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Catena Interim / Quarterly Report 2007

Oct 24, 2007

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INTERIM REPORT JANUARY – SEPTEMBER 2007

Malmö Urnes 1, Svågertorp (The property was acquired in June 2007.)

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Catena shall own, effectively manage and actively develop commercial real estate in prime locations that offer the potential to generate steadily growing cash flow and good growth. Catena's overriding objective is to provide shareholders with a favorable long-term total return by being one of the leading players involved in commercial real estate in a number of strategic locations.

INTERIM REPORT JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2007

  • Rental revenue during the period totaled SEK 133.7 M (131.8 for the corresponding period in 2006).
  • Income from property management for the period amounted to SEK 54.8 M (70.8), or SEK 4.74 per share (6.12).
  • Profit before tax for the period was SEK 226.6 M (195.1).
  • Profit after tax for the period amounted to SEK 178.2 M (143.4) or SEK 15.41 per share (12.40).
  • Sales of properties resulted in a realized change in value of SEK 37.7 M (-).
  • Investments in the existing portfolio of about SEK 115 M were decided during the period.
  • Acquisitions of properties totaling SEK 24 M were made.
  • An Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders will be held on October 25, 2007 to elect a partially new Board of Directors.

Peter Hallgren, President and CEO:

"Catena's performance continues to meet our expectations. Profit for the period after tax rose by 24% to SEK 178 M. The value of the existing real estate portfolio continues to grow and the change in the first nine months of the year was SEK 132 M, of which SEK 38 M pertains to the third quarter. This increase in value is an effect of reduced required returns for some properties, continued investment and new leases, which have a value-increasing effect.

"The lower income from property management is primarily attributable to exchange-rate fluctuations, mainly due to the strengthening of the Norwegian krona. However, currency changes had a positive effect on the translation reserve in shareholders' equity.

"We continue our work on developing and improving our existing properties. Our strategy also includes acquiring property and land with development potential. A weaker market situation and financial concern can increase the opportunities for such acquisitions. Catena is well prepared for a potential market change."

FOCUS ON COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

Catena is a real estate company that focuses on properties in external retailing locations. The real estate portfolio is located in four growth regions in the Nordic countries: Stockholm and the Mälardalen, Västra Götaland, Öresund and Oslo.

SUMMARY OF STRATEGY AND DIRECTION

Catena shall:

  • Actively manage the real estate portfolio, focusing on stimulating long-term customer relationships by offering attractive premises in close cooperation with our tenants.
  • Acquire commercial properties with good potential to achieve long-term growth and stable revenue.
  • Actively improve and develop the real estate portfolio by identifying and implementing value-adding measures that increase the properties' attractiveness and yield, with due consideration of risk.
  • Divest properties for which the potential to create additional value growth is deemed limited.

FINANCIAL TARGETS

Over a business cycle, Catena aims to achieve the following targets:

  • Return on shareholders' equity that exceeds the risk-free interest by not less than 5 percentage points1 .
  • Interest coverage ratio not less than 1.75.
  • Equity/assets ratio not lower than 25% and not higher than 35%.

DIVIDEND POLICY

Long-term, Catena's dividend shall amount to 75% of the income from property management2 after tax3 .

REVENUES, EXPENSES AND EARNINGS

GROUP

Rental revenue

Rental revenues have increased from SEK 131.8 M to SEK 133.7 M. The increase is primarily attributable to upward indexation, new rental contracts and increased rental revenues from remodeling for tenants. Of the rental revenues, 94% are revenues from the Bilia Group.

The revenue-based occupancy rate totaled 98.4% (98.8) on October 1, 2007. The total rental value of vacant premises amounted to SEK 2.8 M (2.1). The average lease term was 10.5 years.

Property expenses

Property expenses totaled SEK 17.3 M (19.1). Of total property expenses, operating expenses declined by SEK 0.2 M and repair and maintenance by SEK 1.0 M, compared with the preceding year. The deviation in operating expenses derives mainly from the Norwegian properties. In Sweden, repair and maintenance expenses were less extensive during the current year compared with the preceding year. Property administration declined by SEK 1.5 M, primarily due to the purchase of fewer services.

