Kotipizza Group Oyj - Company Announcement

Kotipizza Group Oyj :KOTIPIZZA GROUP OYJ EXTENDS THE SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD OF ITS INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

Kotipizza Group Oyj
Stock Exchange Release 17 June 2015 at 16.20 (EET)
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE
OR IN PART, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, SOUTH
AFRICA AND, THE UNITED STATES OR TO ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD
BE UNLAWFUL.
KOTIPIZZA GROUP OYJ EXTENDS THE SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD OF ITS INITIAL PUBLIC
OFFERING
The Board of Directors of Kotipizza Group Oyj (the "Company") has resolved to
extend the subscription period of its initial public offering ("Initial Public
Offering") published on 4 June 2015. In accordance with the terms and conditions
of the Initial Public Offering, the subscription period is extended to end at
the latest on 24 June 2015 at 16.30 (EET), unless discontinued in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Initial Public Offering.
Due to the extension of the subscription period, the Company will publish a
stock exchange release regarding the result of the Initial Public Offering on or
about 25 June 2015. The final subscription price for the offer shares will be
decided in a book building procedure, where the Company's Board of Directors
shall decide the subscription price on the basis of the subscription offers
submitted by institutional investors during the subscription period. The
subscription price may be below or above the preliminary subscription price. The
Company's new shares subscribed for in the Initial Public Offering will be
registered in the Finnish Trade Register on or about 30 June 2015 and in the
investors' book-entry accounts on or about 30 June 2015. Trading in the shares
on the main list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange is expected to commence on 30
June 2015.

Kotipizza Group Oyj
Johan Wentzel, the Chairman of the Board of Directors
Tommi Tervanen, CEO

More information:
Tommi Tervanen, CEO
tel. +358 207 716 743

Timo Pirskanen, CFO
tel. +358 207 716 747

Antti Isokangas, CCO
tel. +358 207 716 716

Kotipizza Group in brief
Kotipizza is a Finnish pizza chain, which was founded in 1987. At the end of
2014, the number of restaurants stood at 261 restaurants. In 2014, the sales of
Kotipizza restaurants were EUR 70.5 million. Kotipizza Group net sales were EUR
52.2 million for the financial year 2014 with an EBITDA of EUR 4.3 million
respectively.
The main owners of Kotipizza Group are the funds managed by Sentica Partners Oy
(approx. 90%) and the Company's key personnel (approx. 10%).

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
This announcement should not be construed as a prospectus or offering document
and does not constitute or form part of an offer, invitation or solicitation of
any offer, to subscribe for or purchase any securities in any jurisdiction.
Investors should not subscribe for or purchase any shares in Kotipizza Group Oyj
(the "Company") on the basis of or in reliance on the information in this
announcement. The information contained in this announcement is for background
purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may or
should be placed by any person for any purposes whatsoever on the information
contained in this announcement or on its completeness, accuracy or fairness. The
information in this announcement is subject to change. No obligation is
undertaken to update this announcement or to correct any inaccuracies, and the
distribution of this announcement shall not be deemed to be any form of
commitment on the part of the Company to proceed with the IPO or any transaction
or arrangement referred to herein. This announcement has not been approved by
any competent regulatory authority.
This announcement is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy
any securities issued by the Company in any jurisdiction where such offer or
sale would be unlawful. This announcement is not for publication, distribution
or release, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia,
Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, or South Africa or to any other
jurisdiction where such announcement or publication would be unlawful. The
distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain
jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other
information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe
any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may
constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Any securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not
be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act. There is no intention to register any
securities referred to herein in the United States or to make an offering of the
securities in the United States. Copies of this announcement are not being, and
should not be, distributed in or sent into the United States.
In the United Kingdom, this announcement and any other materials in relation to
the securities described herein is only being distributed to, and is only
directed at, and any investment or investment activity to which this document
relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, "qualified
investors" (as defined in section 86(7) of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000) and who are (i) persons having professional experience in matters
relating to investments who fall within the definition of "investment
professionals" in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
(Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"); or (ii) high net worth entities
falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together
being referred to as "relevant persons"). Persons who are not relevant persons
should not take any action on the basis of this document and should not act or
rely on it.
This announcement and the offer when made are only addressed to and directed, in
member states of the European Economic Area which have implemented the
Prospectus Directive (each a "relevant member state"), other than Finland, at
persons who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of
the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC) and pursuant to the relevant
implementing rules and regulations adopted by each relevant member state
("Qualified Investors"). Each person in the European Economic Area, other than
Finland, who initially acquires securities or to whom any offer of securities
may be made will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that it
is a Qualified Investor.
None of the Company or any of their respective subsidiary undertakings,
affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, advisers,
agents or any other person accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever
for, or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the
truth, accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information or opinions in this
announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement)
or any other information relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, whether
written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or
made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this
announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements. These forward-
looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly
affect expected results and are based on certain key assumptions. Many factors
could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied
in any forward-looking statements. Due to these uncertainties and risks, readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date of this announcement. The Company disclaims any
obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement, except as required pursuant to applicable law.


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