Rapala VMC : CORPORATION - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 2016 PUBLISHED

Rapala VMC Corporation
Stock Exchange Release
March 8, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 2016 PUBLISHED

Rapala VMC Corporation's Financial Statements and Corporate Governance Statement 2016 have been published as attachments to this stock exchange release.

These statements and other investor information as well as report on corporate responsibility are available on the Group's corporate website at www.rapalavmc.com in English and Finnish.

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION
Jussi Ristimäki
Chief Executive Officer

For further information:
Jussi Ristimäki, Chief Executive Officer, tel. +358 40 700 1344
Olli Aho, Investor Relations, tel. +358 9 7562 540

Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki and main media

Rapala VMC Corporation ("the Group") is a leading fishing tackle company and the global market leader in fishing lures, treble hooks and fishing related knives and tools. The Group also has a strong global position in other fishing categories and it is one of the leading distributors of outdoor, hunting and winter sport products in the Nordic countries. The Group has the largest distribution network in the industry. The main manufacturing facilities are located in Finland, France, Estonia, Russia, Indonesia and the UK. The Group brand portfolio includes the leading brand in the industry, Rapala, and other global brands like VMC, Sufix, Storm, Blue Fox, Luhr Jensen, Williamson, Dynamite Baits, Mora Ice, StrikeMaster, Marttiini and Peltonen. The Group, with net sales of EUR 261 million in 2016, employs some 2 800 people in 40 countries. Rapala VMC Corporation's share is listed and traded on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange since 1998.