Operating surplus

The operating surplus for the period totaled SEK 116.4 M (112.7).

Other operating revenues

SEK 1.5 M (1.0) of other operating revenues, which totaled SEK 4.8 M (3.7), was attributable to consulting fees, SEK 1.8 M (-) to invoicing transferred to tenants and SEK 1.5 M (-) to non-recurring compensation for infringement of rights of use. The figure for the preceding year also included revenues of SEK 2.7 M related to leased properties.

Other operating expenses

Other operating expenses consisted of purchases for which invoicing was passed on to tenants of SEK 1.8 M (-) and consulting fees of SEK 0.3 M (-). The preceding year's operating expenses pertained mainly to expenses for leased premises.

1 Risk-free interest is defined as interest on a five-year Swedish Government bond. 2 Profit after financial items excluding realized and unrealized changes in value.

3 Profit after financial items charged with 28% standard tax.

Central administration

Expenses relating to central administration totaled SEK 13.1 M (19.2). The item covers expenses for Group management and other corporate functions. The amount for the preceding year includes costs incurred in connection with the stock-exchange listing of SEK 10.6 M. The increased expenses for other central administration are primarily attributable to the fact that Catena was not listed for the entire corresponding period in the preceding year. This meant that expenses for an annual report, an annual general meeting, payroll expenses for current staffing, etc., were not included.

Net financial items

Net financial items for the period amounted to an expense of SEK 51.2 M (23.8). Net financial items for the period included unrealized exchange losses of SEK 10.8 M (gains: 6.1).

These exchange losses are attributable to the strengthening of the NOK to the SEK, which affected the Group's financial net negatively. The higher interest expenses are due to a rise in market interest rates compared with the corresponding period in 2006.

Financial items

2007 2006
SEK M Jan-Sept Jan-Sept
Interest income 1.9 0.5
Interest expenses -39.0 -32.7
Net exchange rate fluctuations, unrealized -10.8 6.1
Net exchange rate fluctuations, realized -3.3 2.3
Net financial items -51.2 -23.8

Income from property management

Income from property management totaled SEK 54.8 M (70.8).

Changes in value

Properties

All of the Group's properties, except those in Norway, have been valued internally applying external return requirements. The properties in Norway have been appraised by an external party. For more information about the appraisal method, refer to Catena's 2006 Annual Report.

Change in book value of the properties

2007 2006
SEK M Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Sep.
Book value at beginning of the period 2,158 2,016
Value changes 132 120
Investments in existing portfolio 61 31
Investments in new properties 24 -
Currency effect 28 -11
Book value at the end of the period 2,403 2,156

Financial derivatives

To achieve the interest rate structure stipulated in the Group's finance policy, Catena utilizes interest swaps. The value of these interest swaps increases or decreases to the extent that the agreed interest rate deviates from the corresponding market rate. The unrealized value of the aforementioned interest swaps was SEK 15.1 M (2.9) on the balance-sheet date, of which the change in value for the period amounts to SEK 6.4 M (2.9).

Through its holdings of properties in Norway and Denmark, the Group is exposed to the exchange rates for these countries' currencies. To reduce this exposure, the Group raises loans in the currencies of these two countries. In those cases where Catena has yet to utilize the opportunity to issue binding credits, the Group has instead utilized currency forward contracts to reduce this exposure. The unrealized change in value of currency forward contracts amounted to a negative SEK 4.5 M (positive: 1.8) on the balance-sheet date. The difference is attributable to the strengthening of the NOK to the SEK during the period.

As a whole, the strong NOK and DKK have had a positive effect, among other factors through the currency translation difference in shareholders' equity developing positively by SEK 21.0 M during the period compared with year-end 2006. See the table below for the net effect of currency fluctuations on the income statement and shareholders' equity.

Exchange rate fluctuations

2007 2006
SEK M Jan-Sept Jan-Sept
In income statement
Exchange rate fluctuations on receivables
and liabilities, Group companies
-18.7 10.2
In equity
Net change in translation reserve 21.0 -10.7
Net influence 2.3 -0.5

Taxes

Current tax paid for the period amounted to SEK 12.9 M (13.5) and deferred tax to SEK 35.5 M (38.2). The change in deferred tax is largely attributable to unrealized changes in value. Catena has no unutilized loss carryforwards.

