RAISIO TO REPURCHASE OWN SHARES
Raisio plc Stock Exchange Release 5 April 2007
RAISIO TO REPURCHASE OWN SHARES
The Board of Directors of Raisio plc has decided to start a share repurchase
programme based on the authorization given by the AGM on 30 March 2007.
According to the authorization the shares will be acquired for the purpose of
developing the Company's capital structure, for use in the financing or
implementing of company acquisitions and other arrangements, and for realising
share-based incentive systems or otherwise to be further assigned or annulled.
The maximum amount of shares to be purchased is 4,175,000; a maximum of
3,300,000 of them can be free shares and a maximum of 875,000 restricted shares.
Raisio plc owns now 4,930,500 free shares and 41,200 restricted shares.
The acquisition of the shares will be implemented in the public trading
organized by the Helsinki Exchanges on 10 April 2007 at the earliest and will
continue until otherwise announced. The authorization is valid until 30
September 2008 at the latest.
RAISIO PLC
Heidi Hirvonen
Communications Manager
tel. +358 2 443 2242 or +358 50 567 3060
Further information:
Raisio CEO Matti Rihko, tel. +358 400 830 727
Distribution
Helsinki Stock Exchange
Key media
www.raisio.com