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09.12.2020	Apetit Plc: Managers’ Transactions Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 9 December 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________ Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Rajala, Kati Marika Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member Issuer: Apetit Oyj LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14 Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201208125612_3 ____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2020-12-04 Venue: NASDAQ HELSINKI LTD (XHEL) Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI0009003503 Nature of the transaction: ACQUISITION Transaction details (1): Volume: 400 Unit price: 9.8 EUR Aggregated transactions (1): Volume: 400 Volume weighted average price: 9.8 EUR ____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2020-12-07 Venue: NASDAQ HELSINKI LTD (XHEL) Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI0009003503 Nature of the transaction: ACQUISITION Transaction details (1): Volume: 100 Unit price: 9.8 EUR Aggregated transactions (1): Volume: 100 Volume weighted average price: 9.8 EUR Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
04.12.2020	Apetit Plc: Announcement of conveyance of own shares Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 4 December 2020 at 2.00 p.m. Apetit Plc has assigned a total of 5.470 shares (APETIT) on 2 December 2020 (other conveyance) as a reward to members of the Board of Directors. The assignment value is EUR 53.970,85 in total, which corresponds approximately to EUR 9,87 per share. Taking into account the above-specified conveyances, the company holds a total 89.230 shares. Apetit Plc’s Supervisory Board decided on August 12, 2020, that the Chairman will receive an annual remuneration of EUR 39,060, the Deputy Chairman will receive EUR 24,120 and the Board members’ EUR 19,560. A total of 60 per cent of the annual remuneration will be in cash and the remaining 40 per cent in the form of Apetit Plc's shares held by the company at the current value of the share at the time of transfer. The remuneration was decided to be paid in share and cash payments in December. Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
04.12.2020	Correction: Apetit Plc: Managers’ Transactions Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 4 December 2020 at 1.55 p.m. In the stock exchange release published on 3 December 2020 at 8:00 a.m., there was an incorrect amount of shares. Corrected amount of shares is available below. Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________ Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Laine, Seppo Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member Issuer: Apetit Oyj LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14 Notification type: AMENDMENT Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202142547_3 Amendment comment: Virhe osakemäärässä. ____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2020-12-02 Venue not applicable Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI0009003503 Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION Transaction details (1): Volume: 264 Unit price: EUR Aggregated transactions (1): Volume: 264 Volume weighted average price: EUR Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
04.12.2020	Correction: Apetit Plc: Managers’ Transactions Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 4 December 2020 at 1:55 p.m. In the stock exchange release published on 3 December 2020 at 8:00 a.m., there was an incorrect amount of shares. Corrected amount of shares is available below. Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________ Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Korpiniemi, Antti Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member Issuer: Apetit Oyj LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14 Notification type: AMENDMENT Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202140839_3 Amendment comment: Virhe osakemäärässä. ____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2020-12-02 Venue not applicable Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI0009003503 Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION Transaction details (1): Volume: 529 Unit price: EUR Aggregated transactions (1): Volume: 529 Volume weighted average price: EUR Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
04.12.2020	Correction: Apetit Plc: Managers’ Transactions Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 4 December 2020 at 1:55 p.m. In the stock exchange release published on 3 December 2020 at 8:00 a.m., there was an incorrect amount of shares. Corrected amount of shares is available below. Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________ Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Rajala, Kati Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member Issuer: Apetit Oyj LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14 Notification type: AMENDMENT Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202142125_2 Amendment comment: Virhe osakemäärässä. ____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2020-12-02 Venue not applicable Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI0009003503 Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION Transaction details (1): Volume: 529 Unit price: EUR Aggregated transactions (1): Volume: 529 Volume weighted average price: EUR Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
03.12.2020	Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m. Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________ Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Aho, Lasse Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member Issuer: Apetit Oyj LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14 Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202140117_4 ____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2020-12-02 Venue not applicable Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI0009003503 Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION Transaction details (1): Volume: 978 Unit price: EUR Aggregated transactions (1): Volume: 978 Volume weighted average price: EUR Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
03.12.2020	Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m. Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________ Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Laine, Seppo Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member Issuer: Apetit Oyj LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14 Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202142547_3 ____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2020-12-02 Venue not applicable Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI0009003503 Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION Transaction details (1): Volume: 529 Unit price: EUR Aggregated transactions (1): Volume: 529 Volume weighted average price: EUR Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
