SCA has today, under its Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) program, raised EUR 500m with a tenor of five years. The Re-offer yield for the bond is 0.583% per year, corresponding to Euro Mid-swaps +0.55 percentage points.

The bond issue was oversubscribed and the bonds were subsequently placed with 93 international investors.

The bond will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The purpose of the transaction is to refinance maturing loans.

Deutsche Bank, ING Bank and Nordea acted as joint bookrunners for the transaction.

SCA is a leading global hygiene and forest products company. The Group develops and produces sustainable personal care, tissue and forest products. Sales are conducted in about 100 countries under many strong brands, including the leading global brands TENA and Tork, and regional brands, such as Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, Vinda and Zewa. As Europe’s largest private forest owner, SCA places considerable emphasis on sustainable forest management. The Group has about 44,000 employees. Sales in 2015 amounted to approximately SEK 115bn (EUR 12.3bn). SCA was founded in 1929, has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. For more information, visit www.sca.com.

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