Rapala VMC - Major shareholder announcements

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION FLAGGING NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 9 SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT - NORDEA FUNDS OY OWNERSHIP EXCEEDS 10%

Rapala VMC Corporation
Stock Exchange Release
April 1, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION FLAGGING NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 9
SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT - NORDEA FUNDS OY OWNERSHIP EXCEEDS 10%

Rapala VMC Corporation has received a notification from Nordea Funds Oy (Company
ID 1737785-9) in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities
Market Act on the change in its holdings. According to the notification the
following changes in holdings have taken place on April 1, 2014:

Nordea Funds Oy's holding in shares and voting rights of Rapala VMC Corporation
(ISIN code: FI0009007355) has reached 10 per cent. Following the merger of
investment fund companies Nordea Funds Oy owns 4,367,755 shares or 11.07% of all
shares and voting rights.

Rapala VMC Corporation has a total of 39,468,449 shares and votes.

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION

Jorma Kasslin
Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please contact:
The Company's Legal Councel, Olli Aho, 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.


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