Studentbostäder i Sverige has completed a directed share issue of approximately MSEK 250 in order to support strong growth

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Studentbostäder i Sverige AB (publ) ("Studentbostäder i Sverige" or the "Company") hereby announces that the Company has successfully completed a directed share issue raising approximately MSEK 250 in gross proceeds. The Board of Directors of Studentbostäder i Sverige has, based on the authorisation granted by the annual general meeting on 30 June 2020, and as indicated in the Company's press release on 16 December 2020, resolved on a directed share issue of 2,777,777,738 new preference shares of series C at a subscription price of SEK 0.09 per share (the "Directed Share Issue"), which means that the Company will receive gross proceeds of approximately MSEK 250.

The subscription price in the Directed Share Issue has been determined by way of an accelerated bookbuilding procedure. A number of Nordic and international institutional investors as well as existing shareholders, including SBB, Fastator, Phoenix Insurance Group and Amasten, participated in the Directed Share Issue.

Rebecka Eidenert, CEO of Studentbostäder i Sverige, comments: "It is very gratifying that we, so soon after the merger, can carry out a share issue of approximately MSEK 250 and with strong support from both existing and new shareholders. I look forward to grow Studentbostäder i Sverige to a Nordic leading player in student housing."

The Company has a nationwide property portfolio and an attractive project portfolio. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Directed Share Issue to finalise ongoing projects, develop the property portfolio, repay short-term bridge loan facility, pursue new acquisitions and start production of new planned student housing units. Studentbostäder i Sverige thus continues to take large steps on its growth journey towards becoming Sweden's largest student housing company.

The Company believes that using the flexibility provided by a directed share issue is the most appropriate alternative for the Company at this time, allowing it to raise capital in a timely and cost efficient manner. By establishing the subscription price in the Directed Share Issue through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure, it is the assessment of the Board of Directors that the subscription price accurately reflects current market conditions and demand.

Through the Directed Share Issue, the Company's share capital will increase by SEK 138,889,752.633 from SEK 722,096,494.099 to SEK 860,986,246.732 by issuance of 2,777,777,738 preference shares of series C, resulting in the total number of shares increasing from 14,441,839,862 shares to 17,219,617,600 shares which together represent 17,214,749,867.2 votes, whereof 46,817,515 are ordinary shares together representing 46,817,515 votes, 5,408,592 are preference shares of series B together representing 540,859.2 votes and 17,167,391,493 are preference shares of series C together representing 17,167,391,493 votes. The Directed Share Issue results in a dilution of approximately 19 percent of the capital and approximately 19 percent of the votes for existing shareholders based on the total number of shares and votes in the Company after the Directed Share Issue. It is expected that investors in the Directed Share Issue will receive their shares around 21 December 2020.

Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Sverige, Swedbank AB (publ) and Pareto Securities AB have acted as joint bookrunners in the Directed Share Issue. Advokatfirman Vinge KB has acted as legal adviser to the Company and Baker McKenzie Advokatbyrå KB has acted as legal adviser to the joint bookrunners in connection with the Directed Share Issue.

This information is information that Studentbostäder i Sverige AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 08:20 CET on 17 December 2020.

For further information, please contact: Rebecka Eidenert, CEO Studentbostäder i Sverige, +46-70 786 54 54, [email protected]

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SE-102 15 Stockholm
+46 8 503 015 50
www.mangold.se
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This announcement does not identify or suggest, or purport to identify or suggest, the risks (direct or indirect) that may be associated with an investment in the new shares. Any investment decision in connection with the contemplated share issue must be made on the basis of all publicly available information relating to the Company and the Company's shares, which has not been verified by Nordea Bank, Swedbank or Pareto Securities. Such information has not been independently verified by Nordea Bank, Swedbank or Pareto Securities. The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness. Nordea Bank, Swedbank and Pareto Securities are acting for the Company in connection with the transaction and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for giving advice in relation to the transaction or any other matter referred to herein.

This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning any investor's option with respect to the contemplated share issue. Each investor or prospective investor should conduct his, her or its own investigation, analysis and evaluation of the business and data described in this announcement and publicly available information. The price and value of securities can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

This press release does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold within the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There is no intention to register any securities referred to herein in the United States or to make a public offering of the securities in the United States. The information in this press release may not be announced, published, copied, reproduced or distributed, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, within or into Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, New Zeeland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such announcement, publication or distribution of the information would not comply with applicable laws and regulations or where such actions are subject to legal restrictions or would require additional registration or other measures than what is required under Swedish law. Actions taken in violation of this instruction may constitute a crime against applicable securities laws and regulations.

This press release is not a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 (the "Prospectus Regulation") and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. Studentbostäder i Sverige has not authorized any offer to the public of shares or rights in any member state of the EEA and no prospectus for an offering has been or will be prepared in connection with the contemplated share issue. In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation.

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Forward-looking statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the Company's intentions, beliefs, or current expectations about and targets for the Company's future results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, performance, prospects, anticipated growth, strategies and opportunities and the markets in which the Company operates. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by words such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "may", "plan", "estimate", "will", "should", "could", "aim" or "might", or, in each case, their negative, or similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurances that they will materialize or prove to be correct. Because these statements are based on assumptions or estimates and are subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results or outcome could differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other important factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in this release by such forward-looking statements. The Company does not guarantee that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements in this press release are free from errors and readers of this press release should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements in this press release. The information, opinions and forward-looking statements that are expressly or implicitly contained herein speak only as of its date and are subject to change without notice. Neither the Company nor anyone else undertake to review, update, confirm or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that arise in relation to the content of this press release, unless it is not required by law or Nasdaq First North Growth Market's rule book for issuers.

Information to distributors

Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the "MiFID II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the shares in Studentbostäder i Sverige have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that such shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "Target Market Assessment"). Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, Distributors should note that: the price of the shares in Studentbostäder i Sverige may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the shares in Studentbostäder i Sverige offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the shares in Studentbostäder i Sverige is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the contemplated share issue. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, Nordea Bank, Swedbank and Pareto Securities will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the shares in Studentbostäder i Sverige.

Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the shares in Studentbostäder i Sverige and determining appropriate distribution channels.

For further information, please contact: Rebecka Eidenert, CEO Studentbostäder i Sverige, +46-70 786 54 54, [email protected]

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