NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN, IN OR INTO ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION. 

Diego Holding Guernsey Limited (“EQT”), a company ultimately owned by the EQT VI fund, has agreed to sell 5,000,000 existing shares in HusCompagniet A/S (“HusCompagniet”), equivalent to 25.0% of the existing shares outstanding in HusCompagniet to institutional investors at a price of DKK 118 per share, pursuant to an accelerated bookbuilt offering (the “Transaction”). The Transaction was upsized from 4,000,000 existing shares to 5,000,000 existing shares due to strong investor demand.

Citigroup Global Markets Limited (“Citigroup”), Danske Bank A/S (“Danske Bank”) and Nordea Danmark, Filial af Nordea Bank Abp, Finland (“Nordea”) acted as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners in the Transaction (the “Managers”).

EQT has agreed to a 90-day-lock-up period, subject to waiver with the prior written consent of the Managers and to certain exceptions.

Following settlement, EQT will hold 3,842,268 shares in HusCompagniet corresponding to 19.2% of the share capital in HusCompagniet.

HusCompagniet will not receive any proceeds from the Transaction.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES ABSENT REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THERE IS NO INTENTION TO REGISTER ANY SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. 

THE SECURITIES MAY NOT AND WILL NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN CANADA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA.

WITH RESPECT TO THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EACH A “RELEVANT MEMBER STATE”), NO ACTION HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN OR WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO MAKE AN OFFER TO THE PUBLIC OF THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN REQUIRING THE PUBLICATION OF A PROSPECTUS IN ANY RELEVANT MEMBER STATE. AS A RESULT, THESE SECURITIES MAY ONLY BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN ANY RELEVANT MEMBER STATE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION UNDER REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129 (AS AMENDED OR SUPERSEDED, THE “PROSPECTUS REGULATION”).

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS ONLY ADDRESSED TO, AND DIRECTED AT, PERSONS IN RELEVANT MEMBER STATES WHO ARE “QUALIFIED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2 (E) OF THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION(“QUALIFIED INVESTORS”).

IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DIRECTED ONLY AT, QUALIFIED INVESTORS AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION AS IT FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 ("UK PROSPECTUS REGULATION'') WHO ARE (I) “INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS” FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005, AS AMENDED (THE “ORDER”); (II) PERSONS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A)-(D) (“HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS ETC”) OF THE ORDER AND/OR (III) PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE COMMUNICATED UNDER THE ORDER, ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS (“RELEVANT PERSONS”). UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS RELY OR ACT UPON THE CONTENTS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO, AND WILL BE ENGAGED ONLY WITH, RELEVANT PERSONS.

IN DENMARK, THIS PRESS RELEASE IS DIRECTED ONLY AT PERSONS WHO ARE QUALIFIED INVESTORS.

CITIGROUP, DANSKE BANK AND NORDEA WHICH IN THE UK ARE AUTHORISED BY THE PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY AND REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY AND THE PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY ARE ACTING FOR EQT AND FOR NO ONE ELSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO ANYONE OTHER THAN EQT FOR PROVIDING THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO CUSTOMERS OF CITIGROUP, DANSKE BANK AND NORDEA, OR FOR AFFORDING ADVICE IN RELATION TO THE TRANSACTION, THE CONTENTS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION, ARRANGEMENT OR OTHER MATTER REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. EITHER OF THE MANAGERS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE TRANSACTION ON A PROPRIETARY BASIS.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY CITIGROUP, DANSKE BANK AND NORDEA ON BEHALF OF EQT AND IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF EQT APART FROM THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITIES, IF ANY, THAT MAY BE IMPOSED ON CITIGROUP, DANSKE BANK AND NORDEA BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000. CITIGROUP, DANSKE BANK AND NORDEA DO NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, FOR THE CONTENTS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, INCLUDING ITS ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR VERIFICATION OR FOR ANY OTHER STATEMENT MADE OR PURPORTED TO BE MADE BY EQT, OR ON EQT’S BEHALF, OR BY CITIGROUP, DANSKE BANK AND NORDEA, OR ON CITIGROUP’S, DANSKE BANK’S AND NORDEA’S BEHALF, IN CONNECTION WITH EQT OR THE TRANSACTION, AND NOTHING IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS OR SHALL BE RELIED UPON AS A PROMISE OR REPRESENTATION IN THIS RESPECT, WHETHER AS TO THE PAST OR FUTURE. CITIGROUP, DANSKE BANK AND NORDEA ACCORDINGLY DISCLAIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL AND ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY, WHETHER ARISING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, WHICH THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE IN RESPECT OF THIS DOCUMENT AND ANY SUCH STATEMENT.