NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY MANAGERS AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS

Rapala VMC Corporation
Managers' transactions
March 5, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY MANAGERS AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS

Notification under the EU Market Abuse Regulation, article 19

Person subject to the notification requirement

Name:                                Kasslin, Jorma

Position:                           Board member/ deputy member

Initial notification

Reference number:          7437009TB42O2AB3JW91_20180305103551_2

Issuer

Name:                               Rapala VMC Corporation

LEI:                                   7437009TB42O2AB3JW91

Transaction details

Transaction date:               2018-03-01

Venue:                                 NASDAQ HELSINKI LTD (XHEL)

Nature of the transaction: Acquisition

Instrument:                        Share

ISIN:                                   FI0009007355

Volume:                             72

Unit price:                         3.20000

Volume:                             761

Unit price:                         3.21000

Volume:                             200

Unit price:                         3.20000

Volume:                             311

Unit price:                         3.20000

Volume:                             68

Unit price:                         3.20000

Volume:                             1 233

Unit price:                         3.22000

Volume:                             1 000

Unit price:                         3.23000

Volume:                             250

Unit price:                         3.21000

Volume:                             1 073

Unit price:                         3.24000

Volume:                             928

Unit price:                         3.23000

Volume:                             82

Unit price:                         3.24000

Volume:                             708

Unit price:                         3.24000

Volume:                             399

Unit price:                         3.25000

Volume:                             379

Unit price:                         3.25000

Volume:                             146

Unit price:                         3.25000

Volume:                             401

Unit price:                         3.25000

Volume:                             782

Unit price:                         3.26000

Volume:                             99

Unit price:                         3.25000

Volume:                             529

Unit price:                         3.26000

Volume:                             1 009

Unit price:                         3.26000

Volume:                             99

Unit price:                         3.25000

Volume:                             236

Unit price:                         3.25000

Aggregated transactions

Volume:                                                 10 765

Volume weighted average price:         3.23663

For further information, please contact:

Company Counsel, Olli Aho, 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 253 million in 2017, employs some 2 600 people in 42 countries. Rapala VMC Corporation's share is listed and traded on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange since 1998.