Kinnevik : Interim Report 1 January - 30 June 2024

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Published: 2024-07-09 08:00:00 CEST Kinnevik, Investment AB Half Year financial report Kinnevik's Interim Report 1 January - 30 June 2024 "The second and largest part of the Tele2 divestment and our SEK 6.4bn extraordinary cash distribution were completed in the second quarter. Kinnevik now has a portfolio fully focused on growth companies and strong financial resources that enables us to capture the many opportunities that our portfolio and the state of growth markets provide. During the quarter, our core companies - Cityblock, Mews, Pleo, Spring Health and TravelPerk - continued to deliver strong operational performance as a group, providing support to our net asset value in the face of significant public market multiple contraction. We continue to pursue further, and in part opportunistic, investments in the companies where we hold a long-term strong conviction and can take advantage of our strong cash position and ability to invest for the long run, and see our capital reallocation intensifying during H2 2024." Georgi Ganev, CEO of Kinnevik Key Events In Q2, we completed the second step of the divestment of our full shareholding in Tele2 to iliad/NJJ, encompassing SEK 9.391m in sales proceeds in addition to the net SEK 2,840m received in Q1. The third and remaining step of the transaction representing SEK 637m in sales proceeds, adjusted for 23m of dividends received, is expected to be completed during Q3 2024 The AGM, held on 3 June 2024, resolved on an extraordinary cash distribution of SEK 23 per share, or SEK 6.4bn in total. This follows the Board's capital structure review undertaken after agreeing on the divestment of Tele2 In line with our priority to accelerate our portfolio concentration through proactive capital allocation, we acquired SEK 177m in secondary shares in Cityblock, and participated in the USD 200m private placement in Recursion, adding to our investments in Mews and Pleo during Q1 2024 The value of our unlisted portfolio was written down by 7 percent in the second quarter, driven primarily by multiple contractions in our public peer companies Our core companies - Cityblock, Mews, Pleo, Spring Health and TravelPerk - continued to deliver on operational expectations as a group, growing organically by more than 70 percent on average over the last 12 months and taking meaningful steps on their path to profitability Investment Activities We invested SEK 598m in the second quarter, of which 177m into our core company Cityblock through an acquisition of secondary shares and 103m into our newer investment Recursion 2024 to date, we have invested a total of SEK 625m into our core companies Cityblock, Mews and Pleo SEK 198m was invested into Oda in the second quarter, financing that was committed in connection with the company's merger with Mathem We released SEK 9.4bn from Tele2, having closed two of the three steps of our 13bn divestment during H1 2024 Financial Position Net Asset Value of SEK 39.3bn (SEK 140 per share), down 2.3bn or 4.7 percent in the quarter, and down 8.4bn or 16 percent compared to Q2 2023, when adjusting for the SEK 6.4bn extraordinary cash distribution Net Cash Position of SEK 12.8bn, or 13.5bn pro forma the third and last step of the Tele2 divestment Key Events After the End of the Quarter Effective 9 July, Christian Scherrer and Akhil Chainwala have been appointed new members of Kinnevik's management team. Further, Mattias Andersson, General Counsel, has decided to leave Kinnevik, and Andreas Bernström, Senior Investment Director, has transitioned into a role as Operating Partner A conference call will be held today at 10.00 CEST to present the results. Link to the webcast (listen only): https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/jdxb58ra Those who wish to ask questions during the conference call are welcome to register via the below link. Participants will receive dial-in numbers and confirmation code upon registration. Please make sure to register and dial in a few minutes before the call begins. Link to conference call (for participants): https://register.vevent.com/register/BI1b89053e3d6e4724a79c9524359f3dd7 This information is information that Kinnevik AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014) and the Securities Markets Act (Sw. lagen (2007:528) om värdepappersmarknaden). The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 2024-07-09 08:00 CEST. For further information, visit www.kinnevik.com or contact: Torun Litzén, Director Investor Relations Phone [phone] Email [e-mail] Kinnevik's ambition is to be Europe's leading listed growth investor. We back the best digital companies for a reimagined everyday and to deliver significant returns. We understand complex and fast-changing consumer behaviours, and have a strong and expanding portfolio in healthcare, software, marketplaces and climate tech. As a long-term investor, we strongly believe that investing in sustainable business models and diverse teams will bring the greatest returns for shareholders. We back our companies at every stage of their journey and invest in Europe and the US. Kinnevik was founded in 1936 by the Stenbeck, Klingspor and von Horn families. Kinnevik's shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm's list for large cap companies under the ticker codes KINV A and KINV B. Attachments: Q2 2024 E.pdf This news release was distributed by Company News System, www.nasdaqomxnordic.com/news/marketnotices To subscribe on regulatory news from this company, go to the subscription page