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2023-10-25

Flat Capital’s interim report January-September 2023

Flat Capital AB (publ) ("Flat") publishes its interim report for January-September 2023 where the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share amounts to 8.93 SEK, which corresponds to a decrease of -10% for the quarter. The decrease is mainly attributable to the write-down of the value of Instabee, corresponding to -26 402 KSEK. During the last quarter, a rights issue was carried out that provided the company with 152.9 MSEK before issue costs, corresponding to a subscription rate of approximately 111%. Existing and reputable new shareholders, including Dusco AB and AltoCumulus, participated in the rights issue. No new significant investments or divestments were made during the last quarter.

Financial position

  • Net Asset Value (NAV) amounted to 438 422 KSEK, corresponding to 8.93 SEK per share, which represents a decrease of -10% per share for the quarter.
  • Net cash amounted to 171 027 KSEK, equivalent to 39% of NAV as of September 30, 2023.

The period July-September 2023

  • Change in value of financial assets amounted to -28 239 KSEK (-5 251). The change in value includes an adjustment of the value of Instabee by -26 402 KSEK, mainly based on a tougher e-commerce market with reduced volumes.
  • Operating expenses amounted to 1 114 KSEK (1 166).
  • Operating profit amounted to -29 353 KSEK (-6 417).
  • The operating profit includes unrealized changes in value of -28 239 KSEK (-5 251).
  • Profit after tax amounted to -29 053 KSEK (-5 578).
  • Profit per share amounted to -0.80 SEK (-0.17).

The period January-September 2023

  • Change in value of financial assets amounted to -53 538 KSEK (-53 911). The change in value includes an adjustment of the value of Instabee by -57 925 KSEK.
  • Operating expenses amounted to 5 956 KSEK (3 718).
  • Operating profit amounted to -59 494 KSEK (-57 629).
  • The operating profit includes unrealized changes in value of -46 311 KSEK (-65 991) and realized changes in value of -7 227 TSEK (12 080).
  • Profit after tax amounted to -57 831 KSEK (-50 106).
  • Profit per share amounted to -1.78 SEK (-1.63).

Significant investments and divestments during the quarter

  • No significant investments or divestments were made during the period.

Significant events during the quarter

  • During the quarter, Flat completed a rights issue that provided the company with 152.9 MSEK before issue costs. The issue costs amounted to 4.1 MSEK. A total of 16 989 332 B shares were subscribed for, corresponding to a subscription rate of 110.6 percent. In accordance with the terms of the issue, a directed over-allotment issue was carried out to Dusco AB.

Other events during the quarter

  • In September, Flat's portfolio company Steven announced a takeover bid by the British fintech company Blackthorn Finance. Payment is intended to be made in cash and equity. The holding in Steven is valued in accordance with the indicated bid.
  • Flat has received warrants in Spaarkd, free of charge, as a result of a previous investment in the existing portfolio company Pangaia. The warrants are currently valued at 0 SEK.

Significant events after the end of the quarter

  • No significant events have occurred after the end of the quarter.

This text has been translated using DeepL.

Link to the report on the website:
https://www.flatcapital.com/en/investor-relations/

For further information, please contact:
Hanna Andreen (former Wachtmeister), CEO, hw@flatcapital.com, +46 (0) 70 661 60 05
Antonio Melani, CFO, am@flatcapital.com,+46 (0) 72 221 81 32

Certified Adviser:
Flat Capital's Certified Adviser is Augment Partners AB, info@augment.se, +46 (0) 8 604 22 55

About Flat Capital:
Flat Capital is an investment company that focuses on growth stage companies with prominent entrepreneurs in leading positions and primarily makes investments through its network of world-class investors and entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 2013 by entrepreneurs Nina and Sebastian Siemiatkowski (founders and CEOs of Milkywire and Klarna, respectively) and is led by CEO Hanna Andreen (former Wachtmeister) together with an experienced board of directors. Examples of portfolio companies include Klarna, OpenAI, Instabee, Figma and DeepL. The company aims to provide long-term capital and is essentially a passive minority shareholder, while Flat Capital's experience and network are available to the extent the entrepreneur wishes. The aim is to facilitate successful company building and enable exposure to otherwise hard-to-reach and promising companies. More information is available at www.flatcapital.com

Note: This is a non-official translation of the Swedish original text. In case of any discrepancies between the Swedish text and the English translation, the Swedish text shall prevail.