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Rapala VMC - Financial Statement Release

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 2013 PUBLISHED


Rapala VMC Corporation
Stock Exchange Release
March 17, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
STATEMENT 2013 PUBLISHED 

Rapala VMC Corporation's Financial Statements and Corporate Governance
Statement 2013 have been published as attachments to this stock exchange
release. 

These statements and other investor information as well as report on corporate
responsibility are available at the Rapala Group's corporate website at
www.rapalavmc.com in English and Finnish. 

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION

Jorma Kasslin
Chief Executive Officer

For further information:
Jussi Ristimäki, Chief Financial Officer, tel. +358 9 7562 540
Olli Aho, Investor Relations, tel. +358 9 7562 540

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki and Main Media

Rapala VMC Corporation ("the Group") 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, China, Indonesia and the UK. The
Group brand portfolio includes the leading brand in the industry, Rapala, and
other global brands like VMC, Sufix, Storm, Blue Fox, Luhr Jensen, Williamson,
Dynamite Baits, Mora Ice, StrikeMaster, Marttiini and Peltonen. The Group, with
net sales of EUR 287 million in 2013, employs some 2 500 people in 39
countries. Rapala VMC Corporation's share is listed and traded on the NASDAQ
OMX Helsinki stock exchange since 1998.