In April 2012 Cloetta issued 9,440,000 class A shares and 89,305,900 class B shares as a result of the rights issue resolved on by the board on 7 March 2012, making use of the authorisation by the Extraordinary General Meeting on 15 February 2012, being registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.
The share capital in Cloetta on 30 April 2012 amounts to SEK 1,443,096,495, divided between 11,800,000 class A shares and 276,819,299 class B shares. The total number of votes is 394,819,299.
Media inquiries, please contact:
Jacob Broberg, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, phone +46 70 190 00 33.
The information contained in this press release is such that Cloetta is required to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act and/or the Swedish Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication on 30 April 2012 at 3.00 p.m. CET.
About Cloetta
Cloetta, founded in 1862, is a leading confectionary company in the Nordic region, the Netherlands, and Italy. In total, Cloetta products are sold in more than 50 countries worldwide. Cloetta owns some of the strongest brands on the market, e.g. Läkerol, Cloetta, Jenkki, Kexchoklad, Malaco, Sportlife, Saila, Red Band and Sperlari. Cloetta has 12 production units in six countries. Cloetta’s B-shares are traded on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
More information about Cloetta is available on www.cloetta.com.