.00 (20.00) per preference share to be paid in four instalments of SEK 5.00.

Statement by the CEO

Strong earnings combined with strategic acquisitions and continued streamlining

Klövern is reporting solid earnings for 2017. Profit before tax of SEK 3,211 million corresponds to an increase of 17 per cent. We have continued our work on focusing the property portfolio on the strongest growth regions. During the year, we have carried out transactions involving 81 properties and since the half-year stage of 2016 we have sold 66 properties, at the same time as we have acquired 57 properties and kept a continued high pace in project development.

During 2017, we have continued to be very active in the transaction market. Of Klövern's total property value, 98 per cent is now situated at our twelve selected growth locations. At these locations, the average population growth has overall been over 15 per cent in the past 10 years. Early in the year, Klövern acquired additional properties in Gothenburg and during the year we have also made add-on acquisitions in Stockholm, Malmö, Norrköping and Uppsala among other places.