Cloetta places five year SEK 1,000m bond issue

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Cloetta AB (publ) has today placed senior secured notes of SEK 1,000m. The notes
have a floating rate coupon of three-month STIBOR plus 3,10 % and mature in
September 2018. Cloetta will apply for a listing of the notes on NASDAQ OMX
Stockholm.
“This represents Cloetta’s debut bond issue and we are very pleased with the
investor interest which led to an offering which was over-subscribed several
times. The issuance of the notes will diversify and extend Cloettas’s funding
profile as well as create increased operational flexibility. We intend to use
the proceeds to partially refinance existing bank loans”, says Danko Maras, CFO,
Cloetta.

Handelsbanken Capital Markets and Nordea Markets are acting as Joint Bookrunners
for the issue.

The information contained in this press release is such that Cloetta is required
to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act and/or the
Swedish Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication on
6 September 2013 at 15.00 CET.

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shall not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to purchase any
securities in Cloetta AB (publ) (“Cloetta”) in any jurisdiction. This press
release does not constitute, nor does it form part of, an offer or invitation to
purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities
referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the US without registration, or
under an exemption from registration, pursuant to the US Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.

This press release is only addressed to and directed at persons in member states
of the European Economic Area (the “EEA”), who are “Qualified Investors” within
the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive. The Notes are only
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the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant
implementing measure in the Relevant Member State and the expression “2010 PD
Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.
Contacts
Danko Maras, Chief Financial Officer, 46 8-52 72 88 08
Jacob Broberg, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications and Investor
Relations, 46 70-190 00 33
About Cloetta
Cloetta, founded in 1862, is a leading confectionary company in the Nordic
region, the Netherlands, and Italy. In total, Cloetta products are sold in more
than 50 countries worldwide. Cloetta owns some of the strongest brands on the
market, such as Läkerol, Cloetta, Jenkki, Kexchoklad, Malaco, Sportlife, Saila,
Red Band and Sperlari. Cloetta has 10 production units in five countries.
Cloetta’s class B-shares are traded on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. More information
about Cloetta is available on www.cloetta.com