RusForest Publishes Prospectus for Equity Issues

2/5/2013 10:58 AM EST

RusForest AB
Company Announcement

RusForest Publishes Prospectus for Equity Issues

Stockholm, 2013-02-05 16:58 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

RusForest AB (publ) (“RusForest” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ OMX: RUSF), a
Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, announces publication of a
prospectus for the previously disclosed equity issues. 

The Board of Directors of RusForest has prepared a prospectus in connection
with the Rights Issue and the Set-Off Issue.  The prospectus has been approved
by, and registered with, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority
(Finansinspektionen).  The prospectus is now available on RusForest’s website,
www.rusforest.com, and Pareto Öhman AB’s website, www.paretosec.com. 

A printed version of the prospectus (in English) is expected to be available on
or around February 8, 2013, at the offices of Pareto Öhman AB (Berzelii Park 9,
SE-103 91 Stockholm, Sweden).  The prospectus can also be ordered from Pareto
Öhman AB via email at   or by telephone: +46 8 402 51
70 

New information with respect to disclosure in the prospectus

RusForest’s total equity attributable to owners of the parent company as at
November 30, 2012, amounted to SEK 991,989,000 compared to SEK 1,069,986,000 as
at September 30, 2012. 

About RusForest AB

RusForest is a Swedish forestry company operating in eastern Siberia and the
Arkhangelsk region of Russia.  The Company is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm
First North (ticker symbol “RUSF”).  RusForest’s largest shareholder is Vostok
Nafta, which owns approximately 29 percent of the Company’s shares. 

RusForest AB’s Certified Adviser on First North is Pareto Öhman AB.

For additional information, please visit the Company’s website at
www.rusforest.com or contact: 

Mia O’Connor, Investor Relations, telephone: +46 8 771 85 00

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This press release is not an offer for subscription for shares in RusForest. A
prospectus relating to the transactions further described in previous press
releases has been approved by, and registered with, the Swedish Financial
Supervisory Authority. 

The distribution of this press release in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted.  This press release does not constitute an offer of, or an
invitation to purchase, any securities of RusForest in any jurisdiction. 

This press release does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation
to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States.  The securities
referred to herein may not be sold in the United States absent registration or
an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 RusForest does not intend to register any portion of the offering of the
securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of the
securities in the United States.  Copies of this announcement should not be
made in and may not be distributed or sent into the United States, Canada,
Australia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Japan or Hong Kong.