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Entra

Notice of Dividend Amount Feb 9, 2018

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Notice of Dividend Amount

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Entra ASA : Q4-17/FY-17 Continued income and value growth, proposing semi-annual dividend of 2.10 per share

Entra ASA : Q4-17/FY-17 Continued income and value growth, proposing semi-annual dividend of 2.10 per share

Oslo, 9 February 2018 - Rental income was up by 4 per cent from 506 million in

Q4 2016 to 526 million in Q4 2017, and by 9 per cent from 1,899 million in 2016

to 2,075 million in 2017. Net income from property management was 314 million

(273 million) in the quarter and 1,259 million (1,070 million) for 2017,

representing a year-on-year increase of 15 per cent in the quarter and 18 per

cent for 2017.  Net value changes came in at 865 million (1,128 million) in the

quarter and 3,547 million (2,116 million) for 2017. Profit before tax was 1,251

million (1,475 million) in the quarter and 5,030 million (3,306 million) for

Entra has signed new and renegotiated leases with annual rent totalling 52

million (22,400 sqm) during Q4 and 269 million (115,000 sqm) in 2017. As of

31.12.17 the portfolio occupancy was 97.0 per cent (96.8 per cent) and the

average unexpired lease term of contracts was 7.4 (7.7) years.

During the quarter Entra finalised the new-build project Trondheimsporten in

Trondheim and the renovation project Powerhouse Kjørbo, block 1. Both properties

are fully let on long contracts.

Entra sold the properties Middelthuns gate 29 in Oslo and Tungasletta 2 in

Trondheim in the quarter for a total consideration of 1.45 bn. The properties

were sold 7 per cent and 9 per cent over book values, respectively.

In line with the dividend policy of distributing approximately 60 per cent of

Cash Earnings, the board of Entra propose to distribute a semi-annual dividend

of NOK 2.10 per share for the second half of 2017. Entra's total dividend for

2017 will then be NOK 4.10 per share compared to NOK 3.45 per share for 2016.

Q417 Q416 2017 2016

Rental income     526 506 2 075 1 899

Net operating income     480 455 1 913 1 740

Net income from property management   314 273 1 259 1 190

Profit before tax     1 251 1 475 5 030 3 306

Cash Earnings per share     1.70 1.46 6.81 5.80

EPRA NAV per share     127 101 127 101

EPRA NNNAV per share     118 93 118 93

Entra ASA will present its financial and operating results today at 08:30 CET in

Biskop Gunnerus' gate 14 in Oslo. A live webcast of the presentation as well as

the full quarterly report is available on the company website www.entra.no

Oslo, 9 February 2018

Entra ASA

For further queries please contact: Arve Regland, CEO, tel: +47 479 07700,

email: [email protected] or Anders Olstad, CFO, tel + 47 900 22559, email:[email protected]

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section

5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

--- Entra is a leading owner, manager and developer of office properties in

Norway. Entra owns and manages 84 buildings totalling approximately 1.2 million

square meters, located in Oslo and the surrounding region, Bergen, Stavanger and

Trondheim. The market value of the portfolio (incl.ownership in associates and

JVs) is approximately NOK 43.4 billion.---

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