Profit after tax for the period

Profit after tax for the period totaled SEK 178.2 M (143.4).

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTY FACTORS

General

Catena is exposed to a number of risks that may affect the company's business and earnings, as well as the value of property. Through its holdings of properties in Denmark and Norway, the income statement and balance sheet can also be affected by fluctuations in the currencies of these countries against the Swedish krona. Included among the other risks are risks in leases, changes in operation and maintenance expenses and interest and financing risks.

Value change

Valuation of the properties managed by the Group was carried out internally, with the help of externally obtained return requirements, except for properties in Norway, where external appraisals were done. The same principles were used as for the valuation performed at the beginning of 2007. The valuation of properties is associated with forwardlooking assumptions, entailing a margin of error of +/- 5-10% at the property level.

The value of the Group's financial instruments, interest swaps and futures contracts is obtained externally. The value of these instruments varies with contracted interest rates, market interest rates and currency-exchange rates.

Beyond that stated in this interim report, no significant changes have occurred compared with that stated in the annual report.

For further information about risk and uncertainty factors, please see Catena's 2006 Annual Report, pages 16-17 and pages 60-61.

The Parent Company

The Parent Company is exposed to the aforementioned risks through liabilities to foreign subsidiaries, loans and financial derivatives.

PARENT COMPANY

The operations of the Parent Company, Catena AB, primarily consist of Group-wide functions and management of the Group's subsidiaries.

During the period, central administration expenses decreased from SEK 23,7 M to SEK 16,8 M. The change is largely attributable to expenses associated with the exchange listing charged to the corresponding period of 2006.

The Parent Company's operating profit is 100% (100) due to billing for internally provided services.

PROPERTIES

The Group's real estate portfolio consists of commercial premises located in Stockholm and the Mälardalen, Västra Götaland, Öresund and Oslo regions. On September 30, 2007, the real estate portfolio consisted of 30 properties, of which six are held on leasehold, with a rentable area of 225,907 square meters. At the beginning of October 2007, the land of the Lilleström property was acquired through the redemption of the leasehold agreement.

The properties are booked at a carrying amount of SEK 2,403 M, which corresponds to the properties' estimated market value. On October 1, 2007, the rental value totaled SEK 180.4 M and the contractual rental revenues totaled SEK 177.6 M on an annual basis. The revenue-related occupancy rate was 98.4%.

Property investments/acquisitions

Investments in existing properties amounted to SEK 61 M. This amount pertains primarily to renovation and expansion projects.

During the period, one property was acquired. The acquisition took place in the month of June.

The property portfolio on September 30, 2007 – segment information

The compilation below is based on Catena's real estate portfolio on September 30, 2007. Rental revenue consists of contractual rental revenue on an annual basis as of October 1, 2007. Operating and maintenance expenses as well as expenses incurred in property administration, which are included in the operating surplus, consist of the result for October 2006 – September 2007 for the properties held on September 30, 2007. Property tax and leasehold costs are calculated on the basis of the properties' current tax-assessed values and leasehold contracts.

Book value (totaled SEK 2,403 M) by region as of September 30, 2007

Rental value (totaled SEK 180.4 M) by region as of October 1, 2007

Maturity structure, leases, as of October 1, 2007 (SEK M)1)

1) Maturity structure excluding deviation possibilities in general agreements with Bilia.

The general agreement concerns seven properties, which together cover 16.3% of the total rental value. The general agreement gives Bilia the possibility of leaving spaces corresponding to a maximum of one third of the base rent as of December 31, 2008, a maximum of two thirds as of December 31, 2011 and all spaces covered by the general agreement as of December 31, 2014. The framework agreement thereby expires. Under the general agreement, the tenant is not entitled to leave spaces at times other than those stated above.

