Amer Sports supplements the Prospectus relating to the Rights
Offering
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASEOctober 2, 2009 at 2:05 pmNOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY,IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN,SOUTH AFRICA OR THE UNITED STATES.Amer Sports Corporation ("Amer Sports") has decided to supplement theprospectus relating to the rights offering, dated September 28, 2009("Prospectus"). The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has onOctober 2, 2009 approved a document relating to supplementing of theProspectus ("Supplementary Document"), which refers to theappointment of a new Amer Sports Executive Board member.Mr. Antti Jääskeläinen (born 1972, Finnish citizen) has been namedAmer Sports' Chief Development Officer. The newly created positionhas been established to strengthen Amer Sports' management instrategic planning and execution. Mr. Jääskeläinen will join AmerSports on December 1, 2009.Mr. Jääskeläinen holds an MBA from INSEAD, France, as well as MastersDegrees in economics and engineering from the Helsinki School ofEconomics and Helsinki University of Technology. He is joining AmerSports from Stora Enso Group, where he currently works as SVP & Headof the Biorefining Unit and previously served as SVP & Head of GroupStrategy. Earlier in his career, Mr. Jääskeläinen also worked atMcKinsey & Company and at Nokia.Mr. Jääskeläinen will report to Mr. Roger Talermo, Amer Sports'President and CEO and will be a member of the Executive Board.The Finnish language Supplementary Document approved by the FinnishFinancial Supervisory Authority will be available on Amer Sportswebsite at www.amersports.com as of October 2, 2009. TheSupplementary Document will also be available at the subscriptionplaces of the rights offering and at the reception of NASDAQ OMXHelsinki Ltd as of October 5, 2009.AMER SPORTS CORPORATIONCommunicationsMs Maarit MikkonenCommunications ManagerTel. +358 9 7257 8306, e-mail: maarit.mikkonen(at)amersports.comwww.amersports.comDISTRIBUTION:NASDAQ OMX HelsinkiMajor mediawww.amersports.comAMER SPORTS CORPORATIONAmer Sports (www.amersports.com) is the world's leading sportsequipment company with internationally recognized brands, includingSalomon, Wilson, Precor, Atomic, Suunto, Mavic and Arc'teryx. AllAmer Sports companies develop and manufacture technically advancedproducts that improve the performance of active sports participants.The Group's business is balanced by its broad portfolio of sports andpresence in all major markets.DISCLAIMER:J.P. Morgan and Pohjola Corporate Finance are acting exclusively forAmer Sports and no one else in connection with the rights offering.They will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient ofthis release) as their respective clients in relation to the rightsoffering and will not be responsible to anyone other than Amer Sportsfor providing the protections afforded to their respective clients,nor for giving advice in relation to the rights offering or anytransaction or arrangement referred to herein. No representation orwarranty, express or implied, is made by J.P. Morgan or PohjolaCorporate Finance as to the accuracy, completeness or verification ofthe information set forth in this release, and nothing contained inthis release is, or shall be relied upon as, a promise orrepresentation in this respect, whether as to the past or the future.J.P. Morgan and Pohjola Corporate Finance assume no responsibilityfor its accuracy, completeness or verification and, accordingly,disclaim, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any andall liability which they may otherwise be found to have in respect ofthis release. This document is an advertisement for the purposes ofapplicable measures implementing Directive 2003/71/EC (suchDirective, together with any applicable implementing measures in therelevant home Member State under such Directive, the "ProspectusDirective"). A prospectus prepared pursuant to the ProspectusDirective will be published in connection with any offering ofsecurities, and will be available at subscription locations inFinland.The information contained herein is not for release, publication ordistribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or intoAustralia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa or the UnitedStates. The information contained herein does not constitute an offerof securities for sale in the United States, nor may the securitiesbe offered or sold in the United States absent registration or anexemption from registration as provided in the United StatesSecurities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulationsthereunder. There is no intention to register any portion of theoffering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of anysecurities in the United States.The information contained herein shall not constitute an offer tosell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be anysale of the securities referred to herein in any jurisdiction inwhich such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior toregistration, exemption from registration or qualification under thesecurities laws of any such jurisdiction.This communication does not constitute an offer of securities to thepublic in the United Kingdom. No prospectus has been or will beapproved in the United Kingdom in respect of the securities.Consequently, this communication is directed only at (i) persons whoare outside the United Kingdom, (ii) persons who have professionalexperience in matters relating to investments falling within Article19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FinancialPromotion) Order 2005 (the "FP Order") and (iii) high net worthentities falling within Article 49(2) of the FP Order, and otherpersons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, (all such personstogether being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investmentactivity to which this communication relates will only be availableto, and will only be engaged with, relevant persons. Any person whois not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document orany of its contents.Any offer of securities to the public that may be deemed to be madepursuant to this communication in any EEA Member State that hasimplemented the Prospectus Directive is only addressed to qualifiedinvestors in that Member State within the meaning of the ProspectusDirective.Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not bedistributed or sent into Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, SouthAfrica or the United States.http://hugin.info/3020/R/1345461/322970.pdfThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 02.10.2009 - 13:05 Uhr
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