Munksjö Oyj: Syndication process in connection to the financing related to the merger of Munksjö and Ahlstrom concluded

MUNKSJÖ OYJ, PRESS RELEASE, 23 DECEMBER 2016 at 14:50 CET Helsinki, Finland Munksjö Oyj: Syndication process in connection to the financing related to the merger of Munksjö and Ahlstrom concluded As previously communicated, the new financing arranged in connection with the combination of Munksjö Oyj and Ahlstrom Corporation consists of multicurrency term facilities and a revolving credit facility for Munksjö and a bridge facility for Ahlstrom, which will be assumed by Munksjö as from the date of completion of the merger. Munksjö has today concluded the syndication of the term loan facilities and the revolving credit facility. The bridge facility is provided by Nordea and SEB and will not be syndicated. The syndicated financing is provided by SEB, Nordea and Danske Bank as bookrunners. BNP Paribas, OP Corporate Bank and Swedbank joined as Mandated Lead Arrangers. The following banks committed to the Facility as Lead Arrangers: Citi, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole and DNB Bank. Munksjö Oyj For further information, please contact:

Anna Selberg, SVP Communications, tel. +46 703 23 10 32, anna.selberg@munksjo.com Laura Lindholm, Head of Investor Relations, tel. +46 72 703 63 36, laura.lindholm@munksjo.com

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