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Citycon Oyj

Share Issue/Capital Change Dec 31, 2025

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G City Ltd. commences the mandatory public cash tender offer for all the outstanding shares and stock options in Citycon Oyj on 2 January 2026

G City Ltd. commences the mandatory public cash tender offer for all the outstanding shares and stock options in Citycon Oyj on 2 January 2026

Citycon Oyj   Stock Exchange Release   31 December 2025 at 14:40 hrs

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION, OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, OR
SOUTH AFRICA, OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE TENDER OFFER WOULD BE
PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE SECTION
ENTITLED “IMPORTANT INFORMATION” BELOW.

Citycon Oyj (“Citycon”) announced on 2 December 2025 that G City Ltd (”G City”)
had announced a mandatory public tender offer for all shares and securities
entitling to shares in Citycon. G City's portion of all shares and voting rights
in Citycon has exceeded 50% as a result of a share transaction made on 3
November 2025 and G City has thereby become obligated to launch a mandatory
public tender offer for all shares and securities entitling to shares in Citycon
in accordance with Chapter 11, Section 19 of the Securities Markets Act
(746/2021, as amended).

G City has today announced the following information regarding its mandatory
public cash tender offer for all the outstanding shares and stock options in
Citycon:

G City Ltd. (“G City” or the “Offeror”) announced on 3 November 2025 its
obligation to launch a mandatory public tender offer for all shares in Citycon
Oyj (“Citycon” or the “Company”) and securities issued by Citycon entitling
their holders to shares in Citycon. Accordingly, on 2 December 2025, G City
announced the mandatory public tender offer for all the outstanding shares in
Citycon that are not held by Citycon or any of its subsidiaries (the “Shares")
and for all the issued and outstanding stock options in Citycon that are not
held by Citycon or any of its subsidiaries (the “Stock Options”) (the “Tender
Offer”).

The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has today approved the Finnish
language version of the tender offer document relating to the Tender Offer (the
“Tender Offer Document”). The offer period for the Tender Offer will commence on
2 January 2026 at 9:30 a.m. (Finnish time) and expire on 20 February 2026 at
4:00 p.m. (Finnish time) (the “Offer Period”). The Offeror reserves the right to
extend the Offer Period in accordance with the terms of the Tender Offer.

The Finnish language version of the Tender Offer Document is available on the
internet at evli.com/citycon-pakollinen-julkinen-ostotarjous. Similarly, the
English language translation of the Tender Offer Document is available at
evli.com/en/citycon-mandatory-public-tender-offer.

The offer price is EUR 4.00 in cash for each Share validly tendered in the
Tender Offer (the “Share Offer Price”).

The price offered for each Stock Option validly tendered in the Tender Offer is
EUR 0.38 in cash for each outstanding Stock Option 2025D (the “Option 2025D
Offer Price”), EUR 0.38 in cash for each outstanding Stock Option 2025E (the
“Option 2025E Offer Price”), and EUR 0.38 in cash for each outstanding Stock
Option 2025F (the “Option 2025F Offer Price”, together with the Option 2025D
Offer Price and the Option 2025E Offer Price, the “Option Offer Prices”).

Both the Share Offer Price and the Option Offer Prices are subject to possible
adjustments as described in the Tender Offer Document.

The Share Offer Price has been determined based on 183,569,011 Shares. The
Option 2025D Offer Price has been determined based on 298,308 issued and
outstanding Stock Options 2025D, the Option 2025E Offer Price has been
determined based on 298,308 issued and outstanding Stock Options 2025E, and the
Option 2025F Offer Price has been determined based on 298,308 issued and
outstanding Stock Options 2025F. The Company has informed the Offeror that the
applicable subscription periods for shares to be subscribed under Stock Option
Plan 2022A-D will end on 31 December 2025, prior to the commencement of the
Offer Period, and that there are no outstanding stock options under Stock Option
Plan 2024 and Stock Option Plan 2024A-C and, accordingly, the Tender Offer is
not extended to such stock options.

