Sponda Plc Stock Exchange Release 22 October 2008 at 16:20 EUR 150 million syndicated loan for Sponda Sponda Plc has signed an agreement for a three-year syndicated loan of EUR 150 million. The loan is unsecured and it will be used to refinance the long-term loan portfolio and the bonds signed in November 2003. The margin on the loan arranged now is slightly higher than that on the bond it is replacing, but the change will not have a significant impact on Sponda's annual interest costs. The lead bank is Skandiska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) and the other participants in the syndicate are Danske Bank A/S, Helskinki Branch, Pohjola Bank, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company. Sponda will publish its interim report for the third quarter on 30 October 2008. Sponda Plc Further information: Kari Inkinen, President & CEO, tel. +358 400-402 653 and Robert Öhman, CFO, tel. +358 40-540 0741 Sponda Plc is a real estate company specializing in commercial properties in the largest cities in Finland and in Russia. Sponda's business concept is to own, lease and develop office, retail and logistics properties into environments that promote the business success of its clients. The fair value of Sponda's investment properties is approximately EUR 2.8 billion euros and the leasable area is around 1.4 million m².