ÅR Packaging Group AB releases additional information related to acquisition announced January 22, 2014


PRESS RELEASE

                                                                January 28, 2015

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO AQUISITION

Due  to, i.a., the  acquisition of MeadWestvaco  Corporation's European tobacco,
chocolate  confectionery and consumer apparel packaging operations ("MWV Folding
Carton"),  the  company  has  decided  to  publish additional information on the
transaction  and its implications on  AR Packaging that may  be considered to be
price  sensitive for  its outstanding  EUR 80 million  senior secured  bond loan
listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

  * The value of the transaction is approximately EUR 70 million.
  * AR Packaging estimates that the acquired business generates approximately
    EUR 18 million in EBITDA for 2014 (including contribution margin from
    Svitavy). More than EUR 10 million of restructuring costs is expected over
    the next two years, potentially resulting in annualized synergy effects of
    up to EUR 4 million. MWV Folding Carton's sales and EBITDA have been
    decreasing over the past few years but is expected to stabilize and
    increase.
  * AR Packaging has estimated maintenance capex and the net working capital
    profile of the acquired business to be in line with that of AR Packaging.
  * A major part of the sales derived from one tobacco customer, thereby
    increasing customer concentration and further strengthening AR Packaging's
    position in tobacco packaging market.
  * In relative measures, the company does not increase its Russian exposure.


For further information please contact:
Niclas Nyström, CFO, ÅR Packaging Group AB
Phone +46 701 44 56 64, email niclas.nystrom@ar-packaging.com



ÅR Packaging Group AB
AR Packaging is one of Europe's leading companies in the packaging sector with a
turnover exceeding EUR 400 million and 1 600 employees in 14 factories in 7
countries. The head office is situated in Lund, Sweden.
AR Packaging was formed in 2011 as a merger of A&R Carton, one of Europe's
leading carton board packaging groups and Flextrus, a leader in northern Europe
within flexible packaging. The group creates added value to customers by a broad
product offering and deep knowledge of packaging.

Forward Looking Statements
Certain  information contained in  this statement, including  any information on
the  Group's  plans  or  future  financial  or  operating  performance and other
statements  that express the Issuer's  management's expectations or estimates of
future  performance, constitute forward-looking  statements. Such statements are
based on a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable
by  management at  the time,  are subject  to significant business, economic and
competitive uncertainties. The Group cautions that such statements involve known
and  unknown risks,  uncertainties and  other factors  that may cause the actual
financial  results, performance  or achievements  of the  Group to be materially
different from the Group's estimated future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements.


The  information contained  in this  press release  is such  information that ÅR
Packaging  Group AB  is required  to publish  in accordance  with the Securities
Market  Act (2007:528) or/and the  Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980).
The information was submitted for publication on 28(th) of January at 10 pm.

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