HKScan Oyj - Company Announcement

HKSCAN SUPPLEMENTS ITS STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 AT 3.30 PM RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF ROSE POULTRY A/S

HKSCAN CORPORATION     STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE    10 September 2010, at 8am      


HKSCAN SUPPLEMENTS ITS STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 AT
3.30 PM RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF ROSE POULTRY A/S                         

Net sales of Rose Poultry A/S ("Rose Poultry") for the financial year ending on 
September 30, 2009 were DKK 1 572.7 million (approximately EUR 211,1 million)   
and EBIT was DKK -5.0 million (approximately EUR -0.7 million). For the current 
financial year commencing on October 1, 2009 net sales are estimated to increase
slightly and EBIT is estimated to be positive.                                  

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|                        | Financial year ending on | Financial year ending on |
|                        |       September 30, 2009 |       September 30, 2008 |
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| Net sales (DKK         |                  1 572.7 |                  1 701.1 |
| million)               |                          |                          |
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| EBIT (DKK million)     |                     -5.0 |                     45.6 |
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The financial position of Rose Poultry is stable. The company's total assets in 
its balance sheet in the end of the previous financial year on September 30,    
2009 were DKK 688.9 million (approximately EUR 93 million) and interest bearing 
net debt was DKK 356.2 million (approximately 47.8 million)                     

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|                        | As of September 30, 2009 | As of September 30, 2008 |
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| Total assets (DKK      |                    688.9 |                    819.6 |
| million)               |                          |                          |
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| Interest bearing net   |                    356.2 |                    435.9 |
| debt (DKK million)     |                          |                          |
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The profitability of Rose Poultry corresponds to the average level of           
profitability in its line of business in Europe.                                

The acquisition is in line with the previously announced strategy of the HKScan 
Group and it will constitute an important step in the development of the poultry
business of HKScan.                                                             


HKScan Corporation                                                              


Matti Perkonoja                                                                 
CEO                                                                             


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


HKScan is one of the leading food companies in northern Europe with home markets
in Finland, Sweden, the Baltic countries 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. It had net sales of 2.1 billion euro in 2009.    


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