Metsä Board Oyj - Prospectus/Announcement of Prospectus

Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has approved Metsä Board Corporation’s listing prospectus for a bond

Metsä Board Corporation Stock Exchange Release on 13 March 2014 at 1 pm EET

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Metsä Board Corporation announced its decision to issue a bond of EUR 225
million on 6 March 2014. The bond that matures on 13 March 2019 and carries a
fixed coupon interest rate of 4.000 per cent per annum has been issued today. 

The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has today approved the prospectus
drawn up for listing the bond. The prospectus is available in English,
including the summary also in Finnish, as from today e.g. on the company's
website at www.metsaboard.com. 

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy is expected to admit the bond to public trading as from
14 March 2014. 

METSÄ BOARD CORPORATION

For further information, please contact:
Markus Holm, CFO, tel. +358 (0)10 465 4913
Juha Laine, Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications, tel. +358
(0) 10 465 4335