Catella AB – Interim Report Second Quarter 2015

SOLNA, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Group’s total income, excluding IPM, increased by 12% year-on-year, mainly driven by increased Corporate Finance activity and growing volumes in our card operations.

Second quarter 2015

• Total income SEK 421 M (349)
• Net sales SEK 419 M (348)
• Operating profit/loss* SEK 46 M (45)
• Profit/loss before tax SEK 57 M (86)
• Profit after tax SEK 50 M (85), of which attributable to parent company owners SEK 48 M (85)
• Earnings per share** SEK 0.59 (1.04)
• Equity was SEK 1,251 M (1,050)
• Equity per share** SEK 14.40 (12.56)

First half-year 2015

• Total income SEK 839 M (617)
• Net sales SEK 832 M (610)
• Operating profit/loss* SEK 95 M (63)
• Profit/loss before tax SEK 109 M (112)
• Profit after tax SEK 93 M (100), of which attributable to parent company owners SEK 83 M

Corporate Finance

• Second quarter: total income SEK 161 M (141), of which net sales SEK 160 M (141)
• Second quarter: operating profit/loss* SEK 25 M (23)
• Second quarter: property transaction volumes of SEK 15.9 Bn (11.6), of which Sweden SEK 9.3 Bn (6.0), France SEK 3.6 Bn (5.1) and Germany SEK 0.8 Bn (0.0)
• First half-year: total income SEK 248 M (211), of which net sales SEK 246 M (211)
• First half-year: operating profit/loss* SEK 11 M (15)

Asset Management and Banking

• Second quarter: total income SEK 265 M (210), of which net sales SEK 264 M (209)
• Second quarter: operating profit/loss* SEK 29 M (31)
• Second quarter: assets under management increased by SEK 0.5 Bn (6.5), amounting to SEK 131.8 Bn (66.6) as of 30 June 2015. Net inflows were SEK 3.2 Bn (4.7)
• First half-year: total income SEK 599 M (408), of which net sales SEK 593 M (401)
• First half-year: operating profit/loss* SEK 101 M (62)

“The Group’s total income, excluding IPM, increased by 12% year-on-year, mainly driven by increased Corporate Finance activity and growing volumes in our card operations”, says Knut Pedersen, Catella’s CEO and President.

The information in this Report is manda-tory for Catella AB (publ) to publish in accordance with the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act and/or the Swedish Securities Markets Act. This information was submitted to the market for publication on 25 August 2015 at 7:00 a.m. (CET).

For more information, please contact:

Knut Pedersen

CEO and President

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Press contact:

Ann Charlotte Svensson

Head of Communications

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About Catella: Catella is a financial advisor and asset manager with in-depth knowledge of property, fixed income and equities. Catella is a leader in the property sector, with a strong local presence in Europe, and employs some 500 professionals in 12 countries. Catella is listed on First North Premier on Nasdaq Stockholm. Read more at catella.se .

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