· Income increased by 11 per cent to SEK 672 million (604)
· Operating surplus increased by 16 per cent to SEK 408 million (351)
· Profit from property management amounted to SEK 209 million (209),
corresponding to SEK 1.30 per share (1.30)
· Changes in value of properties amounted to SEK 283 million (116) and
changes in value of derivatives to SEK 3 million (-116)
· Net profit for the period increased by 151 per cent to SEK 362 million
(144), corresponding to SEK 2.25 per share (0.90).
Statement by the CEO
Record high operating surplus
"In 2011, Klövern is reporting its best ever operating surplus for the first six
months of the year. Income is higher, partly due to a larger portfolio but also
because of positive net moving-in and rising rental levels. Investments in the
sphere of energy and cost-awareness have started to have an impact and the
operating margin was a full 64 per cent in the second quarter. Profit from
property management is at the same level as last year, which is fantastic
bearing in mind the increase in financial costs due to rising market rates.
It feels good to see that rental levels are rising. Regardless of whether one
compares the whole rental stock or new leases, there is a clear trend. The
greatest difference is, of course, when comparing the development of the average
rent for new tenants. Here we see a rise of more than SEK 100 per sq.m. since 1
January. However, rent levels are also rising after renegotiation of existing
leases.
Net moving-in is again positive and totalled SEK 10 million during the second
quarter. Major new lettings include Ericsson and Proact IT in Kista and the
Municipality of Norrköping's cinema Cnema in the completely furbished property
Kopparhammaren 7 in Norrköping.
Property values continue to rise. Good letting work, rising rental levels and
falling required yields contribute to the positive development. Our unrealized
changes in value amounted to SEK 171 million, or just over one per cent during
the quarter. So far this year, the changes in value of the properties amount to
2 per cent", says Gustaf Hermelin, Klövern's CEO.
Nyköping, 7 July 2011
Klövern AB (publ)
For further information, please contact:
Gustaf Hermelin, CEO, +46 155-44 33 10/+46 70-560 00 00,
gustaf.hermelin@klovern.se
Britt-Marie Einar, Finance and IR Manager, Deputy CEO,
+46 155-44 33 12/+46 70-224 29 35, britt-marie.einar@klovern.se
Klövern is a real estate company committed to working closely with customers to
meet their needs of premises and services in Swedish growth regions. Klövern has
business units in ten cities: Borås, Karlstad, Kista, Linköping, Norrköping,
Nyköping, Täby, Uppsala, Västerås and Örebro. As at 30 June 2011, the value of
the properties totalled approximately SEK 14.2 billion and the rental value on
an annual basis was around SEK 1.5 billion. The Klövern share is listed on
Nasdaq OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm Mid Cap.
Klövern AB (publ), Box 1024, SE-611 29 Nyköping, Sweden. Tel +46 155-44 33 00,
Fax +46 155-44 33 22. Corporate registration no. 556482-5833. Registered office:
Nyköping. www.klovern.se.
This information is such that Klövern AB (publ) is obliged to publish under the
Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
information was made available for publication on 7 July 2011.
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