SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT BY SOLIDIUM OF SAMPO ASHARES AND BONDS EXCHANGEABLE INTO SAMPO ASHARES DUE 2018 - Yahoo Finance

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Solidium for you to obtain total gross proceeds involving EUR 800 million from your placement regarding Sampo A-shares (EUR 450 million) and from the providing involving bonds exchangeable directly into Sampo A-shares (EUR 350 million) IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION, MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL, NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC, AND ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, ACTING AS INVESTORS FOR THEIR OWN ACCOUNTS, MAY SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE SECURITIES AND IN THAT CAPACITY MAY RETAIN, PURCHASE, SELL, OFFER TO SELL OR OTHERWISE DEAL FOR THEIR OWN ACCOUNTS IN SUCH SECURITIES AND OTHER SECURITIES OF SAMPO OR RELATED INVESTMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION OR OTHERWISE. ACCORDINGLY, REFERENCES TO SECURITIES BEING ISSUED, OFFERED, SUBSCRIBED, ACQUIRED, PLACED OR OTHERWISE DEALT IN SHOULD BE READ AS INCLUDING ANY ISSUE OR OFFER TO, OR SUBSCRIPTION, ACQUISITION, PLACING OR DEALING BY, MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL, NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC AND ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES ACTING AS INVESTORS FOR THEIR OWN ACCOUNTS. MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL AND NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC DO NOT INTEND TO DISCLOSE THE EXTENT OF ANY SUCH INVESTMENT OR TRANSACTIONS OTHERWISE THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY LEGAL OR REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS TO DO SO. Solidium Oy ("Solidium") offers today, 25 February 2014, placed approx. 12.6 million A-shares in Sampo plc ("Sampo"), representing approx. 2.3 per cent with the outstanding A-shares and almost all sorts of shares associated with Sampo, inside an accelerated bookbuilt providing to become able to international along with Nordic institutional investors (the "Equity Offering") in a price of EUR 35.65 per A-share. Gross proceeds in the Equity offering are usually approx. EUR 450 million representing a pre-tax gain for Solidium involving approx. EUR 280 million relative for the e-book value. following the Equity Offering, Solidium`s ownership interest in Sampo decreases from approx. 14.2 % to approx. 11.9 % involving both the actual outstanding A-shares and many kinds of shares in Sampo. Merrill Lynch International acted as Lead Manager as well as Bookrunner for that Equity Providing and Nordea Markets as Co-Bookrunner. This announcement is dispersed simply by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Options in behalf of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Remedies clients.

Solidium can be a restricted organization wholly owned from the State involving Finland. the core regarding Solidium`s investment strategy can be worth enhancing asset management with the existing equity holdings. Via its shareholdings, Solidium can be a minority owner within twelve listed companies: Elisa, Kemira, Metso, Outokumpu, Outotec, Rautaruukki, Sampo, Stora Enso, Talvivaara Mining Company, TeliaSonera, Tieto along with Valmet. Solidium`s mission would become to strengthen along with stabilise Finnish ownership throughout nationally important companies and additionally to boost value of its holdings within the extended run. Investment activities tend to be

according to monetary analysis. Further information: www.solidium.fi. Source: Solidium Oy through GlobeNewswire

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT a PROSPECTUS AND HAS BEEN MADE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE, OR BE RELIED UPON IN CONNECTION WITH, AN OFFER TO BUY, SELL, ISSUE, OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, SELL, ISSUE, OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, ANY SECURITIES, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR BACKGROUND PURPOSES ONLY, DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE FULL OR COMPLETE, AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. "I am very satisfied with most the productive execution of this essential transaction. Solidium`s highquality credit in combination using extraordinary strong need for investment grade equity-linked instruments permitted us for you to value the bonds with really appealing terms", says Solidium`s Managing Director Kari J?rvinen. "We will make use involving the proceeds to assist expand diversify our credit card debt maturity profile, to spend in our equity investments and additionally to carry on to enhance our monetary flexibility, which in turn will even have a positive impact upon our power to always spend a secure revenue distribution." ACQUIRING INVESTMENTS TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES MAY EXPOSE AN INVESTOR TO a SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSING ALL OF THE AMOUNT INVESTED. PERSONS CONSIDERING MAKING SUCH INVESTMENTS SHOULD CONSULT AN AUTHORISED PERSON SPECIALISING IN ADVISING ON SUCH INVESTMENTS. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE Any RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION. POTENTIAL INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT Any PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR AS TO THE SUITABILITY OF THE TRANSACTION FOR THE PERSON CONCERNED. HUG#1764325 Solidium features agreed never to dispose of virtually any further A-shares regarding Sampo for a period of time of 90 times following the actual settlement of the Transaction, topic for you to specific customary exceptions.