As at the date of this release, the Board of Directors of Citycon has not issued
a statement on the Tender Offer. The Offeror will supplement the Tender Offer
Document with Citycon's Board of Directors' statement after its publication.

According to Chapter 11, Section 15 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act
(746/2012, as amended, the “SMA”), a mandatory tender offer may be conditional
only upon obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals. The obligation of the
Offeror to complete the Tender Offer is conditional upon the receipt of all
necessary regulatory approvals, permits and consents required under any
applicable competition laws or other regulatory laws in any jurisdiction for the
completion of the Tender Offer by the Offeror on or prior to the date of the
Offeror's announcement of the final result of the Tender Offer in accordance
with Chapter 11, Section 18 of the SMA. The Offeror has identified Swedish
foreign direct investment clearance as the only necessary regulatory approval
for the completion of the Tender Offer.

Based on the information currently available, the Offeror expects to complete
the Tender Offer during the first quarter of 2026.

Most of the Finnish book-entry account operators are expected to send a
notification of the Tender Offer, including instructions and the relevant
acceptance form to their customers who are registered as shareholders in the
shareholders' register of the Company maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy.
Shareholders who do not receive such notification from their account operator or
asset manager should primarily contact their account operator or asset manager
and secondarily Evli Plc (“Evli”) by telephone +358 9 4766 9573 (weekdays
between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time)) or by email [email protected]
in order to receive the necessary information and submit their acceptance of the
Tender Offer. A shareholder in the Company whose shareholdings are registered in
the name of a nominee and who wishes to accept the Tender Offer shall effect
such acceptance in accordance with the nominee's instructions. The Offeror will
not send acceptance forms or other documents related to the Tender Offer to such
shareholders in the Company.

A shareholder in the Company who is registered as a shareholder in the
shareholders' register of the Company and who wishes to accept the Tender Offer
shall submit a properly completed and duly executed acceptance form to the
account operator managing the shareholder's book-entry account in accordance
with its instructions and within the time limit set by the account operator. The
Offeror reserves the right to reject any acceptance given in an incorrect or
incomplete manner.

The Tender Offer may be accepted by a holder of Stock Options registered during
the Offer Period in the register of Stock Options, with the exception of Citycon
and its subsidiaries. Evli will send a notification of the Tender Offer,
including instructions and the relevant acceptance form, to all such holders of
Stock Options. Holders of Stock Options who do not receive such a notification
from Evli can contact Evli by sending an email to [email protected]. To accept
the Tender Offer, holders of Stock Options shall submit a properly completed and
duly executed acceptance form in accordance with its instructions to Evli and
within the time limit set by Evli. The Offeror reserves the right to reject or
approve, in its sole discretion, any acceptances that have been submitted in an
incorrect or incomplete manner.

The Offeror will announce the preliminary result of the Tender Offer on or about
the first (1st) Finnish banking day following the expiry of the Offer Period or,
if applicable, the extended or discontinued Offer Period. The Offeror will
announce the final result on or about the third (3rd) Finnish banking day
following the expiry of the Offer Period or, if applicable, the extended or
discontinued Offer Period. The announcement of the final result will confirm the
percentages of the Shares and Stock Options that have been validly tendered and
not properly withdrawn.

The Offeror reserves the right to acquire Shares and Stock Options in public
trading on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd or otherwise during the Offer Period, and/or
after the Offer Period (including any extended Offer Period or subsequent offer
period) or otherwise outside the Tender Offer.

The full release published by G City is attached to this stock exchange release.

The Board of Directors of Citycon is reviewing the mandatory tender offer by
independent members in accordance with the Securities Markets Act and other
applicable laws and regulations and is expected to publish its statement on the
mandatory tender offer during the first part of January. Citycon has appointed
Deutsche Bank AG as its financial advisor and Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd as
its legal advisor in connection with the mandatory tender offer. Citycon has
undertaken to follow the Helsinki Takeover Code issued by the Finnish Securities
Market Association.

