Wihlborgs Sells 8 Properties at a Total Profit of SEK 20 Million -- Outlook for 2002 Improves


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 7, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Wihlborgs has sold 8 properties in Malmo -- 6 of them residential -- for SEK 116 million at a total profit of SEK 20 million. 4 of the properties have been sold to newly formed housing cooperatives, and the others have been acquired by private investors.

It is assessed that as a result of the sales Wihlborgs' profit for the year 2002 after financial financial items will be in excess of SEK 970 million.


Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (publ)
Erik Paulsson, President and CEO
Tel.: +46 (0)8-555 148 18/ +46 (0)733-87 18 18

Olle Knaust, deputy CEO
Tel.: +46 (0)8-555 148 10/+46 (0)733-87 18 10 

Mats Berg, communications manager
Tel.: +46 (0)8-555 148 20/+46 (0)733-87 18 20

 Properties sold                                           
 Property            Municipality  Region    Category       Area
 Stjarnan 2          Malmo         Oresund   Offices         200
 Frakne 4            Malmo         Oresund   Residential   2,419
 Grabjornen 8        Malmo         Oresund   Residential   1,028
 Korpen 52           Malmo         Oresund   Residential   1,663
 Varnhem 2           Malmo         Oresund   Residential   1,378
 Stenyxan 15         Malmo         Oresund   Offices/Ind.    944
 Paula 13            Malmo         Oresund   Residential   2,198
 Herrestad 7         Malmo         Oresund   Residential   3,349

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (publ) is one of Sweden's biggest real-estate companies, with real estate to a book value of SEK 20.5 billion. The real estate, which is concentrated on the Stockholm and Oresund regions, has a rental value on a twelve-month basis totalling SEK 2.3 billion, and a rentable area of 2.3 million square metres. The company has offices in Stockholm, Malmo, Copenhagen and Helsingborg. Wihlborgs' shares are listed on Attract40 on the Stockholm Stock Exchange's O-list.

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