Regulatory 2012-07-12 12:00 CET Financial information

Contract signed for a new store in Västervik, Sweden

Clas Ohlson has signed a contract regarding a new store in Ljungheden Shopping area, Västervik, Sweden. The retail space will amount to a total of 1,107 square metres. The store’s catchment area comprises approximately 51,000 residents and the store is scheduled to open in December 2012.

Future store establishments that have been contracted to date are: Veturi Shopping Centre, Kouvola, Finland in September 2012; Willa Shopping Centre, Hyvinkää, Finland in October 2012; Matkus Shopping area, Kuopio, Finland in October 2012; Emporia, Malmö, Sweden in October 2012; Hansa Shopping Centre, Kalmar, Sweden in October 2012; Shopping Centre Skanssi, Turku, Finland in October 2012; Førde Shopping Centre, Førde, Norway in October/November 2012; Lippulaiva Shopping Centre, Espoo, Finland in November 2012; Vestby Arena, Vestby, Norway in November 2012; Ljungheden Shopping area, Västervik, Sweden in December 2012; Amfi Ørsta, Ørsta, Norway in autumn 2012; Vestkanten Shopping Centre, Bergen, Norway in autumn 2012; Sogndal, Norway in spring 2013; Spar Centre Shopping area in Mariehamn, Åland, Finland in spring 2013; Norra Backa Shopping area, Borlänge, Sweden in September 2013; Mobilia Shopping Centre, Malmö, Sweden in October 2013 and Kungens Kurva in Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden in October 2013.

During the 2012/13 financial year Clas Ohlson aim to establish 15-20 new stores. With currently 162 stores and 17 contracted stores, Clas Ohlson will have a total of 179 stores, of which 76 in Sweden, 63 in Norway, 28 in Finland and 12 in the UK.

For further information, please contact:

Bo Heyman, Director of Retail expansion, Mobile +46 (0)70-597 44 90.

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