CITYCON OYJ

For further information, please contact:
Hilik Attias
Chief Financial Officer
Tel. +358 40 688 8580
[email protected] ([email protected])

Anni Torkko
Director, Group Corporate Analysis & IR
Tel. +358 45 358 0570
[email protected]

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

THIS RELEASE MAY NOT BE RELEASED OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, NEW
ZEALAND, OR SOUTH AFRICA, OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE TENDER OFFER
WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

THIS RELEASE IS NOT A TENDER OFFER DOCUMENT AND AS SUCH DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN
OFFER OR INVITATION TO MAKE A SALES OFFER. IN PARTICULAR, THIS RELEASE IS NOT AN
OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES DESCRIBED
HEREIN, AND IS NOT AN EXTENSION OF THE TENDER OFFER, IN, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG
KONG, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, OR SOUTH AFRICA. INVESTORS SHALL ACCEPT THE TENDER
OFFER FOR THE SHARES AND STOCK OPTIONS ONLY ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION
PROVIDED IN A TENDER OFFER DOCUMENT. OFFERS WILL NOT BE MADE DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE EITHER AN OFFER OR PARTICIPATION THEREIN IS
PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR WHERE ANY TENDER OFFER DOCUMENT OR REGISTRATION
OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS WOULD APPLY IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN FINLAND.

THE TENDER OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN ANY JURISDICTION
WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND, WHEN PUBLISHED, THE TENDER OFFER
DOCUMENT AND RELATED ACCEPTANCE FORMS WILL NOT AND MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED,
FORWARDED, OR TRANSMITTED INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE PROHIBITED BY
APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS. IN PARTICULAR, THE TENDER OFFER IS NOT BEING
MADE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO, OR BY USE OF THE POSTAL SERVICE OF, OR
BY ANY MEANS OR INSTRUMENTALITY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, FACSIMILE
TRANSMISSION, TELEX, TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET) OF INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN
COMMERCE OF, OR ANY FACILITIES OF A NATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE OF, AUSTRALIA,
CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, OR SOUTH AFRICA. THE TENDER OFFER CANNOT
BE ACCEPTED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY ANY SUCH USE, MEANS OR INSTRUMENTALITY
OR FROM WITHIN, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, OR SOUTH
AFRICA AND ANY PURPORTED ACCEPTANCE OF THE TENDER OFFER RESULTING DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY FROM A VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS WILL BE INVALID.

THIS RELEASE HAS BEEN PREPARED IN COMPLIANCE WITH FINNISH LAW, THE RULES OF
NASDAQ HELSINKI AND THE HELSINKI TAKEOVER CODE AND THE INFORMATION DISCLOSED MAY
NOT BE THE SAME AS THAT WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED IF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAD
BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF JURISDICTIONS OUTSIDE OF FINLAND.

Information for shareholders and holders of Stock Options of Citycon in the
United States

Shareholders and Stock Option holders of Citycon in the United States are
advised that the Shares are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange and that
Citycon is not subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and is not
required to, and does not, file any reports with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) thereunder.

The Tender Offer will be made for the issued and outstanding Shares and Stock
Options of Citycon, which is domiciled in Finland, and is subject to Finnish
disclosure and procedural requirements. The Tender Offer is expected to be made
in the United States pursuant to Section 14(e) of, and Regulation 14E, under the
Exchange Act, subject to the exemption provided under Rule 14d-1(d) under the
Exchange Act, for a Tier II tender offer and otherwise in accordance with the
disclosure and procedural requirements of Finnish law, including with respect to
the Tender Offer timetable, settlement procedures, withdrawal, waiver of
conditions and timing of payments, which are different from those applicable
under the tender offer procedures and laws of the United States for domestic
offers. In particular, the financial information included in this announcement
has been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards in Finland,
which may not be comparable to the financial statements or financial information
of U.S. companies. The Tender Offer is made to Citycon's shareholders and Stock
Option holders resident in the United States on the same terms and conditions as
those made to all other shareholders and Stock Option holders of Citycon to whom
an offer is made. Any informational documents, including this announcement, are
being disseminated to U.S. shareholders and Stock Option holders on a basis
comparable to the method that such documents are provided to Citycon's other
shareholders and Stock Option holders.

