Rapala VMC - Company Announcement

RAPALA SIGNS A MARKET MAKING AGREEMENT WITH NORDEA

Rapala VMC Corporation
Stock Exchange Release
December 18, 2008 at 17.00 pm


Rapala VMC Corporation ("Rapala") and Nordea Bank Finland Plc
("Nordea") have concluded a market making agreement, which fulfils
the requirements of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd's Liquidity Providing
(LP) operations. The market making agreement aims at facilitating
e.g. private investors' trading, increasing the share's liquidity and
decreasing the share price volatility.

According to the agreement, Nordea will provide Rapala's share with
bids and offers so that the maximum spread is 3%. The spread is
calculated from the bid quotation. Bids or offers include at least 1
000 shares and the value of the shares must correspond to at least 4
000 euros. Nordea undertakes to submit bids and offers for Rapala's
share on the official list in the trading system of NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki on each trading day for at least 85 per cent of the time of
continuous trading and in the auction procedures applicable to the
share during a trading day.

The market making in accordance with the agreement will begin on
22.12.2008. After a 6-month term, the market making agreement is
valid for the time being and the term of notice of the agreement is
one month.

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION

Jorma Kasslin
Chief Executive Officer

For further information:

Jouni Grönroos, Chief Financial Officer, tel. +358 9 7562 540
Olli Aho, Company's Legal Councel, tel. +358 9 7562 540

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki and Main Media

Rapala VMC Corporation is a leading fishing tackle company and the
global market leader in the fishing lures, treble hooks and fishing
related knives and tools. The Group also has a strong global position
in other fishing categories. The Group has its own distribution
companies in all the main markets and the largest distribution
network in the industry. The main manufacturing facilities are
located in Finland, France, Estonia, Russia and China. The Group
brand portfolio includes the leading brand in the industry, Rapala,
and other global brands like VMC, Storm, Blue Fox, Luhr Jensen,
Williamson, Marttiini and Sufix. The Group, with net sales of EUR 242
million in 2007, employs some 3 500 people in 30 countries.

Attachments:

Stock Exchange Release December 18 2008.pdf