Consent solicitation process related to Ahlstrom’s outstanding senior unsecured fixed rate notes

Munksjö Oyj: Consent solicitation process related to Ahlstrom’s outstanding senior unsecured fixed rate notes

Helsinki, Finland, 2016-12-02 12:50 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
MUNKSJÖ OYJ, PRESS RELEASE 2 December 2016 at 12:50 P.M. CET 

Consent solicitation process related to Ahlstrom’s outstanding senior unsecured fixed rate notes 

On 7 November 2016, the Boards of Directors of Munksjö Oyj and Ahlstrom Corporation announced the combination of the two companies through a merger. The combination is expected to be completed in the beginning of the second quarter of 2017 subject to, among other things, approval by the shareholders of the two companies. 

Ahlstrom has today published a stock exchange release announcing a consent solicitation process for its outstanding EUR 100,000,000 senior unsecured fixed rate notes in relation to the merger of Ahlstrom Corporation into Munksjö Oyj. The release is available at www.ahlstrom.com. 

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