YIT
Company Announcement

YIT issues a EUR 100 million bond

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-03-16 16:00 CET -- YIT CORPORATION              STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE                   MARCH 16, 2015 AT 5:00 P.M.

YIT issues a EUR 100 million bond 

YIT Corporation issues an unsecured EUR 100 million bond as a private placement targeted to two domestic institutional investors. The bond matures on March 25, 2020, and carries a coupon of 6.25%. The bond has a call-option and a covenant, according to which the equity ratio (IFRS) has to be at least 25.0%.

”The repayment of long-term debt maturing in 2015 has now been secured with the strong cash flow in the last quarter of 2014 and the proceeds from the bond issue”, says Group Treasurer Jukka Kalliomäki.

Danske Bank acts as the coordinator and together with Handelsbanken Capital Markets as the lead manager for the transaction.  

For further information, please contact:

Sanna Kaje, Vice President, Investor Relations, YIT Corporation, +358 50 390 6750, sanna.kaje@yit.fi
Jukka Kalliomäki, Group Treasurer, YIT Corporation, +358 50 313 3228, jukka.kalliomaki@yit.fi

YIT CORPORATION

Sanna Kaje
Vice President, Investor Relations

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX, Major media, www.yitgroup.com

YIT is a construction industry leader. We create better living environments in Finland, Russia, the Baltic countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Over 100 years of experience have secured us a strong market position: we are the largest housing developer and one of the largest business premises and infrastructure developers in Finland, and the most significant foreign housing and area developer in Russia. Our vision is to stay one step ahead – while taking care of our customers, partners and personnel. We have nearly 6,000 employees in seven countries. In 2014, our revenue amounted to around EUR 1.8 billion. Our share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.yitgroup.com