Kotkamills Group Oyj - Company Announcement

Kotkamills Group Oyj: STRATEGIC REVIEW OF THE IMPREX BUSINESS

Kotkamills Group Oyj

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE

16 December 2016, at 6:30 pm (CET + 1)



One of the Group's existing business lines is the Imprex® business line (the
"Imprex Business") producing resin-treated core material for high-pressure
laminates used in various decorative and industrial applications as well as
phenolic resin treated products designed for overlaying of wood-based panels to
be used mainly in concrete shuttering and in the transport and construction
industries. The Imprex Business is operated by Kotkamills Group Oyj's wholly
owned subsidiary Kotkamills Oy and is part of the Group's Industrial Products
segment. For the financial year ended 31 December 2015, the turnover of the
Imprex Business was EUR 26.0 million, excluding the turnover of L.P. Pacific
Films Sdn. Bhd. ("LPPF") of 13.9 million (MYR 60.3 million), the shares in LPPF
having been divested in November 2016 (the "LPPF Disposal"). Additional
information on the LPPF Disposal is set out in Kotkamills Group Oyj's stock
exchange release of 18 November 2016.



Following the LPPF Disposal, Kotkamills Group Oyj has continued to take steps to
improve liquidity, performance and profitability of Kotkamills Oy by optimising
and developing existing operations. As part of such efforts, Kotkamills Group
Oyj has initiated a strategic review process concerning the Imprex Business for
the purposes of evaluating strategic options with respect to the Imprex
Business, including a potential disposal.



Under the terms and conditions of Kotkamills Group Oyj's EUR 105,000,000 Senior
Secured Callable Bonds 2015/2020 (ISIN: FI4000148705), a disposal of Imprex
Business would require a consent from the bondholders in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the bonds. A written procedure has on the date hereof
been initiated for the purpose of obtaining such consent for the event that
Kotkamills Group Oyj would, as a result of the ongoing strategic review process,
decide on a disposal of the Imprex Business. The request delivered to all
bondholders is attached hereto.







Kotkamills Group Oyj
Board of Directors



For additional information, please contact:



CFO Petri Hirvonen, tel.+358 40 571 0834, petri.hirvonen@kotkamills.com



DISTRIBUTION:
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Kotkamills Group in brief



Kotkamills is a responsible partner that delivers renewable products and
performance to its customers' processes via product innovations created from
wood, a renewable raw material. The key brands of the company include Absorbex®
and Imprex®, both innovative laminating paper products for the laminate, plywood
and construction industries. Moreover, Kotkamills offers ecological, technically
sound and visually attractive wood products for demanding joinery and
construction. In summer 2016, Kotkamills started up a new board machine
producing AEGLE(TM) Folding Boxboard and ISLA(TM) Food Service Boards, including
the capability to add barriers on-machine. All Consumer Boards material
solutions are fully recyclable and repulpable.



Kotkamills has two production sites in Finland, located in Kotka and Imatra. The
majority shareholder of Kotkamills is MB Funds, a Finnish private equity firm.



www.kotkamills.com



Disclaimer



The information contained in this release shall not constitute an offer to sell
or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities of Kotkamills Group Oyj in any
jurisdiction.



Attachments



Letter of Nordic Trustee Oy to the bondholders




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Priedai:

Kotkamills - Consent Request.pdf