03.12.2020	Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m. Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________ Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Palokangas, Simo Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member Issuer: Apetit Oyj LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14 Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202142351_3 ____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2020-12-02 Venue not applicable Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI0009003503 Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION Transaction details (1): Volume: 1,584 Unit price: EUR Aggregated transactions (1): Volume: 1,584 Volume weighted average price: EUR Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
03.12.2020	Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m. Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________ Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Rajala, Kati Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member Issuer: Apetit Oyj LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14 Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202142125_2 ____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2020-12-02 Venue not applicable Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI0009003503 Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION Transaction details (1): Volume: 264 Unit price: EUR Aggregated transactions (1): Volume: 264 Volume weighted average price: EUR Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
03.12.2020	Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m. Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________ Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Korpiniemi, Antti Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member Issuer: Apetit Oyj LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14 Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202140839_3 ____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2020-12-02 Venue not applicable Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI0009003503 Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION Transaction details (1): Volume: 264 Unit price: EUR Aggregated transactions (1): Volume: 264 Volume weighted average price: EUR Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
03.12.2020	Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m. Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________ Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Simula, Niko Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member Issuer: Apetit Oyj LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14 Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202140551_3 ____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2020-12-02 Venue not applicable Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI0009003503 Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION Transaction details (1): Volume: 793 Unit price: EUR Aggregated transactions (1): Volume: 793 Volume weighted average price: EUR Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
03.12.2020	Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m. Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions ____________________________________________ Person subject to the notification requirement Name: Hurme, Annikka Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member Issuer: Apetit Oyj LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14 Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202140306_3 ____________________________________________ Transaction date: 2020-12-02 Venue not applicable Instrument type: SHARE ISIN: FI0009003503 Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION Transaction details (1): Volume: 793 Unit price: EUR Aggregated transactions (1): Volume: 793 Volume weighted average price: EUR Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
04.11.2020	Apetit Plc’s Business Review 1 January–30 September 2020: Apetit Group’s positive profit performance continued during the review period Apetit Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 4 November 2020 at 8.30 a.m. July–September 2020, continuing operations* · Net sales amounted to EUR 72.1 (56.0) million · EBITDA was EUR 4.0 (2.1) million · Operating profit was EUR 2.5 (0.2) million January–September 2020, continuing operations* · Net sales amounted to EUR 211.0 (191.5) million · EBITDA was EUR 7.3 (0.8) million · Operating profit was EUR 2.8 (-3.7) million *) Apetit’s continuing operations are Food Solutions, including the frozen products category, Oilseed Products and Grain Trade. In addition to the three reporting segments (Food Solutions, Oilseed Products, Grain Trade), Apetit will report Group Functions, consisting of the expenses related to Group management, strategic projects and listing on the stock exchange that are not allocated to the three business segments. The reporting principles mentioned above are in effect starting from the company’s reporting for the first half of 2020. The comparison figures for 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 in accordance with the new reporting model were published on 12 June 2020. Apetit has also discontinued the use of alternative profitability-based performance measures. The information in this report is unaudited. The figures in brackets refer to the corresponding period in 2019, and the comparison period means the corresponding period in the previous year, unless otherwise stated. The comparison figures have been adjusted to correspond to the continuing operations in 2020, except the service business, which is included in the comparison figures for the first half of 2019. The service business was gradually divested by the end of April 2019. Esa Mäki, CEO: “Apetit Group’s positive profit performance continued in the third quarter: all of our businesses improved their profitability year-on-year. We can be satisfied with our profit performance to date. The remainder of the year involves uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, for example. We keep our profit guidance for 2020 unchanged: the full-year operating profit is expected to improve year-on-year and to show a profit. