Metsäliitto Cooperative introduces Equity Bonus investment alternative for owner-members

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Metsäliitto Group Stock Exchange Release 15 December 2011 at 9.15 a.m. EET


Metsäliitto introduces a new investment product called Equity Bonus as part of its comprehensive service range for owner-members. The goal of the product is to improve the already good opportunity to invest in additional A shares in Metsäliitto Cooperative.

Equity Bonus will reward owner-members who invest in shares in the long term. Owner-members may subscribe for additional A shares with par value of 1 euro in the mixed issue at the subscription price to be annually decided by the Board of Directors in accordance with the share issue terms. New additional A shares are offered for subscription upon wood trade, or using income obtained from share interest. The maximum amount of the increase from the reserves is EUR 100 million.

The new product is part of development of member services. ”Equity Bonus gives the opportunity for substantial additional profit for investments in additional A shares,” says Juha Mäntylä, Metsäliitto’s  Executive Vice President.  

The Equity Bonus programme will be valid from 1 January 2012. For more detailed subscription terms for new additional shares, please visit www.metsapalvelut.fi.


Further information:
Juha Mäntylä, Executive Vice President, Metsäliitto Group, tel. +358 10 465 4244
Olga van Iterson, Communications Manager, Metsäliitto Group, tel. +358 50 325 2376

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