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The intra-group merger between Collector Bank AB (“Collector Bank”) and Collector AB (publ) (“Collector AB”) has been registered by the Swedish Corporate Registration Office today. The merger process is therefore completed. In connection with the registration, Collector AB has been dissolved. The registration to exchange the shares in Collector AB to the corresponding number of shares in Collector Bank has been made on each shareholder’s securities or custody account. Today is the first day of trading in Collector Bank AB.

As Collector AB (publ) (”Collector AB”) previously announced through a press release earlier today, Collector AB has applied for delisting of the shares in the company from Nasdaq Stockholm in connection with the intra-group merger where Collector Bank AB (”Collector Bank”) is listed. Nasdaq Stockholm has now approved the delisting application and decided that the last day of trading of the shares in Collector AB on Nasdaq Stockholm will be 11 August 2022.

After the approval from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority on 21 July 2022 that the intra-group merger between Collector AB (publ) (”Collector AB”) and Collector Bank AB (”Collector Bank”) may be executed, the Board of Collector AB has resolved to apply for delisting of the shares in Collector AB from Nasdaq Stockholm. Nasdaq Stockholm has previously approved the listing of the shares in Collector Bank subject to customary conditions. Collector AB hereby informs of a preliminary timetable. The merger is expected to be completed on 15 August 2022.

Collector Bank AB (“Collector Bank”) has prepared a supplement to the prospectus regarding the merger between Collector AB (publ) and Collector Bank, which was approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority on Wednesday, 20 April 2022, and published the same day.

Collector AB publishes the interim report for the period January-June 2022.

Collector Bank AB (”Collector Bank”) announced on 19 May 2022 a consent solicitation and convened a noteholders’ meeting to vote on the proposal to amend the terms and conditions for certain outstanding notes under Collector Bank’s MTN programme. The proposed amendments have today been approved at the noteholders’ meeting and will therefore be implemented in the terms and conditions of the notes.

On 21 June 2022 Collector Bank AB (“Collector Bank”) will redeem all of its outstanding subordinated callable Tier 2 notes with ISIN SE0010101402 of SEK 500 million issued 21 June 2017.

THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO ACQUIRE OR INVITATION TO OFFER TO SELL SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION.

Collector Bank AB (“Collector Bank”) announces a consent solicitation to amend the terms and conditions for certain issued notes in connection with the planned merger between Collector AB (publ) (“Collector AB”) and Collector Bank. The amendments relate to Collector Bank’s outstanding notes with ISIN SE0013104577, SE0013360427 and SE0015811112 (the "SEK Notes") as well as NO0011152449 (the "NOK Notes") (together the “Notes”) issued under Collector Bank’s Medium Term Note Programme.

Collector’s Annual General Meeting was held on 4 May 2022. Summarized below are the most important decisions from the Annual General Meeting.

Collector Bank AB (publ) (“Collector Bank”) has prepared a supplement to the prospectus regarding the intra-group merger between Collector Bank and Collector AB, which was approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority on Wednesday, 20 April 2022, and published the same day.

Collector AB publishes the interim report for the period January-March 2022.

Collector AB (publ) (“Collector AB”) announced on Monday, 7 February 2022, an intention to carry out the intra-group merger in which Collector Bank AB (“Collector Bank”) absorbs Collector AB. The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has today, Wednesday 20 April, approved and registered the prospectus regarding the merger, which is thus published today. The merger is planned to be completed during the second half of 2022.

Shareholders of Collector AB (publ), Reg. No. 556560-0797, (“the Company” or “Collector”) are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 4 May 2022, at 3.00 p.m. CET, at Collector’s premises at Lilla Bommens Torg 11, Gothenburg, Sweden. Admittance to the Meeting will commence at. 2.30 p.m. CET.

The Board has decided that shareholders will also be able to exercise their voting rights at the Annual General Meeting by postal vote in accordance with the provisions in Collector’s Articles of Association.

