Kemira Oyj issues a EUR 200 million bond

Kemira Oyj, Stock Exchange Release, March 22, 2021 at 7.10 pm (EET)

Kemira Oyj issues a EUR 200 million bond

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Kemira issues a senior unsecured bond of EUR 200 million. The seven-year bond matures on 30 March 2028 and it carries a fixed annual interest of 1.000 per cent. The issue price of the notes is 99.183 per cent. The offering was allocated to approximately 50 investors.

Kemira will submit an application to have the bond listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. The net proceeds from the bond offering will be used for the partial repurchase of the existing notes due 2022 and the remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes.

Danske Bank A/S and Nordea Bank Abp act as joint lead managers for the issue of the bond.

For more information, please contact:

Kemira Oyj
Pauliina Paatelma, Vice President, Group Treasurer
Tel.  +358 40 572 5014

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water intensive industries. We provide best suited products and expertise to improve our customers’ product quality, process and resource efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, water treatment and oil & gas. In 2020, Kemira had annual revenue of around EUR 2.4 billion and around 5,000 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. 
 www.kemira.com

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This communication does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The notes have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or under the applicable securities laws of any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

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