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Castellum Interim / Quarterly Report 2007

Jul 18, 2007

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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PRESS RELEASE 12/2007

Gothenburg July 18th, 2007

Growth in Castellum's income from property management 6%

  • i Rental income for the period January June 2007 amounted to SEKm 1,094 (SEKm 984 corresponding period previous year).
  • i Net income after tax for the year amounted to SEKm 674 (668), equivalent to SEK 4.11 (4.07) per share.
  • i Income from property management improved by 6% to SEKm 442 (417), equivalent to SEK 2.70 (2.54) per share.
  • i Net leasing has continued its strong trend during the period and amounted to SEKm 58 (41).
  • i The level of investments has remained high during the period and was SEKm 1,492 (834).

Income from property management for the period, i.e. net income excluding changes in value and tax, amounted to SEKm 442 (417), equivalent to SEK 2.70 (2.54) per share. The improvement amounts to 6%.

During the period changes in value on properties and derivatives amounted to, respectively SEKm 374 (325) and SEKm 120 (168). After deduction for tax of SEKm 262 (242) net income for the period was SEKm 674 (668), equivalent to SEK 4.11 (4.07) per share.

During the period investments totalling SEKm 1,492 (834) were made, of which SEKm 995 (361) were acquisitions and SEKm 497 (473) new construction, extensions and refurbishment. Further, 2 (7) properties were sold for a total of SEKm 6 (126) which gave SEKm 2 (29) in realized result.

"The project portfolio has a positive development with many major and minor projects which in the long run will improve income from property management" comments Castellum's CEO, Håkan Hellström. "In the short term we now see negative effects of increasing market interest rates" adds Håkan Hellström.

Enclosure: Half-year Report January – June 2007

Castellum is one of the major listed real estate companies in Sweden. The fair value of the real estate portfolio amounts to over SEK 26 billion, and comprises commercial properties. The real estate portfolio is owned and managed by six wholly owned subsidiaries with strong local roots in five growth regions: Greater Gothenburg, the Öresund Region, Greater Stockholm, Mälardalen and Eastern Götaland. Castellum is listed on OMX – Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.

In the area Västra Mark in Växjö a commercial property was acquired. The lettable area amounts to approx. 31,000 sq.m. and holds offi ce and industrial premises as well as restaurant and conference facilities.

Half-year Report January-June 2007

Half-year Report January-June 2007

Castellum is one of the major listed real estate companies in Sweden. The fair value of the real estate portfolio amounts to over SEK 26 billions, and comprises commercial properties. The real estate portfolio is owned and managed by six wholly owned subsidiaries with strong local roots in fi ve growth regions: Greater Gothenburg (incl. Borås, Kungsbacka and Halmstad), the Öresund Region (Malmö, Lund and Helsingborg), Greater Stockholm, Mälardalen (Örebro, Västerås and Uppsala) and Eastern Götaland (Jönköping, Linköping, Värnamo and Växjö). Castellum is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.

Rental income for the period January-June 2007 amounted to SEKm 1,094 (SEKm 984 corresponding period previous year).

Net income after tax for the period amounted to SEKm 674 (668), equivalent to SEK 4.11 (4.07) per share.

Income from property management improved by 6% to SEKm 442 (417), equivalent to SEK 2.70 (2.54) per share.

Net leasing has continued its positive trend and amounted to SEKm 58 (41) during the period.

The level of investments has remained high during the period and was SEKm 1,492 (834).

DATA PER SHARE
SEK 2007
Jan-June
2006
Jan-June
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Income property
management
Change
2.70 +6% 2.54 5.38 +8% 5.00 +11% 4.52 +11% 4.07 +8% 3.77 +14% 3.30 +24% 2.65
Net income after tax 4.11 4.07 10.21 7.89 5.59 2.68 4.00 5.68 4.07
Change +1% +29% +41% +108% -33% -30% +39%
Dividend 2.85 2.62 2.38 2.13 1.88 1.63 1.38
Change +9% +11% +12% +13% +15% +18%

Business Concept

Castellum's business concept is to develop and add value to its real estate portfolio, focusing on the best possible earnings and asset growth, by offering customised commercial properties, through a strong and clear presence in fi ve Swedish growth regions.

