Valmet Issues EUR 200 Million Green Notes

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Mar 06, 2024, 12:28 ET

Valmet Oyj's stock exchange release on March 6, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. EET

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ESPOO, Finland, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmet Oyj ("Valmet") issues senior unsecured green notes of EUR 200 million (the "Notes"). The maturity of the Notes is five years and they mature on March 13, 2029. The Notes carry fixed annual interest of 4.000 percent. The issue price of the notes is 99.871 percent. The offering was allocated to 42 investors.

"The inaugural bond issued by Valmet under our newly established Green Finance Framework is an important part of Valmet's financing structure and we were delighted to see strong investor interest in the bond. The issuance of a green bond not only diversifies our funding sources but is also in line with our mission: Converting renewable resources into sustainable results," says Katri Hokkanen, Valmet's Chief Financial Officer.

Valmet will submit an application to have the Notes listed on the list of sustainable bonds of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. The net proceeds from the Notes offering will be used in accordance with the Green Finance Framework (the "Framework") published by Valmet on March 1, 2024.

Danske Bank A/S and Nordea Bank Abp ("Nordea") act as joint lead managers for the issue of the Notes. Nordea acted as an advisor in connection with establishing the Framework.

Further information, please contact:

Reetta Antila, VP, Treasury, Valmet, tel. +358 50 599 3114

Pekka Rouhiainen, VP, Investor Relations, Valmet, tel. +358 10 672 0020

VALMET

Katri Hokkanen

CFO

Pekka Rouhiainen

VP, Investor Relations

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Valmet is a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. With our automation systems and flow control solutions we serve an even wider base of process industries. Our more than 19,000 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers' performance forward - every day.

The company has over 220 years of industrial history and a strong track record in continuous improvement and renewal. Valmet's net sales in 2023 were approximately EUR 5.5 billion.

Valmet's shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki and the head office is in Espoo, Finland.

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