2014-10-31 07:33:00 CET

2014-10-31 07:33:01 CET


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Fiskars - Company Announcement

Fiskars to start to acquire the company’s own shares


Fiskars Corp.       Stock Exchange Release    October 31, 2014 at 8:30 EET

The Board of Directors of Fiskars Corporation has decided to commence acquiring
the company's own shares on the basis of the authorization given by the Annual
General Meeting held on March 12, 2014. The maximum number of shares to be
acquired is 300,000, corresponding to approximately 0.4% of the total number of
shares. The shares shall be acquired through public trading on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki exchange at the market price prevailing at the time of purchase. The
share buyback shall start on November 7, 2014 at the earliest, and end by the
end of the next Annual General Meeting in 2015, at the latest. 

The Annual General Meeting held on March 12, 2014 resolved to authorize the
Board to decide on the acquisition of a maximum of 4,000,000 own shares, in one
or several installments, using the unrestricted shareholders' equity of the
company. The authorization may be used to acquire shares to be used for the
development of the capital structure of the company, as consideration in
corporate acquisitions or industrial reorganizations and as part of the
company's incentive system and otherwise for further transfer, retention or
cancellation. 

The total number of shares in Fiskars Corporation is 81,905,242. Fiskars
Corporation does not own any of its own shares. 


FISKARS CORPORATION


Kari Kauniskangas
President and CEO


Further information:
Communications Director Anu Ilvonen, tel. +358 204 39 5446



Fiskars 365 - celebrating centuries of pride, passion and design. Every day.
Established in 1649 as an ironworks in a small Finnish village, Fiskars has
grown to be a leading global supplier of consumer products for the home, garden
and outdoors. Available in more than 60 countries, Fiskars products solve
everyday problems, making daily home, garden and outdoor projects easier and
more enjoyable through superior performance and design. Fiskars is listed on
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, and the company's net sales were 799 million euro in 2013.
The Group's key international brands are Fiskars, Iittala and Gerber.
www.fiskarsgroup.com/365