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Citycon Oyj Capital/Financing Update 2021

Mar 3, 2021

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Capital/Financing Update

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Citycon Group intends to issue a euro-denominated green bond

Citycon Group intends to issue a euro-denominated green bond

CITYCON OYJ Stock Exchange Release 3 March 2021 at 10:50 hrs

NOT TO BE RELEASED, PUBLISHED OR DISTRIBUTED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE
OR IN PART IN OR INTO OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED IN OR RESIDENT IN THE UNITED
STATES, ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (TOGETHER THE "UNITED STATES"), AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN
OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE
UNLAWFUL.

Citycon Group intends to issue a euro-denominated senior unsecured bond
approximately with a maturity of 7 years in an amount of around EUR 300 million.
The bond would be offered to institutional investors and would be issued by
Citycon Treasury B.V. and guaranteed by Citycon Oyj. Citycon Treasury B.V. would
apply for the bond to be admitted to the Official List of the Irish Stock
Exchange (Euronext Dublin) and to trading on its regulated market. The bond
would be issued under the issuer’s EUR 1,500,000,000 EMTN programme dated 26
March 2020 and supplemented on 11 November 2020 and 1 March 2021.

All net proceeds from any potential bond issue would be used to refinance
existing debt and for such general corporate purposes of the Group that meet
Citycon’s green financing framework requirements. The issuance is a part of
Citycon Group’s refinancing transaction, and Citycon expects to apply a portion
of the net proceeds of any potential issue to purchasing certain euro
-denominated bonds issued by the Citycon Group which are validly tendered and
accepted for purchase in accordance with the tender offer launched by Citycon on
3 March 2021.

Citycon’s green financing framework reflects practices that support the
transition to a sustainable and low carbon economy through the development of
green assets. Proceeds allocated in accordance with the framework will be used
to finance or re-finance eligible green assets in categories green buildings,
energy efficiency, renewable energy or waste management.

Citycon Group has mandated Danske Bank, Deutsche Bank, Nordea Bank, OP Corporate
Bank, SEB and Swedbank as Joint Bookrunners.

CITYCON OYJ

For further information, please contact:
Eero Sihvonen
Executive VP and CFO
Tel. +358 50 557 9137
[email protected]

Laura Jauhiainen
Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations
Tel. +358 40 823 9497
[email protected]

Citycon is a leading owner, manager and developer of mixed-use centres for urban
living including retail, office space and housing. We are committed to
sustainable property management in the Nordic region with assets that total
approximately EUR 4.4 billion. Our centres are located in urban hubs with a
direct connection to public transport. Placed in the heart of communities, our
centres are anchored by groceries, healthcare and services to cater for the
everyday needs of customers.

Citycon has investment-grade credit ratings from Moody's (Baa3), Fitch (BBB-)
and Standard & Poor's (BBB-). Citycon Oyj’s share is listed in Nasdaq Helsinki.

www.citycon.com

Important regulatory notice

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or invitation
to sell or issue, or any solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, any
securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction nor shall it (or any
part of this announcement) or the fact of its distribution form the basis of, or
be relied upon in connection with, or act as any inducement to enter into, any
contract or commitment.  Recipients of this announcement who intend to purchase
any securities are reminded that any such purchase or subscription must be made
solely on the basis of the information contained in any final form prospectus
published in connection with any such securities, which if and when published
will be available on the website of the Central Bank of Ireland.  The
transaction described above and the distribution of this announcement and other
information in connection with the transaction in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted by law and persons into whose possession any document or other
information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe
any such restriction.  Any failure to comply with these restrictions may
constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This communication is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States,
Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so would be
unlawful.  Neither Citycon Oyj nor Citycon Treasury B.V. has registered, or
intends to register, securities in any of these jurisdictions or to conduct an
offer of securities for sale in any of these jurisdictions.  In particular, no
securities of Citycon Oyj or Citycon Treasury B.V. have been or will be
registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), and such securities may not be offered, sold or delivered within the
United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined
in Regulation S under the Securities Act) except pursuant to an exemption from,
or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the
Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws.

This announcement is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United
Kingdom or (ii) to investment professionals falling within the definition of
"investment professionals" in Article 19 of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”) or (iii)
high net worth companies, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be
communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such
persons in (i), (ii) and (iii) above together being referred to as "relevant
persons").