New shares of Ahlstrom-Munksjö registered with the Finnish Trade Register
AHLSTROM-MUNKSJÖ OYJ, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE December 19, 2018 at 15:05
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Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj (“Ahlstrom-Munksjö” or the “Company”) has as previously announced carried out a rights offering (the “Offering”) of new shares (the “Offer Shares”) in the Company. The Offering has resulted in changes to the number of shares in Ahlstrom-Munksjö as follows:
A total of 19,211,910 Offer Shares subscribed for in Finland and Sweden with subscription rights and without subscription rights in Finland have been registered with the Finnish Trade Register on December 19, 2018. Following the registration, the total number of registered shares in Ahlstrom-Munksjö is 115,650,483. In addition, a total of 2,832 Offer Shares subscribed for without subscription rights in Sweden are expected to be registered with the Finnish Trade Register on or about December 28, 2018.
Trading in the Offer Shares registered with Euroclear Finland is expected to commence on Nasdaq Helsinki on or about December 20, 2018. Trading in the Offer Shares registered with Euroclear Sweden is expected to commence on Nasdaq Stockholm on or about December 28, 2018 (Offer Shares subscribed for with subscription rights) and January 4, 2019 (Offer Shares subscribed for without subscription rights).
Prior to the Offering, there were in total 96,438,573 shares in Ahlstrom-Munksjö. The number of shares will through the Offering increase by 19,214,742 from 96,438,573 to 115,653,315.
For further information, please contact:
Johan Lindh, Head of Investor Relations, +358 10 888 4994, johan.lindh@ahlstrom-munksjo.com
Juho Erkheikki, Investor Relations Manager, +358 10 888 4731, juho.erkheikki@ahlstrom-munksjo.com
IMPORTANT NOTICE
These materials are not an offer for sale of securities in the United States. Securities may not be sold in the United States absent registration with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Ahlstrom-Munksjö does not intend to register any part of the rights offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States.
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In connection with the product governance requirements of: (a) EU directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended (“MiFID II”), (b) Articles 9 and 10 of the Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 of April 7, 2016 supplementing MiFID II, and (c) Chapter 5 of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority’s regulations regarding investment services and activities, FFFS 2017:2 and (d) other local implementation activities, (together the “MiFID II Product Governance Requirements”), and aside from liability for damages which may be incumbent on a “producer” (in accordance with the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements), the shares in the Company have been subject to an authorization process, in which the target market for shares in the Company is (i) non-professional clients and investors who fulfil the requirements for professional clients and equal counterparties, each in accordance with MiFID II (the “Target Market”), and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II. Notwithstanding the Target Market assessment, the distributors should note that: the value of the shares in the Company may decrease and investors may not regain all or part of the invested amount; shares in the Company do not guarantee revenue or capital protection; and an investment in the Company’s shares are solely suited for investors who are not in need of a guaranteed revenue or a capital protection, who (either alone or together with a suitable financial or other advisor) are capable of evaluating the benefits and risks with such an investment and have sufficient means to carry such losses that may arise thereof. The Target Market evaluation does not affect the requirements in any contractual, legal or regulatory sales restrictions in relation to the Offering.
The Target Market evaluation should not be considered as (a) an eligibility or suitability evaluation in accordance with MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, obtain, or take any other action concerning the shares. Each distributor is responsible for its own evaluation of the Target Market concerning shares and for determining the appropriate distribution channels.
This release does not constitute a prospectus as defined in the Prospectus Directive and as such, does not constitute or form part of and should not be construed as, an offer to sell, or the solicitation or invitation of any offer to buy, acquire or subscribe for, any securities or an inducement to enter into investment activity. A prospectus prepared pursuant to the Prospectus Directive has been published and can be obtained from the Company’s website.
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This release includes estimates relating to the synergy benefits expected to arise from the transaction and the combination of the business operations of Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Expera as well as the related integration costs, which have been prepared by Ahlstrom-Munksjö and are based on a number of assumptions and judgments. Such estimates present the expected future impact of the transaction and the combination of the business operations of Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Expera on the combined company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. The assumptions relating to the estimated synergy benefits and related integration costs are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic, and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual synergy benefits from the transaction and the combination of the business operations of Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Expera, if any, and related integration costs to differ materially from the estimates in this release.
Ahlstrom-Munksjö in brief
Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a global leader in fiber-based materials, supplying innovative and sustainable solutions to its customers. Our mission is to expand the role of fiber-based solutions for sustainable every day life. Our offering include filter materials, release liners, food and beverage processing materials, decor papers, abrasive and tape backings, electrotechnical paper, glass fiber materials, medical fiber materials and solutions for diagnostics as well as a range of specialty papers for industrial and consumer end-uses. Our annual net sales is about EUR 3 billion and we employ some 8,000 people. The Ahlstrom-Munksjö share is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki and Stockholm.
Read more at www.ahlstrom-munksjo.com.