AAK completes acquisition of CSM Benelux NV in Merksem

AAK announced on April 9, 2014 an agreement to acquire the oils and fats
business of CSM Benelux NV in Merksem, Belgium. The company is a leading bakery
fats supplier to the bakery markets in Belgium, the Netherlands and France and
provides a variety of bakery fat solutions, margarines and pumpable shortenings.
The transaction is scheduled to be executed on July 1, 2014 and will be
consolidated into Food Ingredients.
The acquired business employs around 100 people and had revenues of
approximately SEK 970 million in 2013. The integration work will start
immediately.

Acquisition related costs will be charged to the second quarter of 2014. As
earlier communicated, the acquisition will start contributing to AAK’s operating
profit during the second half of 2015.

For further information, please contact:
Anders Byström
Director External Accounting & Investor Relations
Phone: +46 40 627 83 32
Mobile: +46 709 88 56 13


The information is that which AAK AB (publ) is obliged to publish under the
provisions of the Stock Exchange and Clearing Operations Act and/or the Trading
in Financial Instruments Act. The information was released to the media for
publication on June 25, 2014 at 3 pm CET.


AAK is one of the world’s leading producers of high value-added speciality
vegetable oils and fats solutions. These oils and fats solutions are
characterized by a high level of technological content and innovation. AAK`s
solutions are used as substitute for butter-fat and cocoa butter, trans-free and
low saturated solutions but also addressing other needs of our customers. AAK
has production facilities in Denmark, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden, Great
Britain, Uruguay and the US. Further AAK has also toll manufacturing operations
in Russia and Malaysia. The company is organized in three Business Areas; Food
Ingredients, Chocolate & Confectionery Fats and Technical Products & Feed. AAK’s
shares are traded on the NASDAQ OMX, Stockholm, within the Large Cap segment.
Further information on AAK can be found on the company’s website www.aak.com.