ANY INVESTMENT DECISION TO BUY SECURITIES IN THE EQUITY OFFERING OR THE EXCHANGEABLE BOND OFFERING MUST BE MADE SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED BY MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL (THE "LEAD MANAGER"), NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC (THE "COBOOKRUNNER") OR SOLIDIUM (THE "SELLER" IN THE EQUITY OFFERING AND THE "ISSUER" IN THE EXCHANGEABLE BOND OFFERING) (EXCEPT, IN RELATION TO SOLIDIUM, FOR SUCH INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED BY OR ON BEHALF OF SOLIDIUM). NEITHER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT NOR ANY COPY OF IT MAY BE TAKEN, TRANSMITTED OR DISTRIBUTED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR INTO ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH OFFERS OR SALES WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY NATIONAL, RESIDENT OR CITIZEN OF CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN. ANY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS RESTRICTION MAY CONSTITUTE a VIOLATION OF UNITED STATES, CANADIAN, AUSTRALIAN, JAPANESE OR OTHER APPLICABLE

SECURITIES LAWS. MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART IN THE EQUITY OFFERING OR THE EXCHANGEABLE BOND OFFERING. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY OFFER OF SECURITIES TO WHICH IT RELATES ARE ONLY ADDRESSED TO AND DIRECTED AT PERSONS WHO ARE (1) QUALIFIED INVESTORS WITHIN THE MEANING OF DIRECTIVE 2003/71/EC, AS AMENDED AND ANY RELEVANT IMPLEMENTING MEASURES (THE "PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE") AND (2) WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS WHO FALL WITHIN ARTICLE 19(1) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (THE "ORDER") OR ARE PERSONS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) TO (D) (HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS, ETC) OF THE ORDER OR ARE PERSONS TO WHOM AN OFFER OF THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE MADE (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS "RELEVANT PERSONS"). THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE EQUITY OFFERING OR THE EXCHANGEABLE BOND OFFERING SET OUT IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST NOT BE ACTED ON OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS. Investment & company InformationFinance THE LEAD MANAGER AND THE CO-BOOKRUNNER ARE ACTING EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE SELLER AND NO ONE ELSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE EQUITY OFFERING AND THE LEAD MANAGER IS ACTING EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ISSUER AND NO ONE ELSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXCHANGEABLE BOND OFFERING. THE LEAD MANAGER AND THE COBOOKRUNNER WILL NOT REGARD ANY OTHER PERSON (WHETHER OR NOT Any RECIPIENT OF THIS DOCUMENT) AS THEIR CLIENT IN RELATION TO THE EQUITY OFFERING AND THE LEAD MANAGER WILL NOT REGARD ANY OTHER PERSON (WHETHER OR NOT Any RECIPIENT OF THIS DOCUMENT) AS ITS CLIENT IN RELATION TO THE EXCHANGEABLE BOND OFFERING AND THE LEAD MANAGER AND THE CO-BOOKRUNNER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO ANYONE OTHER THAN SOLIDIUM FOR PROVIDING THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO THEIR CLIENTS NOR FOR GIVING ADVICE IN RELATION TO THE EQUITY OFFERING OR THE EXCHANGEABLE BOND OFFERING OR ANY TRANSACTION, ARRANGEMENT OR OTHER MATTER REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Concurrent using the Equity Offering, Solidium offers placed EUR 350 million associated with senior unsecured bonds, exchangeable straight into Sampo A-shares (the "Exchangeable Bond Offering"). the exchangeable bonds use a maturity associated with 4.5 a long time and also spend the coupon associated with 0 per cent per annum. the bonds will be exchangeable directly into Sampo A-shares with an initial exchange cost of EUR 48.1275. The Actual exchange price represents any 35 percent premium towards the Equity offering placing price of EUR 35.65 for each A-share. Underlying the particular exchangeable bonds tend to be approx. 7.3 million A-shares regarding Sampo, as well as approx. 