Raisio’s share-based incentive plan for 2016 - 2018

Raisio plc   Stock Exchange Release 8 December 2015 

RAISIO’S SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN FOR 2016 - 2018

The Board of Directors of Raisio plc has approved a new share based incentive plan for the Group key employees. The performance period of the plan begins on January 1, 2016 and will end on December 31, 2018. The potential reward for the performance period 2016 – 2018 is based on the total shareholder return (TSR) of Raisio free shares (series V).

Any rewards for the performance period 2016–2018 will be paid partly as free shares and partly in cash in 2019. The cash proportion is intended to cover taxes and tax-related costs arising from the rewards to the key employees. No reward will principally be paid, if a key employee’s employment or service at the Company ends before reward payment.

The Plan is directed to approximately 40 persons. The reward to be paid on the basis of the performance period 2016 – 2018 corresponds to a total maximum of 1,000,000 free shares, including the amount to be paid in cash. 

The Board of Directors recommends that the key employees belonging to the target group will continue to hold a considerable portion of shares received on the basis of this plan until the value of their share ownership corresponds to six months gross salary.

The plan now approved for the performance period 2016 – 2018 is the fourth under the long term incentive scheme approved by the Board of Directors in February 2013. The first plan covers the period 2013 – 2015, the second plan period 2014 – 2016 and the third plan period 2015 - 2017. The aim of the plan is to combine the objectives of the shareholders and the key employees in order to increase the value of the Company, to commit the key employees to the Company, and to offer them a competitive reward plan that is based on the increase of shareholder value and earning of Raisio shares. The Board of Directors of the Company will annually decide on the potential launch of a new performance period, the length of such a performance period and on the performance criteria and their targets for the performance period.

RAISIO PLC

Heidi Hirvonen
Communications and IR Manager
Tel. +358 50 567 3060

Further information:
Matti Perkonoja, Chairman of the Board
Call requests to Mr. Matti Perkonoja will be forwarded by Teija Silomäki, tel. +358 44 782 1272

Raisio plc

Raisio plc is an international specialist in plant-based nutrition. Raisio’s operations are divided into two divisions: Brands and Raisioagro. The Group’s key market areas are Finland, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Russia and Poland. Markets for cholesterol lowering Benecol products are global. Raisio plc’s shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. Raisio’s turnover in 2014 was EUR 494 million. The Group employs some 1,700 people. Raisio’s best-known brands are Benecol, Benemilk, Elovena Honey Monster, Fox’s and Poppets. Benemilk feeds for milk production and Benecol for cholesterol lowering are Raisio’s top innovations. For more information on Raisio go to www.raisio.com/en

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