Citycon Group successfully places a NOK 1,000 million Bond

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Citycon Group has successfully placed a NOK 1,000 million Bond (the "Bond"). The issuer of the Bond is Citycon Treasury B.V. and the guarantor is Citycon Oyj. The eight-year senior unsecured NOK-denominated Bond matures on 22 September 2025 and carries fixed annual interest at the rate of 2.75 per cent, payable annually on 22 September.

The bond is issued under the issuer’s EUR 1,500,000,000 EMTN programme dated 18 July 2017. Citycon Treasury B.V. has applied for the Bond to be admitted to the Official List of the Oslo Stock Exchange (Oslo Børs) and to trade on its regulated market. The Bond has been rated BBB by Standard & Poor's and Baa1 by Moody's, in line with Citycon's corporate credit ratings.

The net proceeds from the offering will mainly be used to refinance Citycon Group’s existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.

CFO and Executive Vice President Eero Sihvonen: “We are pleased with the success of this placement which is our third NOK bond transaction that again demonstrates the strength of our credit profile and our commitment to the Norwegian bond market. Proceeds will mainly be used to repay short-term commercial papers, thus further extending Citycon’s average debt maturities.”

Nordea and SEB acted as lead managers.


CITYCON OYJ


For further information, please contact:
Marcel Kokkeel, CEO
Tel. +358 40 154 6760
marcel.kokkeel@citycon.com

Eero Sihvonen, Executive Vice President and CFO
Tel. +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 market capitalisation of EUR 2 billion. For more information about Citycon, please visit www.citycon.com

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