CapMan Oyj: CapMan issues EUR 60 million sustainability-linked notes

CapMan Plc
Stock Exchange Release
3 June 2024 at 17:30 EEST

CapMan Plc ("Company") issues unsecured sustainability-linked notes in the aggregate principal amount of EUR 60 million (the "Notes"). The Notes will mature on 10 June 2029 and carry initially a fixed annual interest of 6.500 per cent. The issue date for the Notes will be 10 June 2024. The Notes are issued in accordance with the new CapMan Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework published on 24 May 2024 at https://capman.com/shareholders/share-shareholders/debt-information/.

"These are the second sustainability-linked notes issued by CapMan. Linking our financing costs to predefined sustainability objectives supports our vision to be the most responsible private assets investor in the Nordics. We are very pleased with the demand for the Notes. Their issuance extends the average maturity of our bond portfolio, supports our growth objectives, and simultaneously encourages the achievement of our climate goals," says Atte Rissanen, CapMan's CFO.

The Company will submit an application for the Notes to be admitted to trading on the list of sustainable bonds of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.

The Company intends to use the proceeds of the Notes, less costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the issue of the Notes, to fund the purchase of existing notes of the Company due 2025 pursuant to the tender offer announced on 24 May 2024 and other general corporate purposes of the group.

OP Corporate Bank plc acts as sole sustainability-linked bond framework adviser and as a sole lead manager for the issue of Notes (the "Lead Manager").

CAPMAN PLC

For further information, please contact:

Stina Lähteenoja

Communications Manager

+358 45 840 8438

Distribution:

Nasdaq Helsinki

Principal media

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About CapMan

CapMan is a leading Nordic private asset expert with an active approach to value creation and €5.7 billion in assets under management. As one of the private equity pioneers in the Nordics we have developed hundreds of companies and assets creating significant value for over three decades. Our objective is to provide attractive returns and innovative solutions to investors by enabling change across our portfolio companies. An example of this is greenhouse gas reduction targets that we have set under the Science Based Targets initiative in line with the 1.5°C scenario and our commitment to net-zero GHG emissions by 2040. We have a broad presence in the unlisted market through our local and specialised teams. Our investment strategies cover real estate and infrastructure assets, natural capital and minority and majority investments in portfolio companies. We also provide wealth management solutions. Our service business includes procurement services. Altogether, CapMan employs around 200 professionals in Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, London and Luxembourg. We are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki since 2001.

Disclaimer

This release is for information purposes only and is not to be construed as an offer to purchase or sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell with respect to any securities of the Company. No actions have been taken to register or qualify the Notes, or otherwise to permit a public offering of the Notes, in any jurisdiction. The distribution of this release and the related material concerning the issuance of the Notes may, in certain jurisdictions, be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this release or any such material may come are required to inform themselves of and observe all such restrictions. This release and any such material may not be distributed or published in any country or jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction or would require actions under the laws of a state or jurisdiction other than Finland. In particular, this release and any such material may not be distributed in the United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore or South Africa and any related material concerning the issuance of the Notes may not be sent to any person in the before mentioned jurisdictions. Neither the Company nor the Lead Manager, or their representatives accept any legal responsibility for any violation by any person, whether or not the persons contemplating investing in or divesting the Company's securities, including the Notes, are aware of such restrictions.

The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the "U.S. Securities Act"), or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. The Notes may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred directly or indirectly within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as such terms are defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act), except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

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