Rapala VMC - Changes board/management/auditors

CHANGE IN THE COMPOSITION OF RAPALA VMC CORPORATION'S BOARD

Rapala VMC Corporation
Stock Exchange Release
December 4, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

The Board of Directors of Rapala VMC Corporation announces today that a non-
executive member of the Board, Isabelle De Bardies, has resigned from the Board
of Directors with immediate effect due to her new executive position outside the
company.


RAPALA VMC CORPORATION

Board of Directors


For further information:
Olli Aho, Investor Relations, +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 291 million in 2012, employs some 2 000 people in 38 countries.
Rapala VMC Corporation's share is listed and traded on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
stock exchange since 1998.

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Stock Exchange Release.pdf