UPM-Kymmene - Company Announcement

UPM Board of Directors decides on directed share issue as part of the consideration for Myllykoski

Helsinki, 2010-12-21 07:15 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UPM-Kymmene Corporation 
Stock exchange release  21 December 2010 at 8:15 

On the basis of the authorisation granted by the Annual General Meeting of
shareholders of UPM on 22 March 2010, UPM's Board of Directors has today
decided on the issuance of 5 million new UPM shares as a part of the
consideration for the acquisition of Myllykoski Corporation and Rhein Papier
GmbH ("Myllykoski"). 

The new UPM shares will be offered for subscription to certain holders of
subordinated loan notes of Rhein Papier GmbH, who are shareholders of
Myllykoski Corporation and who have agreed to subscribe for the new shares in
connection with the completion of the acquisition of Myllykoski. The
subscription price for the new UPM shares will be paid by contribution of such
loan notes to UPM as part of the overall transaction. 

The number of new UPM shares to be issued may be subject to an adjustment by
UPM's Board of Directors, if certain dilutive corporate events take place
before the subscription for the new shares. 

For further information, please contact:
Mr TapioKorpeinen, CFO, UPM, tel. +358 204 15 0004

UPM-Kymmene Corporation
Pirkko Harrela
Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications

UPM, Corporate Communications
Media Desk, tel. +358 40 588 3284
media@upm.com



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