Objective

Castellum's operations are focused on cash flow growth, which along with a stable capital structure provide the preconditions for good growth in the company, while at the same time offering shareholders a competitive dividend.

The objective is an annual growth in cash flow, i.e. income from property managament per share, of at least 10%. In order to achieve this objective, investments of at least SEKm 1,000 per year will be made. All investments will contribute to the objective of growth in income from property management within 1-2 years and have a value potential of at least 10%. Sales of properties will take place when justified from a business standpoint and when an alternative investment with a higher yield can be found.

Strategy for funding

Capital structure

Castellum will have a stable capital structure, meaning an equity/asset ratio of 35-45% and an interest coverage ratio of at least 200%.

Repurchase or sale of own shares may be used for adjusting the company's capital structure. Transfer of own shares may also be used at acquisition of properties. Own shares may not be traded for the sole purpose of capital gain.

Dividend

At least 60% of income from property management after full tax deduction will be distributed, however investment plans, consolidation needs, liquidity and financial position in general will be taken into account.

The stock and credit markets

Castellum shall work for a stable and positive price trend with high liquidity in the compay's share. However, all actions will be made from a long term perspective.

Castellum will have a frequent, open and fair reporting to shareholders, the capital and credit markets as well as media, yet without disclosing any individual business relation.

In the long term Castellum will be one of the largest listed real estate companies in Sweden.

Income, Costs and Results

Comparisons, shown in brackets, are made with the corresponding period previous year except in parts describing assets and fi nancing, where comparison are made with the end of previous year. For defi nitions see Castellum's website, www.castellum.se

Income from property management for the period, i.e. net income excluding changes in value and tax, amounted to SEKm 442 (417), equivalent to SEK 2.70 (2.54) per share. The improvement is 6%. The improvement in income is chiefl y an effect of investments made but has also been limited by increased interest rates.

During the fi rst six months, changes in value on properties and derivatives amounted to, respectively, SEKm 374 (325) and SEKm 120 (168). Net income for the period was SEKm 674 (668), equivalent to SEK 4.11 (4.07) per share.

Rental income

Group rental income amounted to SEKm 1,094 (984). The improvement is chiefl y an effect of a larger real estate portfolio.

Castellum's lease portfolio is presently considered to be in line with the market rents. Meaning that a majority of the contracts expiring are extended with in principle unchanged conditions. For offi ce and retail properties, the average contracted rental level amounted to SEK 1,112 per sq.m., whereas it for warehouse and industrial properties amounted to SEK 639 per sq.m. Rental levels have increased by approx. 2.5% compared with previous year.

Castellum has a wide spread of risk in the commercial lease portfolio consisting of approx. 4,100 commercial contracts, spreading over many sectors and durations. The single largest contract makes up for 1% of Castellum's total rental income.

The economic occupancy rate was 87.3%, which is somewhat higher than previous year. The total rental value for vacant premises amounts to approx. SEKm 324 on an annual basis.

The leasing remains at a high level. The gross leasing during the period was SEKm 159 (141) and the net leasing was SEKm 58 (41). The time difference between reported net leasing and the effect in income thereof is estimated to between 6-18 months.

NET LEASING

The strong deamand for commercial premises remains. The growth in the Swedish industry has ment a continued good demand for all types of premises on all of Castellum's local markets. The demand in general has been larger than new construction which has started to lead to a shortage of some types of premises on certain local markets. A slight increase in rental levels has been seen for central locations, however a overall increase for other markets cannot been seen today.

Property costs

Property costs amounted to SEKm 384 (365) corresponding to SEK 266 per sq.m. (274). The decrease in costs per sq.m. was 3% and is chiefl y explained by lower costs for heating. Energy consumption for heating during the period has been calculated to 79% (107%) of a normal year according to degree day statistics.

Central administrative expenses

Central administrative expenses were SEKm 37 (32). This includes costs for a profi t and share price related incentive plan for senior management of SEKm 4 (4).

Net financial items

Net fi nancial items were SEKm –231 (–170). The average interest rate level during the period was 4.1% (3.6%). The increase of 0.5% has lead to higher costs in net fi nancial items of approx. SEKm 25 compared to the corresponding period previous year. Castellum's interest rate maturity structure provides limited exposure to changes in the market interest rate. Assuming an unchanged volume of loans and a retained average fi xed interest term, an immediate change in the market interest rate of one percentage unit would affect net fi nancial items by SEKm 70 during the following year, equivalent to 8% of income from property management.

