Oriola-KD Corporation Stock Exchange Release 18 March 2015 at 3.00 p.m. Oriola-KD redeems the EUR 40 million hybrid bond Oriola-KD Corporation ("Oriola-KD") will redeem its EUR 40 million hybrid bond in its entirety together with accrued interest. The hybrid bond was issued on 20 February 2014. According to the terms and conditions of the hybrid bond, the hybrid bond can be redeemed in its entirety if Oriola-KD issues equity instruments at an amount at least equal to the outstanding amount of the hybrid bond. The EUR 75.6 million rights offering by Oriola-KD that concluded in early March 2015 thus enables the redemption of the hybrid bond. The hybrid bond will be redeemed in accordance with its terms and conditions on 20 April 2015. Oriola-KD Corporation Tuomas Itkonen CFO Additional Information Tuomas Itkonen CFO Tel: +358 40 596 4004 e-mail: tuomas.itkonen@oriola-kd.com Sami Laine Group Treasurer Tel: +358 40 638 0251 e-mail: sami.laine@oriola-kd.com Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd Key media Released by: Oriola-KD Corporation Corporate Communications Orionintie 5 FI-02200 Espoo, Finland www.oriola-kd.com [HUG#1904454]