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2009-10-02 13:05:00 CEST 2009-10-02 13:06:32 CEST REGULATED INFORMATION Amer Sports - Prospectus/Announcement of ProspectusAmer Sports supplements the Prospectus relating to the Rights OfferingSTOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE October 2, 2009 at 2:05 pm NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA OR THE UNITED STATES. Amer Sports Corporation ("Amer Sports") has decided to supplement the prospectus relating to the rights offering, dated September 28, 2009 ("Prospectus"). The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has on October 2, 2009 approved a document relating to supplementing of the Prospectus ("Supplementary Document"), which refers to the appointment of a new Amer Sports Executive Board member. Mr. Antti Jääskeläinen (born 1972, Finnish citizen) has been named Amer Sports' Chief Development Officer. The newly created position has been established to strengthen Amer Sports' management in strategic planning and execution. Mr. Jääskeläinen will join Amer Sports on December 1, 2009. Mr. Jääskeläinen holds an MBA from INSEAD, France, as well as Masters Degrees in economics and engineering from the Helsinki School of Economics and Helsinki University of Technology. He is joining Amer Sports from Stora Enso Group, where he currently works as SVP & Head of the Biorefining Unit and previously served as SVP & Head of Group Strategy. Earlier in his career, Mr. Jääskeläinen also worked at McKinsey & Company and at Nokia. Mr. Jääskeläinen will report to Mr. Roger Talermo, Amer Sports' President and CEO and will be a member of the Executive Board. The Finnish language Supplementary Document approved by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority will be available on Amer Sports website at www.amersports.com as of October 2, 2009. The Supplementary Document will also be available at the subscription places of the rights offering and at the reception of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd as of October 5, 2009. AMER SPORTS CORPORATION Communications Ms Maarit Mikkonen Communications Manager Tel. +358 9 7257 8306, e-mail: maarit.mikkonen@amersports.com www.amersports.com DISTRIBUTION: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Major media www.amersports.com AMER SPORTS CORPORATION Amer Sports (www.amersports.com) is the world's leading sports equipment company with internationally recognized brands, including Salomon, Wilson, Precor, Atomic, Suunto, Mavic and Arc'teryx. All Amer Sports companies develop and manufacture technically advanced products that improve the performance of active sports participants. The Group's business is balanced by its broad portfolio of sports and presence in all major markets. DISCLAIMER: J.P. Morgan and Pohjola Corporate Finance are acting exclusively for Amer Sports and no one else in connection with the rights offering. They will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this release) as their respective clients in relation to the rights offering and will not be responsible to anyone other than Amer Sports for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for giving advice in relation to the rights offering or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by J.P. Morgan or Pohjola Corporate Finance as to the accuracy, completeness or verification of the information set forth in this release, and nothing contained in this release is, or shall be relied upon as, a promise or representation in this respect, whether as to the past or the future. J.P. Morgan and Pohjola Corporate Finance assume no responsibility for its accuracy, completeness or verification and, accordingly, disclaim, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all liability which they may otherwise be found to have in respect of this release. This document is an advertisement for the purposes of applicable measures implementing Directive 2003/71/EC (such Directive, together with any applicable implementing measures in the relevant home Member State under such Directive, the "Prospectus Directive"). A prospectus prepared pursuant to the Prospectus Directive will be published in connection with any offering of securities, and will be available at subscription locations in Finland. The information contained herein is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa or the United States. The information contained herein does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States, nor may the securities be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration as provided in the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. There is no intention to register any portion of the offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of any securities in the United States. The information contained herein shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities referred to herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This communication does not constitute an offer of securities to the public in the United Kingdom. No prospectus has been or will be approved in the United Kingdom in respect of the securities. Consequently, this communication is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom, (ii) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "FP Order") and (iii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2) of the FP Order, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment activity to which this communication relates will only be available to, and will only be engaged with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents. Any offer of securities to the public that may be deemed to be made pursuant to this communication in any EEA Member State that has implemented the Prospectus Directive is only addressed to qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive. Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa or the United States. |
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