Lease-duration structure as of October 1, 2007

Contracted rental
revenue
Expiry, No. of Leased floor SEK M Proportion,
year agreements space, sq.m. %
2007 4 3,126 2.2 1.2
2008 19 16,658 12.9 7.0
2009 9 7,292 6.0 3.2
2010 4 1,397 1.1 0.6
2011 1 300 0.2 0.1
2012 3 1,050 1.9 1.0
2013 1 7,809 4.7 2.5
2014 8 40,739 30.8 16.6
2015 3 14,027 10.8 5.8
2016 3 3,830 3.9 2.1
2017 2 10,582 8.5 4.6
2018 0 0 0.0 0.0
2019 1 18,995 15.6 8.4
2020 2 19,951 22.7 12.3
2021 2 45,517 31.1 16.8
2022 3 27,010 23.3 12.6
2023 1 6,921 9.4 5.1
Total 66 225,204 185.1 100.0

Average lease-duration is 10.5 years

In the tables Contracted rental revenues and the Maturity structure, leases, signed leases, which have not yet entered into effect, are included.

The property portfolio as of September 30, 2007 – segment information

Economic Rental Operating Yield on
Number of Rentable Book value Rental value 1) occupancy revenue 2) surplus 3) properties 4)
Segment/region properties area, sq.m. SEK M SEK/sq.m. SEK M SEK/sq.m. rate, % SEK M SEK M %
Stockholm and Mälardalen 9 88,815 851 9,582 65.3 735 98.0 64.0 52.7 6.2
Västra Götaland 10 57,486 594 10,333 44.6 776 100.0 44.6 40.1 6.8
Öresund 7 50,211 477 9,500 40.2 801 96.3 38.7 34.0 7.1
Oslo 4 29,395 481 16,363 30.3 1,031 100.0 30.3 28.8 6.0
Total 30 225,907 2,403 10,637 180.4 799 98.4 177.6 155.6 6.5

1) Rental revenues as of October 1, 2007, with addition of assessed value of vacant space on an annual basis.

2) Rental revenues as of October 1, 2007 on an annual basis.

3) Rental revenues as of October 1, 2007, less property expenses for comparable properties during the past 12 months.

4) Calculated yield on properties for 12 months.

FINANCING

Shareholders' equity

Shareholders' equity as of September 30, 2007 totaled SEK 967 M (722) and the equity/assets ratio was 38.7% (32.0). Over the long term, the equity/assets ratio should remain within the interval of 25-35%.

Liquidity

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments as of September 30, 2007 totaled SEK 64.4 M (79.2). In addition to cash and cash equivalents, the Group had SEK 75 M (75) in unutilized lines of credit and SEK 83 M (80) in unutilized binding credits.

Interest-bearing liabilities

As of September 30, 2007, Catena had longterm credit agreements of SEK 1,288 M, of which SEK 1,205 M had been utilized.

Interest-bearing liabilities at the close of the period totaled SEK 1,205 M (1,266). The average remaining fixed credit period was 3.6 years (4.6) as of September 30, 2007.

As of September 30, 2007, the average fixedinterest period was 2.02 years (1.85) and the average interest rate was 4.38% (3.59%).

This fixed-interest period was achieved by using swap agreements in SEK and NOK to extend outstanding loans with short fixed-interest periods.

Interest-bearing liabilities are distributed as per the following: 83.0% loans in SEK, 11.3% loans in NOK and 5.7% loans in DKK.

Provisions

Provisions of SEK 242 M (175) included provisions for deferred taxes of SEK 232 M (165).

Interest maturity structure as of September 30, 2007

Loan amount Ave. interest rate
Maturity, year SEK M % Share
2007 447.2 4.48 37.0%
2008 130.0 3.59 10.8%
2009 130.0 3.87 10.8%
2010 130.0 4.04 10.8%
2011 130.0 4.19 10.8%
2012 130.0 4.28 10.8%
2014 107.9 6.06 9.0%
Total 1,205.1 4.38 100.0%

ORGANIZATION

Legal structure

Catena AB, corporate registration number 556294-1715, is the Parent Company of a Group with three wholly owned subsidiaries, one Swedish, one Norwegian and one Danish. The Norwegian and Danish companies own the Norwegian and Danish real estate, respectively. In turn, the Swedish subsidiary has a Group relationship with 13 companies that own the Group's Swedish real estate portfolio. In addition, there is one dormant Swedish company.

Personnel

Of the 14 (13) employees, 3 (2) are women.

