Helsinki, Finland, 2017-10-06 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Suominen Corporation Stock Exchange Release 6 October 2017 at 9.00 am (EEST)
Listing prospectus for Suominen's EUR 85 million bond available; bank loan facilities renewed
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On 25 September 2017, Suominen Corporation announced issuance of a EUR 85 million unsecured bond which carries a fixed annual interest at the rate of 2.50 percent and matures on 3 October 2022. The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has approved the listing prospectus of the bond. The prospectus is available in English, including the summary also in Finnish, as a pdf file on Suominen Corporation's website www.suominen.fi.
The bond is expected to be admitted to trading on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd on or about 10 October 2017.
New bank financing facility
In connection with issuing the bond, Suominen has entered into a syndicated credit facility agreement consisting of a single-currency revolving credit facility of EUR 100 million with a maturity of four years. The lenders for the facility are Nordea Bank AB (publ), Finnish Branch and Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ), Branch Operation in Finland. The new bank facility includes leverage ratio and gearing as financial covenants.
The new credit facility replaced the syndicated credit facilities agreement of Suominen totalling EUR 55 million with Nordea Bank AB (publ), Finnish Branch (former Nordea Bank Finland plc) and OP Corporate Bank plc (former Pohjola Bank plc) as the lenders.
SUOMINEN CORPORATION
President & CEO, Nina Kopola
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CFO, Tapio Engström, tel. 010 214 300
Suominen in brief
Suominen manufactures nonwovens as roll goods for wipes as well as for medical and hygiene products. The end products made of Suominen’s nonwovens – wet wipes, feminine care products and swabs, for instance – bring added value to the daily life of consumers worldwide. Suominen is the global market leader in nonwovens for wipes and employs over 650 people in Europe and in the Americas. Suominen’s net sales in 2016 amounted to EUR 416.9 million and comparable operating profit to EUR 25.6 million. The Suominen share (SUY1V) is listed in Nasdaq Helsinki Stock Exchange (Mid Cap). Read more at www.suominen.fi.
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This communication does not constitute an offer of securities to the public in the United Kingdom. No prospectus has been or will be approved in the United Kingdom in respect of the securities. Consequently, this communication is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom, (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”), (iii) high net worth companies, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). In addition, this communication is, in any event only directed at persons who are "qualified investors" pursuant to the Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC, as amended). Any investment activity to which this communication relates will only be available to, and will only be engaged with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.