Atria Oyj - Tender offer

Atria has signed a preliminary agreement on the purchase of Saarioinen's slaughtering, meet cutting and meat procurement operations

Seinäjoki, Suomi, 2013-07-11 10:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atria Plc COMPANY
ANNOUNCEMENT 11 July 2013 at 11.30 am 

Atria has signed a preliminary agreement on the purchase of Saarioinen's
slaughtering, meet cutting and meat procurement operations 

Atria Plc and Saarioinen Oy have signed a preliminary agreement according to
which Atria will purchase Saarioinen's procurement, slaughtering and cutting
operations for beef, pork and poultry. According to the preliminary agreement
Atria will gain the ownership of poultry production machinery and equipment, as
well as the poultry production factory building and site located in Sahalahti
in Kangasala. Jyväbroiler trademark is also included in the agreement. In
addition, Atria gains the ownership of the machinery and equipment of Jyväskylä
slaughterhouse.  In connection with the deal, Atria and Saarioinen will sign a
cooperation agreement concerning meat deliveries from Atria to Saarioinen. 

The deal will increase Atria's cost-efficiency in meat procurement,
slaughtering and cutting operations. The cooperation agreement will guarantee
competitive long-term raw material deliveries to Saarioinen, possibly freeing
up resources for processing operations. 

The personnel of Saarioinen's procurement, slaughtering and cutting operations
will move to Atria as continuing employees, and Atria will continue the
industrial operations in Jyväskylä and Sahalahti. Business operations in issue
have about 400 employees. 

Atria's turnover is expected to grow by about EUR 70 million annually. The deal
is expected to close latest in the first quarter of 2014. 

The closing of the deal is subject to the approval of the Finnish Competition
and Consumer Authority. 

For further information, please contact Juha Gröhn, CEO, Atria Plc, tel. +358
400 684 224. 

ATRIA PLC
Juha Gröhn
CEO


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