Senior management and the finance function are located in Gothenburg and consist of a total of seven employees. In addition, there are administrative personnel in Gothenburg, Stockholm, Malmö and Oslo.

Loan maturity structure as of September 30, 2007

Credit agreements Utilized
Maturity, year SEK M SEK M Share
2007 ----- -----
2008 ----- -----
2009 ----- -----
2010 317.4 317.4 26.3%
2011 615.4 532.7 44.2%
2012 355.0 355.0 29.5%
2014 ----- -----
Total 1 ,287.8 1,205.1 100.0%

CATENA SHARE

The Catena share is listed on the OMX – Nordic List Small Cap.

The last price paid on September 28, 2007 was SEK 113.00 per share, corresponding to a market capitalization of about SEK 1,307 M.

As of September 28, 2007, the number of shares in Catena was 11,564,500 distributed among 18,842 owners.

Shareholders on September 28, 2007 No. of shares Votes (%)
Endicott Sweden AB (CLS Holding plc) 3,361,000 29.1%
Erik Selin gruppen 2,406,300 20.8%
Catella fonder 1,198,756 10.4%
Länsförsäkringar fonder 612,200 5.3%
Skandia Liv 287,000 2.5%
Swedbank Robur fonder 180,876 1.6%
Mellon US Tax Exempt Account 102,500 0.9%
Investment AB Öresund 65,968 0.6%
Odin Eiendom 60,400 0.5%
Skandia fonder 57,637 0.5%
Total , 10 largest 8,332,637 72.1%
Others 3,231,863 27.9%
Total 11,564,500 100.0%

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

Catena observes the IFRS standards adopted by the EU. This interim report was prepared in accordance with IAS 34. The accounting principles and computation methods comply with those applied in the most recent annual report.

NOMINATION COMMITTEE

Due to changes in ownership in Catena, part of the Nomination Committee has been newly appointed.

The Nomination Committee now has the following composition:

Thomas Lundqvist CLS Holding plc.
Christian Hahne Erik Selin Fastigheter AB
Gunnar Lindberg Länsförsäkringar
Ulf Strömsten Catella.

Ulf Strömsten was appointed chairman of the Nomination Committee.

CALENDAR

Extraordinary general meeting October 25, 2007
Year-end report February 8, 2008
2008 Annual General Meeting April 21, 2008

Gothenburg, October 24, 2007

Catena AB (publ)

Peter Hallgren President

This interim report has not been reviewed by the company's auditors.

Consolidated income statement

Result Result Result Result Result
2007 2006 2007 2006 2006
SEK M Jul.-Sep. Jul.-Sep. Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Dec.
Rental revenue 44.5 43.7 133.7 131.8 177.0
Operating expense -0.3 -0.2 -1.4 -1.6 -1.3
Repair and maintenance expenses -1.8 -1.8 -5.4 -6.4 -9.3
Property tax -1.7 -1.4 -5.1 -4.2 -5.6
Ground rent -0.5 -0.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.9
Property administration -1.3 -1.8 -3.9 -5.4 -7.2
Net operating income 38.9 38.0 116.4 112.7 151.7
Other operating income 1.4 1.0 4.8 3.7 7.9
Other operating expenses -0.9 -0.9 -2.1 -2.6 -5.9
Central administration -3.7 -1.5 -13.1 -19.2 -24.1
Net financial items -16.6 -8.6 -51.2 -23.8 -30.1
Income from property management 19.1 28.0 54.8 70.8 99.5
Changes in value
Properties, realized - - 37.7 0.0 -
Properties, unrealized 37.7 60.2 132.2 119.6 241.8
Financial derivatives, unrealized -4.5 -2.8 1.9 4.7 11.0
Profit before tax 52.3 85.4 226.6 195.1 352.3
Current tax -3.8 -4.5 -12.9 -13.5 -19.2
Deferred taxes -11.0 -18.4 -35.5 -38.2 -78.1
Profit for the period after taxes 37.5 62.5 178.2 143.4 255.0
Earnings per share 3.24 5.40 15.41 12.40 22.05
Number of shares at end of period, thousands 1 11,565 11,565 11,565 11,565 11,565
Average number of shares, thousands 11,565 11,565 11,565 11,565 11,565

1) The company has no warrants or convertibles outstanding.