To the extent permissible under applicable law or regulations, the Offeror and
its affiliates or its brokers and its brokers' affiliates (acting as agents for
the Offeror or its affiliates, as applicable) may from time to time after the
date of this stock exchange release and during the pendency of the Tender Offer,
and other than pursuant to the Tender Offer, directly or indirectly purchase or
arrange to purchase Shares or any securities that are convertible into,
exchangeable for or exercisable for Shares, provided that any such purchases
shall be effected outside of the United States. These purchases may occur either
in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated
prices, and the consideration in the Tender Offer must be increased to match any
such consideration paid outside the Tender Offer. To the extent information
about such purchases or arrangements to purchase is made public in Finland, such
information will be disclosed by means of a press release or other means
reasonably calculated to inform U.S. shareholders and Stock Option holders of
Citycon of such information. In addition, the financial adviser to the Offeror
may also engage in ordinary course trading activities in securities of Citycon,
which may include purchases or arrangements to purchase such securities. To the
extent required in Finland, any information about such purchases will be made
public in Finland in the manner required by Finnish law.

Neither the SEC nor any U.S. state securities commission has approved or
disapproved the Tender Offer, passed upon the merits or fairness of the Tender
Offer, or passed any comment upon the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of the
disclosure in relation to the Tender Offer. Any representation to the contrary
is a criminal offence in the United States.

The receipt of cash pursuant to the Tender Offer by a U.S. holder of Shares or
Stock Options may be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes
and under applicable U.S. state and local, as well as foreign and other, tax
laws. Each holder of Shares or Stock Options is urged to consult its independent
professional advisers immediately regarding the tax and other consequences of
accepting the Tender Offer.

To the extent the Tender Offer is subject to U.S. securities laws, those laws
only apply to U.S. holders of Shares or Stock Options, and will not give rise to
claims on the part of any other person. It may be difficult for Citycon's
shareholders or Stock Option holders to enforce their rights and any claims they
may have arising under the U.S. federal securities laws, since the Offeror and
Citycon are located in non-U.S. jurisdictions and some or all of their
respective officers and directors may be residents of non-U.S. jurisdictions.
Citycon's shareholders or Stock Option holders may not be able to sue the
Offeror or Citycon or their respective officers or directors in a non-U.S. court
for violations of the U.S. federal securities laws. It may be difficult to
compel the Offeror and Citycon and their respective affiliates to subject
themselves to a U.S. court's judgment.

Forward-looking statements

This release contains statements that, to the extent they are not historical
facts, constitute “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements
include statements concerning plans, expectations, projections, objectives,
targets, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance,
capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to
acquisitions, competitive strengths and weaknesses, plans or goals relating to
financial position, future operations and development, business strategy and the
trends in the industries and the political and legal environment and other
information that is not historical information. In some instances, they can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms
“believes”, “intends”, “expects”, “may”, “will” or “should” or, in each case,
their negative or variations on comparable terminology. By their very nature,
forward-looking statements involve inherent risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, both general and specific, and risks exist that the predictions,
forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not be
achieved. Given these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, investors are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Any
forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as at the date of this
release.

Disclaimer

Evli Plc is acting as financial advisor to G City Ltd. and arranger in relation
to the Tender Offer, and will not regard any other person than G City Ltd. as
its client in relation to the Tender Offer and will not be responsible to anyone
other than the G City Ltd. for providing the protections afforded to its clients
nor for providing advice in relation to the Tender Offer or any other matters
referred to in this release.

Appendix

G City Ltd's release

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