Fiskars - Company Announcement

Fiskars Group proposes to sell part of its holding of Wärtsilä shares

Fiskars Corp.   Stock Exchange Release   February 14, 2011 at 18.30 EET

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR
INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION INTO WHICH OFFERS OR SALES WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. 


Fiskars Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary Avlis AB is proposing to sell
part of its holding of shares in Wärtsilä Corporation (Wärtsilä) by way of an
accelerated book building offering (the Placing). The Placing will comprise a
maximum of 1,974,320 Wärtsilä shares, corresponding to a maximum of 11.7% of
Fiskars Group's holding in Wärtsilä and 2% of Wärtsilä's total number of shares
and votes. Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc has been appointed to act as
sole bookrunner and manager for the Placing. 

Fiskars Group currently owns 17.1 % of the shares in Wärtsilä Corporation
through Avlis AB. Subject to the completion of the sale, Fiskars Group's
holding in Wärtsilä will amount to 15.1 % of Wärtsilä's total number of shares
and votes, and Fiskars Group would remain the largest single holder of shares
in Wärtsilä. Avlis AB has undertaken not to dispose of any further shares of
Wärtsilä on the market for a period of 180 days following the Placing. 


FISKARS CORPORATION
Board of Directors


Fiskars is a leading global supplier of consumer products for the home, garden
and outdoors. The group has a strong portfolio of respected international
brands, including Fiskars, Iittala, Gerber, Buster, and Silva. Founded in 1649
and listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Fiskars is Finland's oldest company. Fiskars
recorded net sales of EUR 716 million in 2010, and employs some 3,600 people in
over 20 countries. www.fiskarsgroup.com 



IMPORTANT NOTICE:

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN
OFFER TO BUY, SELL, ISSUE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO
BUY, SELL, ISSUE, OR SUBSCRIBE FOR ANY SECURITIES, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE
OF SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE
WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION. 

MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART IN THE PLACING.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY OFFER OF SECURITIES TO WHICH IT RELATES ARE ONLY
ADDRESSED TO AND DIRECTED AT PERSONS WHO ARE (1) QUALIFIED INVESTORS WITHIN THE
MEANING OF DIRECTIVE 2003/71/EC AND ANY RELEVANT IMPLEMENTING MEASURES (THE
“PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE”) AND (2) WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS
RELATING TO INVESTMENTS WHO FALL WITHIN ARTICLE 19(1) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES
AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (THE “ORDER”) OR ARE
PERSONS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) TO (D) (“HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES,
UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS, ETC”) OF THE ORDER OR ARE PERSONS TO WHOM AN OFFER
OF THE PLACING SHARES MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE MADE (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER
BEING REFERRED TO AS “RELEVANT PERSONS”). THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PLACING
SET OUT IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST NOT BE ACTED ON OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO
ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE ENGAGED
IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS. 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (INCLUDING ITS TERRITORIES
AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA).
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE INTO THE UNITED
STATES. the SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE
REGISTERED UNDER THE u.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPCT PURSUANT TO AN APPLICABLE
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES IS BEING MADE IN
THE UNITED STATES. 

ANY INVESTMENT DECISION TO BUY SECURITIES IN THE PLACING MUST BE MADE SOLELY ON
THE BASIS OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN INDEPENDENTLY
VERIFIED BY MORGAN STANLEY (THE “MANAGER”) OR THE SELLER. NEITHER THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT NOR ANY COPY OF IT MAY BE TAKEN, TRANSMITTED OR DISTRIBUTED,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN
OR INTO ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH OFFERS OR SALES WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY
APPLICABLE LAW. ANY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS RESTRICTION MAY CONSTITUTE A
VIOLATION OF UNITED STATES, CANADIAN, AUSTRALIAN, JAPANESE OR OTHER APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS. 

THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE OFFERING OR SALE OF THE PLACING
SHARES IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS MAY BE RESTRICTED BY LAW.   NO ACTION HAS BEEN
TAKEN BY THE MANAGER, OR ANY OF ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON
THAT WOULD PERMIT AN OFFER OF THE PLACING SHARES OR POSSESSION OR DISTRIBUTION
OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY OTHER OFFERING OR PUBLICITY MATERIAL RELATING TO
THE PLACING SHARES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE ACTION FOR THAT PURPOSE IS
REQUIRED. PERSONS INTO WHOSE POSSESSION THIS ANNOUNCEMENT COMES ARE REQUIRED BY
THE MANAGER TO INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT AND TO OBSERVE ANY SUCH RESTRICTIONS. 

THE MANAGER IS ACTING EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE SELLER AND NO ONE ELSE IN CONNECTION
WITH THE PLACING. THE MANAGER WILL NOT REGARD ANY OTHER PERSON (WHETHER OR NOT
A RECIPIENT OF THIS DOCUMENT) AS ITS CLIENT IN RELATION TO THE PLACING AND WILL
NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE SELLER FOR PROVIDING THE
PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO ITS CLIENTS NOR FOR GIVING ADVICE IN RELATION TO THE
PLACING OR ANY TRANSACTION, ARRANGEMENT OR OTHER MATTER REFERRED TO IN THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT. THE MANAGER MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE PLACING ON A PROPRIETARY
BASIS.

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