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    24.06.2015

    SOLTEQ ISSUES A 27 MILLION EURO BOND

    Solteq Plc Stock Exchange Release 24. June 2015 at 3 pm

    Solteq Plc (Solteq) issues an unsecured bond of 27 million euro on 1. July 2015. The five-year bond matures on 1. July 2020. The bond carries a fixed annual interest of 6 per cent.

    The proceeds of the bond will be used to finance, as stated in the earlier stock exchange release of 22 June 2015, the cash contribution payable as part of the purchase price for the entire share capital of Descom Group Oy (Descom) and the purchase of the capital loans of Descom and to refinance of the existing bank loans and other financial indebtedness of the groups of Solteq and Descom, and for general corporate purposes of the group. The prerequisite for financial closing of the bond will be that the prerequisites for completion for the above mentioned acquisition will be met.

    The lead arranger of the issue is Danske Bank A/S. An application will be made for the bond to be listed on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange within 9 months from the issue date.

    SOLTEQ PLC

    Board of Directors

    For more information, please contact:

    CEO Repe Harmanen

    Telephone 0400 467 717

    Email: repe.harmanen@solteq.com

    CFO Antti Kärkkäinen

    Telephone 040 8444 393

    Email: antti.karkkainen@solteq.com

    Distribution:

    NASDAQ OMX Helsinki

    Key media

    www.solteq.com

    Disclaimer

    Not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong or in any other jurisdiction where such release, publication or distribution would be unlawful. Persons who reside outside Finland may receive this release only in compliance with applicable exemptions and restrictions. The information contained in this release shall not be construed as an offer to sell, or as a solicitation of an offer to purchase with respect to any bonds. In particular, this release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of offers to purchase, any securities in the United States. Any bonds referred to herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

    2015