Rapala VMC - Changes in company's own shares

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION CONTINUES TO BUY BACK OWN SHARES

Rapala VMC Corporation
Stock Exchange Release
February 12, 2016 at 2:15 p.m.


RAPALA VMC CORPORATION CONTINUES TO BUY BACK OWN SHARES

The  Board of Directors  of Rapala VMC  Corporation has decided  to start buying
back  a maximum of  100 000 of Rapala VMC  Corporation's own shares, equaling to
some  0.25% of all shares,  in accordance with  the authorization granted by the
Annual  General  Meeting  on  March  27, 2015. The  shares will be acquired with
company's   free  equity  only,  and  therefore,  the  acquisition  reduces  the
distributable  funds.  The  maximum  amount  to  be  used for the acquisition is
500 000 euros.

Shares  will be acquired in public trading  on the Nasdaq Helsinki at the market
price  quoted at the time  of repurchase in accordance  with the rules regarding
the acquisition of company's owns shares.

Shares  will be  repurchased to  finance or  carry out  business acquisitions or
other  investments, to settle the company's  equity-based incentive plans, to be
transferred for other purposes, or to be cancelled.

The  repurchasing of shares starts on February 15, 2016 at the earliest and will
end on March 31, 2016, at the latest. At the moment, Rapala holds 639 671 of its
own shares.


RAPALA VMC CORPORATION
Jorma Kasslin
Chief Executive Officer

For further information:
Olli Aho, Company Counsel and Investor Relations, tel. +358 9 7562 540

Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki and main media

Rapala VMC Corporation ("the Group") is a leading fishing tackle company and the
global market leader in fishing lures, treble hooks and fishing related knives
and tools. The Group also has a strong global position in other fishing
categories and it is one of the leading distributors of outdoor, hunting and
winter sport products in the Nordic countries. The Group has the largest
distribution network in the industry. The main manufacturing facilities are
located in Finland, France, Estonia, Russia, China, Indonesia and the UK. The
Group brand portfolio includes the leading brand in the industry, Rapala, and
other global brands like VMC, Sufix, Storm, Blue Fox, Luhr Jensen, Williamson,
Dynamite Baits, Mora Ice, StrikeMaster, Marttiini and Peltonen. The Group, with
net sales of EUR 278 million in 2015, employs some 3 200 people in 39 countries.
Rapala VMC Corporation's share is listed and traded on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock
exchange since 1998.


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