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Polar Bidco has gained title to the minority shares in Sponda and the shares in Sponda will delist from Nasdaq Helsinki

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Sponda        Plc                                           Stock       Exchange
Release                       December 5, 2017 at 18:05

Polar  Bidco has gained title to the minority shares in Sponda and the shares in
Sponda will delist from Nasdaq Helsinki

Polar  Bidco S.à r.l. ("Polar Bidco") has  today posted security approved by the
arbitral  tribunal in connection  with the redemption  of the minority shares in
Sponda  Plc ("Sponda")  and thus  gained title  to all  the shares  in Sponda in
accordance  with Chapter 18, Section  6 of the Finnish  Companies Act. After the
security  has been posted and the title  to the shares transferred, the minority
shareholders  of Sponda being parties to the redemption proceedings are entitled
to receive only the redemption price and the interest payable thereon.

Upon  Sponda's  application,  Nasdaq  Helsinki  Ltd  ("Nasdaq  Helsinki") has on
October  26, 2017 decided that  the shares  in Sponda  will be delisted from the
official  list of Nasdaq Helsinki after Polar  Bidco has gained title to all the
shares  in Sponda in  the redemption proceedings  in accordance with the Finnish
Companies  Act. The quoting  of the shares  in Sponda on  Nasdaq Helsinki ceases
today in accordance with a separate release published by Nasdaq Helsinki.

Sponda Plc

Board of Directors

Further information: Niklas Nylander, CFO, tel. +358 40 754 5961

Sponda in brief:

Sponda is a property investment company specializing in commercial properties in
the  largest cities in Finland.  Sponda's business concept is  to own, lease and
develop retail and office properties and shopping centers into environments that
promote  the business success of its clients. As at September 30, 2017, the fair
value  of Sponda's investment  properties was approximately  EUR 3.9 billion and
the leasable area was approximately 1.2 million square meters.






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