Changes in value

During the period 2 properties (7) were sold for a total of SEKm 6 (126), which gave SEKm 2 (29) in realized results.

The real estate market is characterized by continued high activity, large damand and continued limited supply followed by increasing prices. The increase in prices is relatively general regarding both property type as well as geography.

Since the year-end, the market yield is assumed to have been reduced by 0,1%-units, which along with minor changes in value on acquisitions and investments made give a change in value of SEKm 372, corresponding to 1.4%. Since every property is valued individually consideration has not been taken to the market premium on portfolios seen on the real estate market.

Castellum uses fi nancial instruments such as interest rate swaps in order to achieve the desired interest rate maturity structure. If the agreed interest rate deviates from the market interest rate there is a theoretical surplus or subvalue on the fi nancial instruments, which is reported in the income statement. As an effect of increasing market interest rates the value has changed with SEKm 120 (168) during the period and the value was SEKm 65 at the end of the period.

Tax

The nominal tax rate for companies in Sweden is 28%. However, the current tax paid is lower due to the possibility to defer the taxation by depreciations for tax purposes and investments deductible for tax purposes and to use tax loss carry forwards. This increses the non cash fl ow effecting deferred tax cost with the same amount as the current tax paid is reduced.

TAX CALCULATION 30-06-2007

Basis Basis
SEKm current tax deferred tax
Income from property management 442
Deductions for tax purposes
depreciations – 228 228
investments – 109 109
Other tax allowances – 7 10
Taxable income from property management 98 347
Taxable gain on properties sold 1 – 1
Non taxable changes in value on properties 372
Non taxable changes in value on derivatives 65
Taxable changes in value on derivatives 55
Taxable income for the period 154 783
Tax loss carry forwards, opening balance – 337 337
Tax loss carry forwards, closing balance 201 – 201
Taxable income 18 919
Of which 28% current/deferred tax 5 257

Real estate portfolio

The real estate portfolio consists entirely of Swedish properties, and is found in Greater Gothenburg, the Öresund Region, Greater Stockholm, Mälardalen and Eastern Götaland. The main focus of the portfolio is in the three major urban regions.

The commercial portfolio consists of offi ce and retail properties as well as warehouse and industrial properties, mainly concentrated to well-situated working-areas with good means of communication and services.

Investments and sales

During the period, the following changes in the real estate portfolio have occurred.

CHANGES IN THE REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO
Fair value, SEKm Number
Real estate portfolio on 1 January, 2007 24 238 515
+ Acquisitions 995 23
+ New construction, extensions and
refurbishment
497
– Sales – 4 – 2
+ Unrealized changes in value 372
Real estate portfolio on 30 June, 2007 26 098 536

During the period investments totalling SEKm 1,492 (834) were made, of which SEKm 995 (361) were acquisitions and SEKm 497 (473) new construction, extensions and refurbishment. Of the total investments, SEKm 591 related to Eastern Götaland, SEKm 472 to Greater Gothenburg, SEKm 214 to Mälardalen, SEKm 150 to Greater Stockholm and SEKm 65 to the Öresund Region.

Accounting Principles

Castellum follows the by the EU adopted IFRS standards and the interpretations of them (IFRIC). This interim report has been prepared according to IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. Accounting principles and methods for calculations have remained unchanged compared to the Annual Report previous year.

