2012-08-06 15:50:00 CEST

2012-08-06 15:50:03 CEST


REGULATED INFORMATION

HKScan Oyj - Changes in company's own shares

HKScan’s repurchase of own shares executed according to announcement in June


HKScan Corporation                         Stock Exchange Release         6
August 2012        at 4:50 p.m. 



HKScan's repurchase of own shares executed according to announcement in June


On 6 August 2012, HKScan acquired 1 000 000 HKScan series A shares for EUR 8
000 000 (á 8,00 euros/share). The acquisition pertains to the share purchase
agreement of the Danish company Rose Poultry A/S, announced on 9 September 2010
and 4 June 2012. 

After the acquisition HKScan has in total 1 053 743 series A own shares.


HKScan Corporation
Hannu Kottonen
CEO


Further information from HKScan Corporation's administrative and legal director
Markku Suvanto. Please leave any messages for him with Marjukka Hujanen, tel.
+358 10 570 6218. 


HKScan is one of the leading food companies in Northern Europe with home
markets in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, the Baltic countries and Poland. HKScan
manufactures, sells and markets pork and beef, poultry products, processed
meats and convenience foods under strong brand names. Its customers are retail,
the HoReCa sector, industry and export customers. It had net sales of EUR 2.5
billion in 2011. HKScan has operations in ten countries and has some 11 400
employees. 


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