The purpose of the resolution on acquisition of own shares is to provide flexibility in relation to the Company’s possibilities to return capital to its shareholders, to improve the capital efficiency in the Company, and to prevent a NAV/share price discount in relation to the Company’s shares.
 
Acquisition of own ordinary shares shall take place on Nasdaq Stockholm in accordance with Nasdaq Stockholm’s Rulebook for Issuers. The acquisitions may be made on one or several occasions, however not longer than until the next annual general meeting. Ordinary shares may be acquired to the extent that the company’s holding of its own shares, on any occasion, does not exceed ten (10) per cent of the company’s total shares. Acquisition of shares may only take place at a price within the price interval, on any occasion, recorded on Nasdaq Stockholm, which refers to the interval between the highest buying price and the lowest selling price.
 
As of the date of this press release, the company holds no own shares and the number of outstanding shares in the company is 109,809,230 and are divided into four classes of shares as follows:
 

• 106,738,547 common shares, with one vote each.

• 2,008,545 reclassifiable, subordinated, incentive shares of class C 2019, with one vote each.

• 502,138 reclassifiable, subordinated, incentive shares of class C 2020, with one vote each.

• 560,000 reclassifiable, subordinated, incentive shares of class C 2021, with one vote each.