CASTELLUM'S REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO

30-06-2007 January-June 2007
Area Fair Fair Rental Rental Economic Rental Property Property Net opera
No. of thous. value value value value occupancy income costs costs ting income
properties sq.m. SEKm SEK/sq.m. SEKm SEK/sq.m. rate SEKm SEKm SEK/sq.m. SEKm
Offi ce/retail
Greater Gothenburg 74 386 4 828 12 500 218 1 130 92.9% 203 51 266 152
Öresund Region 46 301 4 598 15 276 192 1 273 90.7% 174 46 304 128
Greater Stockholm 44 302 3 409 11 314 189 1 252 79.0% 149 51 336 98
Mälardalen 51 247 2 223 8 996 117 948 87.4% 102 30 244 72
Eastern Götaland 44 274 2 264 8 252 124 905 90.8% 113 40 290 73
Total offi ce/retail 259 1 510 17 322 11 472 840 1 112 88.2% 741 218 288 523
Warehouse/industrial
Greater Gothenburg 92 561 3 541 6 310 180 642 87.3% 157 36 127 121
Öresund Region 39 280 1 655 5 912 88 633 80.4% 71 20 142 51
Greater Stockholm 35 189 1 211 6 405 77 813 85.0% 66 21 218 45
Mälardalen 41 163 795 4 886 50 614 86.7% 43 12 154 31
Eastern Götaland 29 159 599 3 769 37 460 87.6% 32 10 128 22
Total warehouse/industrial 236 1 352 7 801 5 770 432 639 85.4% 369 99 146 270
Total 495 2 862 25 123 8 779 1 272 889 87.3% 1 110 317 221 793
Leasing and property administration 64 45 – 64
Total after leasing and property administration 381 266 729
Development projects 12 38 483 16 5 5 0
Undeveloped land 29 492
Total 536 2 900 26 098 1 288 1 115 386 729

The table above relates to the properties owned by Castellum at the end of the period and refl ects the income and costs of the properties as if they had been owned during the whole period. The discrepancy between the net operating income of SEKm 729 accounted for above and the net operating income of SEKm 710 in the income statement is explained by the adjustment of the net operating income of SEKm 19 on properties acquired/completed during the period, which are recalculated as if they had been owned or completed during the whole period.

PROPERTY RELATED KEY RATIOS

2007
January
June
2006
January
June
2006
January
December
Rental value, SEK/sq.m. 889 862 864
Economic occupancy rate 87.3% 87.6% 87.1%
Property costs, SEK/sq.m. 266 274 259
Net operating income, SEK/sq.m. 509 480 494
Fair value, SEK/sq.m. 8 779 8 140 8 466
Number of properties 536 500 515
Lettable area, thousand sq.m. 2 900 2 695 2 787
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Net operating income incl.
Rental income changes in value on properties
2007 2006 2007 2006
SEKm Jan-June Jan-June Jan-June Jan-June
Greater Gothenburg 360 320 378 337
Öresund Region 245 239 237 253
Greater Stockholm 212 185 220 153
Mälardalen 142 128 116 108
Eastern Götaland 135 112 133 93
Total 1 094 984 1 084 944

Financing

Shareholders' equity and Net Asset Value

Shareholders' equity was SEKm 10,391 (9,178), representing an equity/assets ratio of 40% (42%). In order to regulate the company's capital structure the company can repurchase 9.2 million own shares in addition to the eight million shares which were repurchased earlier.

The net asset value can based on the balance sheet, without considering the uncertainty range of +/– 5-10% normally used in property valuations, be calculated to SEKm 13,457 corresponding to SEK 82 per share pre tax and to SEKm 12,362 corresponding to SEK 75 per share after deduction of a calculated 10% effective tax.

Interest-bearing liabilities

As of 30 June, 2007 Castellum had long term binding credit agreements totalling SEKm 12,800 (11,050), long term bonds totalling SEKm 650 (350), short term binding credit agreements totalling SEKm 776 (1,776) and a commercial paper program of SEKm 4,000 (3,000). Outstanding commercial papers of SEKm 3,786 are fully covered by unutilized long term credit agreements. After deduction of liquid assets of SEKm 10 (8), net interest-bearing liabilities were SEKm 12,144 (10,829). The average duration of Castellum's long term credit agreements as of 30 June, 2007 was 5.1 years (5.8).

The average effective interest rate as of 30 June, 2007 was 4.3% (4.0%), while the market interest rate for an equal portfolio amounts to 4.6%. The average fi xed interest term on the same date was 2.1 years (2.3) and has been achieved through the extension of loans with short term fi xed interest terms by interest swap agreements. The share of loans with interest rate maturity during the next 6 months was 49% (48%). According to the fi nancial policy, the average fi xed interest term will be 1.5-3 years and the share of interest rate maturity during the next 6 months will be no more than 50%.

