RNB extends maturity of business financing

Regulatory RNB

RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS has entered into an agreement with the company's principal owner, Konsumentföreningen Stockholm, regarding extension of part of the Group´s existing business financing. The agreement grants RNB the right to extend the SEK 200 M revolving loan from May 2016 to May 2017.

RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS has since May 2013 been granted business financing from the company's principal owner, Konsumentföreningen Stockholm, totaling SEK 400 M. The financing comprises of two loans of SEK 200 M each, of which one is a promissory note loan and the other is a so called revolving loan. Both loans run until May 2016, with possibility of extension of the promissory note loan until May 2017. RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS has now entered into an agreement with Konsumentföreningen Stockholm which grants RNB the right to extend the maturity of the revolving loan by one year. Hence, the maturity of the revolving loan can be extended to May 2017.

– Harmonizing our business financing to the same maturity adds further financial stability. It also allows us to focus on realizing the second part of the turn-around plan and thus reach our longterm financial targets, Magnus Håkansson, President and CEO of RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS says.

For further information, please contact:

Magnus Håkansson, CEO, RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS AB, +46 8 410 520 02, +46 768 87 20 02, e-mail: magnus.hakansson@rnb.se

The information is such that RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS AB (publ) is required to disclose in accordance with the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act and/or the Swedish Securities Market Act. The information was submitted for publishing on December 12, at 08.30a.m.

RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS owns, operates and develops fashion, clothing, accessories, jewelry and cosmetics stores that focus on providing excellent service and a world-class shopping experience. Sales are mainly conducted in Scandinavia through the store concepts Brothers and Polarn O. Pyret, as well as through shops in the department stores NK in Stockholm and Gothenburg. RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS has operations in 11 countries. RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS has been listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm Exchange since 2001.

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