Lassila & Tikanoja - Company Announcement

The Finnish FSA has approved base prospectus of Lassila & Tikanoja plc and the company is considering the issuance of a senior unsecured bond

Helsinki, Finland, 2014-08-28 13:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Lassila & Tikanoja plc                Stock exchange release          28 August
2014 at 2:30 pm 

The Finnish FSA has approved base prospectus of Lassila & Tikanoja plc and the
company is considering the issuance of a senior unsecured bond 

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any other jurisdiction in which the distribution or release would be unlawful. 

The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has today, on 28 August 2014,
approved the base prospectus (“Base Prospectus”) of Lassila & Tikanoja plc. The
Base Prospectus provides information on Lassila & Tikanoja plc and its business
operations and financial position. The Base Prospectus is valid for 12 months
from the date of its approval. 

Lassila & Tikanoja plc is considering the issuance of a senior unsecured bond
based on the Base Prospectus. The potential issue is expected to be launched in
the near future subject to market conditions. 

“Entering debt capital markets diversifies our financing sources and supports
the execution of our strategy”, says Timo Leinonen, CFO. 

Danske Bank is mandated as the sole lead manager for the potential transaction.

The Base Prospectus is expected to be available in Finnish from 28 August 2014
on Lassila & Tikanoja plc's website at
http://www.lassila-tikanoja.fi/yritys/sijoittajat/rekisterointiasiakirja/Sivut/d
efault.aspx.
It will remain available throughout its period of validity. The Registration
Document has not been printed, but investors can order a paper printout of it
free of charge by email from ir@lassila-tikanoja.fi or by post from Lassila &
Tikanoja plc, P.O. Box 28, 00441 Helsinki, Finland. 



LASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC

Timo Leinonen
CFO



For additional information, please contact:
Timo Leinonen, CFO, tel. +358 400 793 073

Lassila & Tikanoja is a service company that is transforming the consumer
society into an efficient recycling society. In co-operation with our
customers, we are reducing waste volumes, extending the useful lives of
properties, recovering materials and reducing the use of raw materials and
energy. We help our customers to focus on their core business and protect the
environment. Together, we create well-being and jobs. With operations in
Finland, Sweden and Russia, L&T employs 8,000 persons. Net sales in 2013
amounted to EUR 668.2 million. L&T is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. 

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