INTEREST RATE AND LOAN MATURITY STRUCTURE 30-06-2007
Interest rate maturity structure Loan maturity structure
SEKm Interest rate
maturity,
Average
interest rate
Credit
agreements,
Utilized,
0-1 year 7 144 4.2% 4 563 3 974
1-2 years 1 300 4.0% 1 000 300
2-3 years 950 4.4% 950 750
3-4 years 100 5.3% 500 500
4-5 years 700 4.7% 3 500 1 100
5-10 years 1 950 4.5% 7 500 5 520
Total 12 144 4.3% 18 013 12 144

The Parent Company

The parent company Castellum AB is responsible for matters concerning the stock market such as consolidated reports and stock market information and the credit market such as funding and fi nancial risk management.

The parent company takes part in decisions on major investments, acquisitions and sales of assets by involvement in the Board of the subsidiaries.

INCOME STATEMENT AND BALANCE SHEET

INCOME STATEMENT SEKm 2007 2006 2006
Jan-June Jan-June Jan-Dec
Income 5 5 10
Operating expenses – 28 – 24 – 50
Net fi nancial items 6 6 574
Changes in value,
derivatives 120 168 178
Income before tax 103 155 712
Tax – 29 – 43 – 41
Net income for the
period/year 74 112 671
BALANCE SHEET, SEKm 30/6 2007 30/6 2006 31/12 2006
Participations in Group comp. 4 087 3 727 4 087
Receivables, Group comp. 12 178 10 522 11 258
Other assets 5 8 7
Derivatives 65
Cash and bank 0 0 0
Total 16 335 14 257 15 352
Shareholders' equity 3 880 3 707 4 273
Interest bearing liabilities 11 844 10 065 10 531
Derivatives 65 55
Interest bearing liabilities
Group companies 445 293 398
Other liabilities 166 127 95
Total 16 335 14 257 15 352

Opportunities and Risks

Opportunities and Risks in the Cash Flow

Increasing market interest rates is generally an effect of economic growth and increasing infl ation, which is thought to give higher rental income. This is in part due to that the demand for premises is thought to increase leading to reduced vacancies and hence the potential for increasing market rents and in part due to that the index clause in the commercial contracts is compensating the increasing infl ation. An economic boom therefore means higher interest costs but also higher rental income, while the opposite relationship is true during a recession. The change in rental income and interest costs does not take place at the exact same time, why the effect on income in the short term may occur at different points in time.

Opportunities and Risks in Property Values

Castellum reports its properties at fair value with changes in value in the income statement. This means that the result in particular but also the fi nancial position may be more volatile. The value of the properties are determined by supply and demand, where the prices are mainly depending on the properties' expected net operating income and the buyer's required yield. An increasing demand gives lower required yields and hence an upward adjustment in prices, while a weaker demand has the opposite effect. In the same way, a positive real development in net operating income gives an upward adjustment in prices, while a low real growth has the opposite effect.

In property valuations consideration should be taken to an uncertainty range of +/– 5-10%, in order to refl ect the uncertainty that exist in the assumptions and calculations made.

Financial Risk

Castellum's greatest fi nancial risk is to lack access to funding. A low borrowing ratio limits this risk and also means less exposure to interest rate changes. Existing credit agreements are reviewed and renegotiated on an ongoing basis and new agreements are signed when needed in order to secure Castellum's need for long term funding.

Signing of the Half-year Report

The Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Offi cer assure that the Half-year Report provide a fair view of the parent company's and the Group's operations, fi nancial position and result as well as describes signifi cant risks and uncertainties that the parent company and the companies included in the Group are faced with.

Gothenburg 18 July 2007

Jan Kvarnström Per Berggren Marianne Dicander Chairman Board member Alexandersson

Ulla-Britt Fräjdin-Hellqvist Christer Jacobson Board member Board member

Board member Board member CEO

Board member

Göran Lindén Mats Wäppling Håkan Hellström

Auditors' Report

Independent Auditors' Report on Review of Interim Financial Information.

To the Board of Directors of Castellum AB

Corporate indetity number: 556475-5550

Introduction

We have reviewed the accompanying Half-year Report for the period 01-01-2007–30-06-2007 Management is responsible for the preparation and presentation of this Half-year report in accordance with IAS 34 and the Annual Accounts Act. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this Half-year Report based upon our review.

