2017-12-15 10:05:00 CET

2017-12-15 10:05:28 CET


REGULATED INFORMATION

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Sponda completes part of the contemplated financing arrangements announced earlier


Sponda   Plc                                            Stock  Exchange  Release
          December 15, 2017 at 11:05


Sponda  completes  part  of  the  contemplated  financing arrangements announced
earlier

Sponda  Plc's ("Sponda")  group companies  have signed  a new secured facilities
agreement  for approximately EUR 0.6 billion and  Sponda and certain other group
companies  have arranged  additional secured,  interest-bearing financing  in an
amount of approximately EUR 0.4 billion in accordance with the plan announced by
Sponda on December 8, 2017. In addition, Sponda will pay a dividend amounting to
EUR  320 million and repay equity amounting  to EUR 80 million from its invested
unrestricted  equity fund  to it  sole shareholder  Polar Bidco  S.à r.l. at the
latest in the beginning of next week.

Sponda's  potential future financing activities  and the potential future equity
and  Loan-to-Value  ratios  remain  unchanged  versus  the  guidance provided on
December 8, 2017.

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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