STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 7, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (publ) has purchased 130,000 B shares in Drott AB (publ). Wihlborgs will thereafter own a total of 28,000 A shares and 13,872,500 B shares, which together represent 15.6 percent of the capital and 15.1 percent of the votes in the company.
Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (publ) is one of Sweden's biggest real-estate companies, with real estate to a book value of SEK 19.4 billion. The real estate, which is concentrated on the Stockholm and Oresund regions, has a rental value on a twelve-month basis totalling SEK 2.1 billion, and a rentable area of 2 million square metres. The company has offices in Stockholm, Malmo, Copenhagen and Helsingborg. Wihlborgs' shares are listed on Attract40 on the Stockholm Stock Exchange's O-list.
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