Raisio plc Stock Exchange Release, 18 December 2013
RAISIO'S CONVERTED SHARES
The Board of Directors of Raisio plc has decided in its meeting held on 4 December 2013 to convert a total of 153,304 restricted shares (series K) into free shares (series V). The decision has been entered in the Trade Register today, on 18 December 2013. The additional lot of free shares in question is admitted to trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd as of 19 December 2013.
Since the beginning of 2013, a total of 314,495 restricted shares of the company have been converted into free shares. The number of issued free shares is now 131,416,359 while the number of restricted shares is 33,732,671. The share capital entitles to 806,069,779 votes.
Since the conversion occurs between the two share classes, it does not affect the company’s registered share capital, which remains unaltered at EUR 27,776,072 and is divided into 165,149,030 shares.
The converted free shares have equal rights with the free shares issued earlier entitling to the right to the next succeeding profit to be shared as well as to other shareholder rights as of today.
Financial Supervisory Authority has by its decision on 29 May 1998 granted the company an exemption from obligation to publish a prospectus when an additional lot of free shares converted from restricted shares is admitted to trading on the stock exchange.
Raisio plc
Heidi Hirvonen
Communications and IR Manager
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Raisio Group briefly
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, Ukraine, Poland, Estonia and Sweden. Raisio plc’s shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. In 2012, the Group's net sales totalled EUR 584 million and EBIT was EUR 35 million. The Group employs some 1,900 people. Raisio’s best-known brands are Benecol, Honey Monster, Elovena, Fox’s, Dormen, Juicee Gummee, Poppets and Benemilk.
Distribution
NASDAQ OMX
Key media
www.raisio.com