OUTOTEC OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE OCTOBER 17, 2014 at 1.00 PM
Outotec Board decided to continue Employee Share Savings Plan in 2015
Outotec's Board of Directors has decided to continue Outotec's Employee Share Savings Plan (announced on September 25, 2012) for the calendar year 2015. The Plan commenced on January 1, 2013, and approximately a third of employees have participated in it during the two first saving periods.
"Competent and motivated people are essential to Outotec's success in growing the business and making sustainable profits. I am very pleased that our Board decided to continue the Employee Share Savings Plan, which have turned to be a success amongst our people and was awarded by Global Equity Organization", says Outotec CEO Pertti Korhonen. "I believe that it benefits all our stakeholders."
Outotec employees have a possibility to save a proportion of their salary for purchasing Outotec shares. To encourage participation, Outotec offers each employee participating in the Plan one free share for each two acquired shares after a designated holding period of approximately three years. Free shares are taxable income for the recipient and will be paid partly in Outotec's shares and partly in cash. The cash proportion is intended for covering taxes and tax-related payments.
The Employee Share Savings Plan is offered for Outotec employees globally in countries where there are no local legal, taxation or administrative restraints. The maximum monthly saving is five per cent and the minimum is two per cent of each participant's gross base salary during one month. The total amount of all savings in 2015 may not exceed EUR 6 million.
Shares will be acquired with the accumulated savings at the market price quarterly, after the publication of Outotec's interim results, commencing from April 2015. Any dividends paid on purchased shares will be reinvested into additional shares on the following purchase date. These shares will have equal rights to free shares. Participation in the Plan is voluntary to employees.
Espoo, 17 October 2014
OUTOTEC OYJ
The Board of Directors
For further information please contact:
Kirsi Nuotto, Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Tel. +358 20 529 211
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