SLP carries out a directed new class B share issue of approximately SEK 1,100 million
The Board of Directors of Swedish Logistic Property AB (publ) (”SLP” or the ”Company”) has pursuant to the authorization granted by the annual general meeting held on 24 April 2024, in accordance with the Company’s press release earlier today, resolved on a directed new share issue of 31,428,572 class B shares at a subscription price of SEK 35 per class B share (the “Share Issue”). Through the Share Issue, the Company raises proceeds of approximately SEK 1,100 million before transaction costs. Due to strong demand from investors, the Share Issue was increased from what was communicated in the press release earlier today from SEK 1,000 million to SEK 1,100 million. The subscription price has been determined through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure conducted by ABG Sundal Collier AB (“ABGSC”), Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Sverige (“Nordea”), Swedbank AB (publ) (“Swedbank”) and Van Lanschot Kempen N.V. (“Van Lanschot Kempen”), jointly (the “Managers”). A number of Swedish and international institutional investors participated in the Share Issue, including the Fourth AP Fund, Länsförsäkringar Fondförvaltning, Clearance Capital Limited and SEB Asset Management.
SLP’s Board of Directors (the ”Board”) has pursuant to the authorization granted by the annual general meeting held on 24 April 2024, in accordance with the Company’s press release earlier today, resolved on a directed new share issue of 31,428,572 class B shares at a subscription price of SEK 35 per class B share, consequently raising proceeds of approximately SEK 1,100 million before transaction costs. The subscription price per class B share represents a premium of 30 per cent to NAV per share as of 30 June 2024 and a discount of 4.9 per cent in relation to the closing price on Nasdaq Stockholm on 4 September 2024. Due to strong demand from investors, the Share Issue was increased from what was communicated in the press release earlier today from SEK 1,000 million to SEK 1,100 million. A number of Swedish and international institutional investors participated in the Share Issue, including the Fourth AP Fund, Länsförsäkringar Fondförvaltning, Clearance Capital Limited and SEB Asset Management.
SLP is a real estate company that acquires, develops, and manages logistic properties with sustainability in focus. The Company has an active acquisition strategy, averaging one acquisition per month since the Company´s first acquisition in the beginning of 2019. Since the IPO in March 2022, SLP has completed 25 acquisitions for a total value of approximately SEK 3.5 billion and invested approximately SEK 1.4 billion in existing properties and new projects. During the period January to June 2024, the Company has completed acquisitions for a total of SEK 843 million, which have complemented the Company's existing real estate portfolio. During the same period, SEK 724 million has been invested in existing properties and projects.
SLP continues to see strong demand for modern and efficient logistics properties. In light of this, the Share Issue is carried out to capitalise on investment opportunities in properties within the logistics space while maintaining the stable financial risk profile of SLP. The net proceeds are intended to be invested in property acquisitions and new construction projects at a net initial yield of over 6 per cent and in renovations, extensions as well as energy-saving projects at a net yield on cost of 10-12 per cent. SLP targets to acquire properties with development potential to further increase net operating income. The Company has a large pipeline of potential investment opportunities and the net proceeds from the Share Issue are expected to be deployed in 6-9 months. The Company’s loan-to-value is expected to decrease from 46.8 per cent (as reported per half-year 2024) to approximately 37.5 per cent as a result of the Share Issue. The Company targets medium-term average annual growth in NAV per share of 15 per cent and average annual growth in profit from property management per share of 15 per cent, which have been achieved in all years of operation.
Deviation from the shareholders’ pre-emptive rights
The Share Issue has been carried out with deviation from the shareholders' pre-emptive rights and has been resolved by the Board pursuant to the authorization granted by the annual general meeting on 24 April 2024.
Prior to the Share Issue, the Board has made an overall assessment and carefully considered the possibility of raising capital through a new share issue with preferential rights for the Company’s shareholders. The Board considers that the reasons for deviating from the shareholders’ preferential rights are (i) to diversify and strengthen the Company’s shareholder base with institutional investors in order to enhance the liquidity of the Company’s shares, (ii) that a rights issue would take longer time to implement which, under current market conditions, would entail a higher exposure to potential market volatility, and (iii) that the implementation of a directed share issue can be done at a lower cost and with less complexity than a rights issue. Considering the above, the Board has made the assessment that a directed new issue of class B shares with deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights is the most favourable alternative for the Company to carry out the capital raising.
The subscription price and the total number of new class B shares was determined through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure conducted by the Managers. By establishing the subscription price through an accelerated bookbuilding procedure to professional and institutional investors, it is the assessment of the Board that the subscription price accurately reflects current market conditions and demand. The Board therefore makes the assessment that the subscription price has been determined in such a way that market terms have been ensured.
Lock-up
The Company’s board members, management and third-largest shareholder (in terms of votes) Mikael Hofmann have, towards the Managers, subject to certain customary exemptions, agreed to not divest any shares in SLP for a period of 90 calendar days after the settlement date of the Share Issue. The transfer restrictions do not apply to transfers between the parties that will be subject to lock-up, whereby the shares that are transferred must continue to be subject to the transfer restrictions (including the lock-up period) that applied to the shares before the transfer. In addition, the Company has, towards the Managers, agreed not to issue further shares for a period of 90 calendar days after the settlement date of the Share Issue, subject to customary exemptions and with the exception for issues in kind, resolved by the Board utilizing the authorization from the annual general meeting on 24 April 2024, to satisfy the obligation to pay the purchase price for acquired companies or businesses.
The Share Issue increases the total number of shares in SLP by 31,428,572, from 226,641,235 to 258,069,807, divided into 38,715,160 class A shares and 219,354,647 class B shares. The total number of votes increases by 31,428,572 from 381,501,875 to 412,930,447 and the share capital increases by approximately SEK 209,523.81, from approximately SEK 1,510,941.57 to approximately SEK 1,720,465.38, which leads to a dilution effect for existing shareholders of approximately 12.2 per cent based on the total number of shares in SLP after the Share Issue and approximately 7.6 per cent based on the total number of votes in SLP after the Share Issue. For administrative reasons, the Share Issue will be subscribed for by ABGSC at the quota value to arrange and advance the delivery of the shares to the investors participating in the Share Issue.
Advisers
ABGSC, Nordea, Swedbank and Van Lanschot Kempen acted as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners in connection with the Share Issue. Setterwalls Advokatbyrå AB acted as legal adviser to the Company and Baker & McKenzie Advokatbyrå KB acted as legal adviser to the Managers.
For further information, please contact:
Tommy Åstrand, CEO, Swedish Logistic Property AB
Mobile: +46 705 455 997
Email: [email protected]
This information constitutes inside information that Swedish Logistic Property AB 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 above, at 4 September 2024 23.25 CEST.
About SLP – Swedish Logistic Property
Swedish Logistic Property – SLP – is a Swedish property company that acquires, develops, and manages logistic properties with sustainability in focus. Value growth is created through development of the properties which are located in Sweden’s most important logistic hubs. The property portfolio comprises a lettable area of approx. 1,050,000 sqm. SLP is a partner that takes responsibility and through this creates value for both tenants as well as for the company and its shareholders. SLP’s share of series B is listed at Nasdaq Stockholm Mid Cap. For further information about SLP: slproperty.se.
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Since SLP has made the assessment that the Company conducts activities worthy of protection according to the law (2023:560) on screening of foreign direct investments, some investments in the Share Issue may require examination by the Inspectorate of Strategic Products. For more information, please visit The Inspectorate for Strategic Products website, www.ips.se, or contact the Company.
This disclosure contains information that Swedish Logistic Property is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU nr 596/2014). The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person, on 04-09-2024 23:25 CET.