Information per segment/region

Rental revenue Net operating income Book value Investments
2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
SEK M Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Sep. 30/Sep 30/Sep Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Sep.
Stockholm och Mälardalen 48.4 48.6 39.7 39.5 851 848 2.1 13.7
Västra Götaland 35.4 34.2 31.5 29.5 594 529 20.7 10.9
Öresund 28.6 28.7 25.1 24.9 477 430 2.1 6.0
Oslo 21.3 20.3 20.1 18.8 481 349 35.7 0.8
Total 133.7 131.8 116.4 112.7 2,403 2,156 60.6 31.4

Consolidated balance statement

Result Result Result
SEK M Sep. 30, 2007 Sep. 30, 2006 Dec. 31, 2006
Assets
Properties 2,403 2,156 2,352
Other tangible fixed assets 7 8 6
Financial fixed assets 15 6 11
Current assets 8 5 7
Cash and cash equivalents 64 79 63
Total assets 2,497 2,254 2,439
Equity and liabilities
Equity 967 722 825
Provisions 242 175 213
Interest-bearing liabilities 1,205 1,266 1,308
Noninterest-bearing liabilities 83 91 93
Total equity and liabilities 2,497 2,254 2,439

Changes in consolidated equity

Result Result Result
2007 2006 2006
SEK M Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Dec.
Opening shareholders' equity 826 530 530
Net changes in hedging reserve - - -1
Net changes in translation reserve 21 -11 -18
Shareholder contribution - 60 60
Dividend -58 - -
Profit at the end of the period 178 143 255
Closing shareholders' equity 967 722 826

Consolidated cash-flow statement

Result Result Result
2007 2006 2006
SEK M Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Dec.
Management result 55 71 99
Adjustments for non-cash items 11 2 -
Tax paid -22 -4 -14
Change in working capital -2 54 59
Cash-flow from operating activities 42 123 144
Change in financial fixed assets - 2 -
Change in tangible fixed assets 120 -35 -115
Change in long-term receivables - - 2
Cash-flow from investing activities 120 -33 -113
Shareholder contribution - 60 60
Paid dividend -58 - -
Change in interest-bearing liabilities -103 -71 -28
Cash-flow from financing activities -161 -11 32
Cash-flow for the period 1 79 63
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 63 - -
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 64 79 63

Key ratios, Group

Result Result Result
2007 2006 2006
Financial Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Dec.
Return on shareholders' equity, % 26.5 30.5 37.6
Return on total capital, % 14.3 14.1 17.7
Equity/assets ratio, % 38.7 32.0 33.8
Interest coverage ratio before taxes, mutiple 6.8 7.0 8.8
Interest coverage ratio, management result, mutiple 2.4 3.2 3.2
Loan-to-value ratio, properties, % 50.1 58.7 55.6
Debt/equity ratio, multiple 1.2 1.8 1.6
Share-related (pertains to number of shares at the end of period)
Net profit for the period per share, SEK 15.41 12.40 22.05
Pre-tax profit for the period per share, SEK 19.59 16.87 30.46
Management result for the period after standard tax per share, SEK 3.41 4.41 6.19
Management result for the period per share, SEK 4.74 6.12 8.60
Shareholders' equity per share, SEK 83.62 62.43 71.34
Dividend per share, SEK 5.00 - -
Number of shares at the end of the period, thousands 11,565 11,565 11,565
Average number of shares at the end of the period, thousands 11,565 11,565 11,565
Property-related
Book value of properties, SEK M 2,403 2,156 2,352
Direct yield, % 6.3 7.0 6.6
Rentable area, sq.m. 225,907 252,090 258,462
Rental revenue per sq.m., SEK 766 697 697
Operating surplus, per sq.m., SEK 667 596 599
Revenue-based occupancy rate, % 98.4 98.8 98.8
Surplus ratio, % 87.1 85.5 85.7
Employees
Number of employees at the end of the period 14 13 14