Scope of Review

We conducted our review in accordance with the International Standard on Review Engagements SÖG 2410, "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity." A review of interim fi nancial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for fi nancial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and generally accepted auditing standards and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all signifi cant matters that might be identifi ed in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying Half-year Report is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34 and the Annual Accounts Act.

Gothenburg 18 July 2007

Carl Lindgren Ingemar Rindstig Auktoriserad revisor Auktoriserad revisor

INCOME STATEMENT
2007 2006 2007 2006 Rolling 12 months 2006
SEKm April-June April-June Jan-June Jan-June July 06-June 07 Jan-Dec
Rental income 552 494 1 094 984 2 124 2 014
Operating expenses – 95 – 92 – 219 – 216 – 396 – 393
Maintenance – 24 – 22 – 48 – 46 – 102 – 100
Ground rent – 5 – 5 – 10 – 9 – 19 – 18
Real estate tax – 21 – 19 – 43 – 39 – 78 – 74
Leasing and property administration – 32 – 27 – 64 – 55 – 124 – 115
Net operating income 375 329 710 619 1 405 1 314
Central administrative expenses – 21 – 18 – 37 – 32 – 72 – 67
Net fi nancial items –118 – 88 – 231 – 170 – 425 – 364
Income from property management 236 223 442 417 908 883
Changes in value
Properties, realized 2 3 2 29 56 83
Properties, unrealized 339 270 372 296 1 138 1 062
Derivatives, unrealized 98 83 120 168 130 178
Income before tax 675 579 936 910 2 232 2 206
Current tax – 3 0 – 5 0 – 15 – 10
Deferred tax – 188 – 150 – 257 – 242 – 537 – 522
Net income for the period/year 484 429 674 668 1 680 1 674

Since there are no minority interests the entire net income is attributable to the shareholders of the parent company.

DATA PER SHARE
2007 2006 2007 2006 Rolling 12 months 2006
April-June April-June Jan-June Jan-June July 06-June 07 Jan-Dec
Average number of shares, thousand 164 000 164 000 164 000 164 000 164 000 164 000
Earings after tax, SEK 2.95 2.62 4.11 4.07 10.24 10.21
Income from property management, SEK 1.44 1.36 2.70 2.54 5.54 5.38
Outstanding number of shares, thousand 164 000 164 000 164 000 164 000 164 000 164 000
Fair value of properties, SEK 159 136 159 136 159 148
Shareholders' equity, SEK 63 56 63 56 63 62

Since there is no potential common stock (e.g. convertibles), there is no effect of dilution. All share related key ratios have been recalculated based on the share split 4:1 carried out in April 2006.

2007 2006 2007 2006 Rolling 12 months 2006
Jan-Dec
68% 67% 65% 63% 66% 65%
300% 353% 291% 345% 314% 343%
9.8% 10.2% 9.6% 10.7% 17.2% 17.5%
6.8% 6.9% 6.8% 6.8% 10.4% 10.4%
598 472 1 492 834 2 941 2 283
5 14 6 126 340 460
40% 41% 40% 41% 40% 42%
47% 45% 47% 45% 47% 45%
April-June April-June Jan-June Jan-June July 06-June 07
BALANCE SHEET
SEKm 30 June 2007 30 June 2006 31 Dec 2006
Assets
Investment properties 26 098 22 303 24 238
Other fi xed assets 13 14 13
Current receivables 110 125 187
Derivatives 65
Cash and bank 10 8 8
Total assets 26 296 22 450 24 446
Shareholders' equity and liabilities
Shareholders' equity 10 391 9 178 10 184
Deferred tax liability 3 066 2 395 2 723
Long term interest-bearing liabilities 12 154 10 071 10 837
Derivatives 65 55
Non interest-bearing liabilities 685 741 647
Total shareholders' equity and liabilities 26 296 22 450 24 446
CHANGES IN EQUITY
SEKm Number of outstanding shares, thousand Share capital Reserves Retained earnings Total equity
Shareholders' equity 31-12-2005 41 000 86 20 8 834 8 940
Dividend, March 2006 – 430 – 430
Net income January-June 2006 668 668
Shareholders' equity 30-06-2006 41 000 86 20 9 072 9 178
Share split 4:1, April 2006 123 000
Net income July-December 2006 1 006 1 006
Shareholders' equity 31-12-2006 164 000 86 20 10 078 10 184
Dividend, March 2007 – 467 – 467
Net income January-June 2007 674 674
Shareholders' equity 30-06-2007 164 000 86 20 10 285 10 391
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
SEKm Jan-June 2007 Jan-June 2006 Jan-Dec 2006
Net operating income 710 619 1 314
Central administrative expenses – 37 – 32 – 67
Reversed depreciations 2 2 5
Net fi nancial items paid – 141 – 133 – 365
Tax paid on income from property management – 7
Cash fl ow from operating activities before change in working capital 527 456 887
Change in current receivables 65 – 38 – 88
Change in current liabilities – 85 34 29
Cash fl ow from operating activities 507 452 828
Investments in existing properties – 497 – 473 – 991
Property acquisitions – 909 – 333 – 1 213
Change in liabilities at acquisitions of property 33 – 13 – 74
Property sales 6 126 457
Change in receivables at sales of property 12 2 – 10
Other net investments 0 – 3 – 5
Cash fl ow from investment activities – 1 355 – 694 – 1 836
Change in long term liabilities 1 317 675 1 441
Dividend paid – 467 – 430 – 430
Cash fl ow from investment activities 850 245 1 011
Cash fl ow for the period/year 2 3 3
Cash and bank, opening balance 8 5 5
Cash and bank closing balance 10 8 8

