M&A Activity • Dec 3, 2021
M&A Activity
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Gjensidige Forsikring ASA and AMF Pensionsförsäkring AB divest Oslo Areal
Gjensidige Forsikring and the Swedish occupational pension company AMF
Pensionsförsäkring AB have entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Entra
ASA for the sale of the commercial real estate developer Oslo Areal ("OA"). The
parties own 50 per cent each in OA. The purpose of the sale is to create further
room for OA's strategic development.
The agreed purchase price is approximately NOK 13.55 billion for 100 per cent of
the share capital of OA, payable fully in cash at completion. Closing is
expected to take place in mid-January 2022. Depending on the timing of the
customary regulatory approval, the accounting effect of the sale will be
included either in Q4 2021 or Q1 2022 for Gjensidige. Gjensidige Forsikring
Group will receive proceeds of approximately NOK 6.8 billion, and will record a
gain of approximately NOK 2 billion. This gain will be excluded from the basis
for calculating the payout ratio for regular dividends.
The proceeds from the transaction will be reinvested in the free investment
portfolio. Gjensidige Forsikring Group's solvency margin, according to the
approved Partial Internal Model, after the sale is completed, will be increased
by 13 percentage points, calculated on the basis of the solvency margin as at 30
September 2021.
This release contains inside information related to Gjensidige Forsikring ASA
pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and is subject to the disclosure
requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
This release contains alternative performance measures (APMs). APMs are
described at www.gjensidige.no/reporting in a document named APMs Gjensidige
Forsikring Group Q3 2021.
This release is issued by Mitra H. Negård, Head of IR at Gjensidige Forsikring
ASA.
Date and time of publication: 08:30 CET, 03.12.2021
Contact persons Gjensidige Forsikring ASA:
Head of Investor Relations: Mitra H. Negård, Tel: +47 957 93 631
Head of Communication: Øystein Thoresen, Tel: + 47 952 33 382
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