2009-11-24 16:40:00 CET

2009-11-24 16:40:01 CET


HKScan Oyj - Prospectus/Announcement of Prospectus

PUBLISHING OF THE OFFERING CIRCULAR RELATED TO HKSCAN CORPORATION SHARE OFFERING


HKScan Corporation      STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN        Nov 24, 2009 at 5.40pm


NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN
PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN OR
SOUTH AFRICA. 


PUBLISHING OF THE OFFERING CIRCULAR RELATED TO HKSCAN CORPORATION SHARE OFFERING

HKScan Corporation (the ”Company”, ”HKScan”) will publish an offering circular
relating to the share offering of 14 739 822 new class A shares in HKScan. The
terms and conditions of the share offering were published in a separate stock
exchange release on 24 November 2009. 

The Finnish language offering circular, approved today by the Finnish Financial
Supervisory Authority, consists of registration document and offering note, and
will be available on the Company's Internet site www.hkscan.com as from 25
November 2009. The offering circular is estimated to be available at the
subscription places of the share offering as from 30 November 2009. 


HKScan Corporation
Board of Directors


Further information: Matti Perkonoja, CEO of HKScan Corporation. Please leave
any messages for him to call with Marjukka Hujanen on +358 (0)10 570 6218. 


DISCLAIMER:

This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation
to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities
referred to herein may not be sold in the United States absent registration or
an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. HKScan Corporation does not intend to register any portion of the
offering of the securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering
of the securities in the United States. Copies of this announcement are not
being made and may not be distributed or sent into the United States, Canada,
Australia, Hong Kong, Japan or South Africa. 

The information contained herein shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities
referred to herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. 

This communication does not constitute an offer of securities to the public in
the United Kingdom. This communication is directed only at (i) persons who are
outside the United Kingdom or (ii) investment professionals falling within
Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) and (iii) persons falling within Article
49(2) (a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.”)
of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant
persons”). Any investment activity to which this communication relates will
only be available to and will be engaged only with, relevant persons. Any
person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or
any of its contents. 


HKScan is one of the leading food companies in northern Europe with home
markets in Finland, Sweden, the Baltics and Poland. HKScan manufactures, sells
and markets pork and beef, poultry products, processed meats and convenience
foods under several well-known local brand names. Its customers are retail, the
HoReCa sector, industry and export customers. HKScan is active in nine
countries and has some 10,000 employees. Annual net sales are 2.3 billion euro. 


DISTRIBUTION:
Nasdaq OMX, Helsinki
Main media
www.hkscan.com