1.3 percent of the at present outstanding A-shares and many kinds of shares involving Sampo. Solidium has the right, however, not the actual obligation, to satisfy its obligation to always be able to redeem the actual exchangeable bonds with final maturity by delivery of the combination of Sampo A-shares as well as cash. Solidium will retain the particular dividend earnings from your underlying A-shares and the exchange property will most likely be adjusted merely must the particular annual dividend earnings exceed particular thresholds for each A-share (EUR 1.65 inside 2014, EUR 1.80 inside 2015 and EUR 1.95 thereafter). Within series with market practice pertaining to equity-linked transactions within Europe, the exchangeable bonds were positioned using European institutional investors who've specialised knowledge associated with such instruments. Merrill Lynch International acted as Sole Bookrunner for your Exchangeable Bond Offering.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY INCLUDE STATEMENTS THAT ARE, OR MAY BE DEEMED TO BE, "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS". THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MAY BE IDENTIFIED BY THE USE OF FORWARD-LOOKING TERMINOLOGY, INCLUDING THE TERMS "BELIEVES", "ESTIMATES", "PLANS", "PROJECTS", "ANTICIPATES", "EXPECTS", "INTENDS", "MAY", "WILL" OR "SHOULD" OR, IN EACH CASE, THEIR NEGATIVE OR OTHER VARIATIONS OR COMPARABLE TERMINOLOGY, OR BY DISCUSSIONS OF STRATEGY, PLANS, OBJECTIVES, GOALS, FUTURE EVENTS OR INTENTIONS. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MAY AND OFTEN DO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM ACTUAL RESULTS. ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS REFLECT SOLIDIUM`S CURRENT VIEW WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE EVENTS AND ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS RELATING TO FUTURE EVENTS AND OTHER RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND ASSUMPTIONS. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE THEY ARE MADE. EACH OF SOLIDIUM, MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL, NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION OR UNDERTAKING TO UPDATE, REVIEW OR REVISE ANY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WHETHER AS a RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS OR OTHERWISE.

SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT BY SOLIDIUM OF SAMPO A-SHARES AND BONDS EXCHANGEABLE INTO SAMPO A-SHARES DUE 2018 - Yahoo Finance NONE OF MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL, NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, ADVISERS OR AGENTS ACCEPTS ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR OR MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT (OR WHETHER ANY INFORMATION HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT) OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO SOLIDIUM, SAMPO, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES OR ASSOCIATED COMPANIES, WHETHER WRITTEN, ORAL OR IN A New VISUAL OR ELECTRONIC FORM, AND HOWSOEVER TRANSMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE OR FOR ANY LOSS HOWSOEVER ARISING FROM ANY USE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR ITS CONTENTS OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. The issuer regarding this announcement warrants which they tend to be only responsible for the content, accuracy along with originality involving the information contained therein. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (INCLUDING ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA). THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE INTO THE UNITED STATES. THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES IS BEING MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE OFFERING OR SALE OF THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS MAY BE RESTRICTED BY LAW. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE LEAD MANAGER, THE CO-BOOKRUNNER, SOLIDIUM OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON THAT WOULD PERMIT AN OFFER OF THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN OR POSSESSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY OTHER OFFERING OR PUBLICITY MATERIAL RELATING TO THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE ACTION FOR THAT

PURPOSE IS REQUIRED. PERSONS INTO WHOSE POSSESSION THIS ANNOUNCEMENT COMES ARE REQUIRED BY THE LEAD MANAGER TO INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT AND TO OBSERVE ANY SUCH RESTRICTIONS. Further information: Managing Director Kari J?rvinen, Solidium Oy, +358 ten 830 8905