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Citycon Group intends to issue NOK-denominated guaranteed bonds in various tenors. The bonds would be offered mainly to Nordic institutional investors. The bonds would be issued by Citycon Treasury B.V. and guaranteed by Citycon Oyj. Citycon Treasury B.V. would apply for the bonds to be admitted to trading on the regulated market of the Oslo Stock Exchange.
The proceeds from any potential bond issues would be used to refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes of the Group.
Citycon Group has mandated Danske Bank A/S, Norwegian Branch and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Oslo Branch as lead managers. Citycon Group will announce further information after the bond issues.
Helsinki, 24 August 2015
CITYCON OYJ
Marcel Kokkeel
CEO
For further information, please contact:
Marcel Kokkeel, CEO
Tel. +358 20 766 4521 or +358 40 154 6760
marcel.kokkeel@citycon.com
Eero Sihvonen, Executive Vice President and CFO
Tel. +358 20 766 4459 or +358 50 557 9137
eero.sihvonen@citycon.com
Citycon Oyj (Nasdaq Helsinki: CTY1S) is a leading owner, developer and manager of urban grocery-anchored shopping centres in the Nordic and Baltic regions, managing assets that total approximately EUR 5 billion and with a market capitalisation of approximately EUR 2 billion. For more information about Citycon, please visit www.citycon.com
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