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Intrum Regulatory Filings 2016

Oct 28, 2016

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Stockholm 28 October 2016 (page 1 of 1)

PRESSRELEASE

Intrum Justitia AB (publ) Corporate identity no.:556607-7581

This information is information that Intrum Justitia AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 11.05 CET on Oct 28th 2016.

Intrum Justitia acquires secured debt portfolio

Intrum Justitia has entered into an agreement to acquire a non-performing secured debt portfolio in Hungary for a total investment of about EUR 62 million. The seller is Erste Bank Hungary, part of an international bank group and the portfolio consists of a large number of non-performing consumer loans secured by real estate.

"This investment is in line with our strategy to expand our purchase debt business for consumer unsecured receivables to adjacent asset classes, in countries where we have a strong market position and solid operations. Through acquiring secured debt portfolios, we also broaden our commitment to be a trusted partner for clients in the bank and finance industry", says Mikael Ericson, CEO of Intrum Justitia.

The investment will be financed by Intrum Justitia's available cash and credit facilities.

For further information, please contact:

Erik Forsberg, CFO Tel: + 46 8 546 102 02

Intrum Justitia is Europe's leading Credit Management Services (CMS) group, offering comprehensive services, including purchase of receivables, designed to measurably improve clients' cash flows and long-term profitability. Founded in 1923, Intrum Justitia has some 3,850 employees in 19 markets. Consolidated revenues amounted to SEK 5.6 billion in 2015. Intrum Justitia AB is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 2002. For further information, please visit www.intrum.com