Parent Company income statement

Result Result Result
2007 2006 2006
SEK M Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Sep. Jan.-Dec.
Rental revenue 0.2 0.2 0.3
Operating expense -0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Net operating income 0.1 0.1 0.2
Other operating income 16.1 16.1 22.9
Other operating expenses -0.8 -2.9 -3.2
Central administration -16.8 -23.7 -30.1
Net financial items 14.8 3.4 7.3
Income from property management 13.4 -7.0 -2.9
Changes in value
Financial derivatives, unrealized 2.6 4.7 11.0
Profit before tax 16.0 -2.3 8.1
Appropriations - - -0.3
Current tax 4.0 0.4 -2.7
Profit for the period after taxes 20.0 -1.9 5.1

Parent Company balance statement

Result Result Result
SEK M Sep. 30, 2007 Sep. 30, 2006 Dec. 31, 2006
Assets
Investment properties 2 2 2
Other tangible fixed assets 1 1 2
Financial fixed assets 2,028 1,654 1,661
Other current assets 9 4 407
Cash and cash equivalents 63 79 63
Total assets 2,103 1,740 2,135
Equity and liabilities
Equity 593 603 631
Provisions 9 8 8
Long term debt 995 1,064 1,116
Short term debt 506 65 380
Total equity and liabilities 2,103 1,740 2,135

Definitions

Average number of shares

Weighted average of number of shares at the beginning and end of the period.

Book value of properties Book value of properties, land, construction in progress and building fixtures and fittings.

Cash flow for the period from operating activities per share

Management income for the period divided by the number of shares outstanding at year-end.

Debt/equity ratio

Interest-bearing liabilities divided by equity.

Economic occupancy rate Rental revenue as a percentage of rental value.

Equity per share

Equity at the end of the period in relation to the number of shares at the end of the period.

Equity/assets ratio

Equity as a percentage of total assets.

Interest coverage ratio, before tax

Pre-tax profit after reversing interest expense, divided by interest expense.

Interest coverage ratio, current management

Income from property management after reversing interest expense, divided by interest expense.

Lettable area Total area available for letting.

Loan-to-value ratio, properties

Interest-bearing liabilities as a percentage of the book value of properties.

Management income for the period after standard tax per share

Management income for the period less 28 per cents tax, divided by the average number of shares.

Net operating income per sq.m.

Net operating income on an annual basis divided by lettable area.

Net profit for the period per share

Net profit for the period divided by the number of shares outstanding at year-end.

Number of properties Total number of properties owned by the Catena Group.

Number of shares Registered number of shares on a particular date.

Pre-tax profit for the period per share Profit before tax divided by the number of shares outstanding at year-end.

Property expenses

Operating expense, repair and maintenance costs, site leasehold charges/ground rents, property tax and property administration.

Rental revenue Rents charged including supplements such as payment for property tax, etc.

Rental revenue per sq.m. Rental revenue on an annual basis divided by lettable area.

Rental value

Contracted rental revenue and potential rental revenue for vacant premises assessed by Catena.

Return on equity

Net profit for the period as a percentage of average equity.

Return on total capital

Income from property management for the period after financial items plus interest expense as a percentage of average total assets.

Surplus ratio

Net operating income as a percentage of rental revenue.

Yield

Net operating income on an annual basis as a percentage of the properties' book value at the end of the period.

CATENA AB (publ)

Corp. Re. no:556294-1715 Box 262 SE-401 24 Göteborg Visitors: Lilla Bommen 6 Telephone:+46-(0) 31 760 09 30 Fax: +46 (0)31 700 89 88 www.catenafastigheter.se

Västra Götalands region

Box 262 SE-401 24 Göteborg Visitors: Lilla Bommen 6 Tel:+46- 31 760 09 30 Fax: +46 31 700 89 88

Stockholm and Mälardalen region

Frösundaleden 4 SE-169 70 Solna Telephone: +46 (0)31 760 09 30 Fax: +46 (0)8 734 90 09

Öresund region

Box 21007 SE-200 21 Malmö Visitors: Agnesfridsvägen 121 Telephone: +46 (0)31 760 09 30 Fax: +46 (0)40 671 03 30

Oslo region

Postboks 193 Økern NO-0510 Oslo Vistors: Økernveien 115 Telephone: +47 22 65 55 05 Fax +47 22 64 76 10