The Castellum Share

Castellum is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm and had at the end of the period about 7,500 shareholders. Shareholders registered abroad cannot be broken down in terms of directly held and nominee registered shares. The ten single largest Swedish shareholders can be seen in the table below.

SHAREHOLDERS

Number of shares, Percentage of
voting rights
Shareholders as of 30-06-2007 thousand and capital
László Szombatfalvy 11 000 6.7%
AFA Sjukförsäkrings AB 7 570 4.6%
AMF Pensionsförsäkrings AB 4 080 2.5%
Kåpan Pensioner Försäkringsförening 2 794 1.7%
Andra AP-fonden 2 411 1.5%
Swedbank Robur Realinvest 2 184 1.3%
AFA TFA Försäkrings AB 1 991 1.2%
Societe Generale Dep Des Services 1 876 1.2%
Tredje AP-fonden 1 329 0.8%
Fjärde AP-fonden 1 320 0.8%
Other shareholders registered in Sweden 38 123 23.2%
Shareholders registered abroad 89 322 54.5%
Total outstanding shares 164 000 100.0%
Repurchased shares 8 007
Total registered shares 172 007

There is no potential common stock (e.g. convertibles).

DISTRIBUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS BY COUNTRY 30-06-2007

Sweden 46% USA 23%
Of which
Private persons, private comp. 22%
Great Britain 9%
Funds, insurance comp. etc.
19%
4%
AP-funds
The Netherlands 4%
Trusts, associations etc.
1%
Luxembourg 4%
Other 14%

The Castellum share price as at June 30, 2007 was SEK 82.75 equivalent to a market value of SEK 13.6 billion, calculated on the number of outstanding shares.

Since the beginning of the year, a total of 91 million shares were traded, equivalent to an average of 740,000 shares per day, corresponding on an annual basis to a turnover rate of 113%.

During the last 12-month period the total yield of the Castellum share has been 16.1% including dividend of SEK 2.85 per share. Since the IPO on May 23, 1997 the total yield of the Castellum has been on average 22.7% per year.

TOTAL YIELD (INCLUDING DIVIDEND)

On average per
July 2006 year May 1997-
- June 2007 June 2007
The Castellum Share 16.1% 22.7%
OMX Stockholm (SIX Return) 37.9% 11.9%
Real Estate Index Sweden (EPRA) 19.4% 19.2%
Real Estate Index Europe (EPRA) 18.2% 15.3%

CALENDAR

Interim Report January-September 2007 17 October, 2007 Year-end Report 2007 23 January, 2008 Annual General Meeting 27 March, 2008 Interim Report January-March 2008 16 April 2008 Half-year Report January-June 2008 16 July, 2008 Interim Report January-September 2008 16 October, 2008 Year-end Report 2008 21 January, 2008 Annual General Meeting 26 March, 2009

For further information please contact Håkan Hellström, CEO telephone +46 31-60 74 00

www.castellum.se

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The photos in this Half-year Report show Bagaren 10 in Växjö.

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