2010-03-15 08:00:00 CET

2010-03-15 08:01:20 CET


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Rapala VMC - Annual report/ annual accounts

RAPALA'S ANNUAL REPORT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 2009 PUBLISHED 


Rapala VMC Corporation
Stock Exchange Release
March 15, 2010 at 9.00 a.m.



Rapala VMC Corporation's Annual Report and the Corporate Governance Statement
for 2009 have been published in English and Finnish.

A printed version of the Annual Report including the Corporate Governance
Statement can be ordered from Ms Susanne Leppänen by e-mail
(susanne.leppanen@rapala.fi <mailto:susanne.leppanen@rapala.fi>) or by telephone
(+358 9 7562 5436). The Annual Report can also be downloaded as a PDF file from
the company's web site at www.rapala.com.


RAPALA VMC CORPORATION

Jouni Grönroos
Chief Financial Officer



Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki and main media



Rapala VMC Corporation is a leading fishing tackle company and the global market
leader in fishing lures, treble hooks and fishing related knives and tools. The
Group also has a strong global position in other fishing categories and it is
one of the leading distributors of outdoor, hunting and winter sport products in
the Nordic countries. The Group has the largest distribution network in the
industry. The main manufacturing facilities are located in Finland, France,
Estonia, Russia and China. The Group brand portfolio includes the leading brand
in the industry, Rapala, and other global brands like VMC, Storm, Blue Fox, Luhr
Jensen, Williamson, Marttiini and Sufix. The Group, with net sales of EUR 235
million in 2009, employs more than 2 000 people in 31 countries. Rapala's share
is listed and traded on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki stock exchange since 1998.



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