UPM-Kymmene Corporation

UPM-Kymmene Corporation       Stock Exchange Release (Other information disclosed according to the rules of the Exchange)        19 March 2021 at 19:15 EET

UPM has applied for the listing of its second green bond to Euronext Dublin

UPM-Kymmene Corporation has today applied for listing of a EUR 500 million Green Bond under its Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme to Irish Stock Exchange plc, trading as Euronext Dublin.

The bond matures in March 2031 and pays a fixed coupon of 0.50%. The net proceeds from the bond will be used for financing and/or refinancing of Eligible Projects and Assets under UPM’s Green Finance Framework established in November 2020.

The bond is rated Baa1 by Moody’s.

The EMTN programme’s base prospectus and the Green Finance Framework are available on UPM’s website at www.upm.com/investors/upm-as-an-investment/debt/.

For further information please contact:
Kenneth Råman, SVP, Treasury and Risk Management, UPM, tel. +358 400 477 287

UPM, Media Relations
Mon-Fri 9:00-16:00 EET
tel. +358 40 588 3284
media@upm.com

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