On Monday 7 March 2022, the Boards of Collector AB (publ) (“Collector AB”) and its wholly owned subsidiary Collector Bank AB (“Collector Bank”) have adopted a joint merger plan between the companies. Through the merger, Collector Bank will absorb Collector AB (the "Merger").

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (“SFSA”) requests an opinion from Collector as a continuation of the previously initiated open theme investigation regarding credit process evaluations of consumer credits, including Collector and a number of other players on the Swedish consumer lending market. The investigation was initiated in 2020, and was based on credit evaluations made during parts of 2019, and the SFSA now requests an opinion from Collector.

Collector AB publishes the year-end report for the period January-December 2021.

The Board of Collector AB (publ) (“Collector AB”) announces the intention to initiate a process to merge Collector AB with its wholly owned subsidiary Collector Bank AB (“Collector Bank”). The purpose of the merger is to further simplify the corporate structure, achieve a more efficient use of internal resources and to optimize the capital position. Collector AB will through the merger be absorbed by Collector Bank, which will be the remaining entity after the merger. The operations of the Group remain unchanged. The merger is intended to be completed during the second half of 2022.

Collector AB publishes the interim report for the period January-September 2021.

Collector AB (publ)’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 4 May 2022. It is hereby announced that the company’s largest shareholders have appointed a Nomination Committee.

Collector AB publishes the interim report for the period January-June 2021.

Collector’s Annual General Meeting was held on 5 May 2021 in Gothenburg. Summarized below are the most important decisions from the Annual General Meeting.

Collector AB publishes the interim report for the period January-March 2021.

Shareholders in Collector AB (publ), Corp. ID No. 556560-0797, with registered office in Gothenburg, are hereby invited to participate in the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 5 May 2021.

Collector AB publishes the year-end report for the period January-December 2020.

Collector AB (publ)’s Annual General Meeting will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden on Wednesday 5 May 2021. In accordance with a resolution at Collector’s Annual General Meeting held 27 April 2020, it is hereby announced that the company’s largest shareholders have appointed a Nomination Committee.

Collector AB publishes the interim report for the period January-September 2020.

Collector AB (publ) will publish the interim report for the period January-September 2020 on Thursday 22 October 2020 at 07:30 CET. A conference call will be held the same day starting at 10:15 CET, where CEO Martin Nossman and CFO Peter Olsson will present the report. The presentation will be held in Swedish and will be followed by a Q&A session.

Collector AB (“Collector”) has entered into an agreement to divest its entire holding in Collector Ventures 1 Kommanditbolag (“Collector Ventures”), which manages Collector’s investment business focusing on fintech, to NFT Ventures for SEK 330 million on a cash and debt free basis. The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter 2021.

Collector AB publishes the interim report for the period January-June 2020.

Collector AB publishes the interim report for the period January-March 2020.

Collector’s Annual General Meeting was held on April 27, 2020 in Gothenburg. Summarized below are the most important decisions from the Meeting.

The current macroeconomic situation following Covid-19 is highly uncertain and the Board of Directors of Collector has today decided to make an extra credit loss provisioning of SEK 50m during the first quarter of 2020.

Collector AB (publ) will publish the interim report for the period January-March 2020 on Tuesday 5 May 2020 at 07:30 CET. A conference call will be held the same day starting at 09:00 CET, where CEO Martin Nossman and CFO Peter Olsson will present the report. The presentation will be held in Swedish and will be followed by a Q&A session.

In light of the current situation regarding Covid-19 (Coronavirus), a number of precautions will be taken at the Annual General Meeting. Shareholders are encouraged to acquaint themselves with this information at www.collector.se. Collector is monitoring developments and the authorities’ directives closely and is publishing updated information on the website as necessary.

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The information in this press release is not intended for publication, public release or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, Singapore or any other jurisdiction where such publication or distribution would violate applicable laws or regulations. See the section “Important information” at the end of this press release.

Collector AB (publ) will publish its report for the first six months of 2015 on Friday 17 July around 08.15 CET. A telephone conference with the opportunity to pose questions will be held at 09.30 am on the same day, with CEO Stefan Alexandersson, and CFO Pia-Lena Olofsson  presenting the report.