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the third quarter were mainly seen in the Food Service channel of the Food Solutions business, where net sales decreased year-on-year in spite of a partial recovery of sales. Sales grew year-on-year in the other channels of the Food Solutions business. In Oilseed Products and Grain Trade, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were minor. In the challenging operating environment, it has been essential that our employees have stayed healthy and we have been able to maintain normal operations. I want to take this opportunity to express my warmest thanks to all of Apetit’s personnel. The harvest of outdoor-grown vegetables for this harvest season will be normal. The varying weather conditions in the early summer were challenging, with the cool spring, dry early summer and hot June having a negative impact on the growing season of peas in particular. The difficult growing season meant that we fell short of our target for peas by 1.3 million kilograms. Peas represent a significant share of Apetit’s food exports and, unlike in the previous year, pea exports fell entirely in the third quarter. One of Apetit’s strategic objectives is to strengthen food exports, particularly to Sweden. Our total food exports doubled year-on-year by the end of September. In the spring, eight products sold under the Apetit brand were added to the product selection of ICA, the largest retail chain in Sweden. Six new Apetit products were subsequently added to ICA’s selection this autumn. Continuing to strengthen our position in Sweden is a clear goal for us. In addition to retail, we are also seeking growth through the Food Service channel through local cooperation. Natural Resources Institute Finland estimates that the Finnish grain crop this year will be 3.4 million tonnes, which is about 15 per cent lower than last year. The relatively small grain crop will reduce Finland’s export surplus compared to the previous year. The oilseed harvest will be exceptionally low due to the declining area under cultivation and the low expectations of yield per hectare. However, the grain crop and oilseed harvest in the Baltic countries is excellent, which particularly compensates for the exceptionally weak oilseed harvest in Finland. At Apetit, we are continuing our systematic efforts to increase the willingness to cultivate oilseed plants in Finland to increase the area under cultivation and crop yields. The commissioning of the bioenergy plant under construction next to the Kantvik oil milling plant will be delayed to January–February 2021 due to reasons related to an equipment supplier. The bioenergy plant was originally scheduled to be commissioned at the end of 2020. When completed, the bioenergy plant will significantly reduce the energy costs of the Kantvik oil milling plant and the Group’s carbon dioxide emissions as a whole. Based on current information, the decision on the novel food marketing authorisation for Apetit’s rapeseed ingredient is expected before the end of the year. This autumn, we decided to invest in small-scale production equipment located on a subcontractor’s premises. Starting small-scale production will enable us to test the rapeseed ingredient more extensively with potential customers. Our work on developing new ingredients has progressed as planned. We are also continuing to assess alternatives related to the commercialisation of the rapeseed ingredient. We are systematically executing our strategy with the aim of making Apetit a successful Finnish company focusing on plant-based food products.” KEY FIGURES EUR million 7–9 7–9 Change 1–9 1–9 Change 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 Continuing operations Net sales 72.1 56.0 29% 211.0 191.5 10% 296.9 EBITDA 4.0 2.1 7.3 0.8 0.8 Operating profit 2.5 0.2 2.8 -3.7 -4.8 Share of profit of 0.5 -1.2 -0.2 -1.5 -0.9 associated company Sucros Profit for the period 2.4 -1.2 1.6 -5.1 -5.4 Earnings per share, EUR 0.39 -0.19 0.25 -0.82 -0.87 Working capital at the end 58.2 67.8 64.0 of the period Investment 5.4 9.8 11.5 Group (comparison figures include discontinued operations) Net sales 72.1 61.2 211.0 207.2 312.6 EBITDA 4.0 2.3 7.5 0.7 2.9 Operating profit 2.5 2.8 2.9 -2.1 -3.4 Profit for the period 2.4 0.9 1.7 -3.9 -4.4 Earnings per share, EUR 0.39 0.14 0.27 -0.63 -0.71 Equity per share, EUR 14.79 15.36 15.09 ROCE % 1.2% -5.1% -4.0% (ROCE % rolling 12 months) Net cash flow from 11.7 -10.8 -5.9 operating activities Equity ratio 55.5% 49.9% 55.0% Gearing 35.0% 49.7% 35.9% KEY FIGURES BY SEGMENT Food Solutions EUR million 7–9 7–9 Change 1–9 1–9 Change 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 Net sales 14.6 13.3 10% 44.1 43.2 2% 58.9 EBITDA 2.7 2.1 5.0 3.3 5.9 Operating profit 1.8 1.2 2.5 1.2 2.5 Oilseed Products EUR million 7–9 7–9 Change 1–9 1–9 Change 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 Net sales 16.4 17.0 -4% 49.4 49.4 0% 65.0 EBITDA 0.9 0.6 2.5 1.9 2.3 Operating profit 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.2 1.5 Grain Trade EUR million 7–9 7–9 Change 1–9 1–9 Change 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 Net sales 54.4 44.2 23% 141.2 117.5 20% 194.9 EBITDA 0.9 0.0 1.6 -2.7 -4.8 Operating profit 0.6 -0.6 0.9 -3.9 -5.6 Group Functions EUR million 7–9 7–9 Change 1–9 1–9 Change 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 Net sales 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 EBITDA -0.4 -0.6 -1.7 -1.8 -2.6 Operating profit -0.6 -0.7 -2.3 -2.2 -3.1 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN JULY–SEPTEMBER Comparable net sales increased by 29 per cent to EUR 72.1 (56.0) million. The net sales of Food Solutions grew by 10 per cent: the sales of frozen products increased except in the Food Service channel, where net sales were lower than in the previous year in spite of the partial recovery of sales. Growth was the highest in exports, with the exports of peas falling entirely in the third quarter. In Oilseed Products, net sales were largely unchanged from the previous year. In the Grain Trade segment, net sales grew by nearly a quarter particularly due to higher exports enabled by the good harvest in the Baltic region. EBIT improved substantially and amounted to EUR 2.5 (0.2) million. The profit performance of Food Solutions was improved slightly by higher sales and successful cost control. The refining margin improved, which had a favourable effect on the profitability of Oilseed Products. The profit performance of Grain Trade improved due to higher volume. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN JANUARY–SEPTEMBER Comparable net sales increased by 10 per cent to EUR 211.0 (191.5) million. The net sales of Food Solutions increased slightly: net sales grew in the retail channel due to the COVID-19 pandemic but declined significantly in the Food Service channel as restaurants were closed and other public services scaled back their operations in the spring. The figures for the comparison period include the service business until the end of April 2019. The net sales of the Oilseed Products business were on a par with the comparison period. The net sales of the Grain Trade business grew due to increased delivery volumes. Operating profit improved substantially and amounted to EUR 2.8 (-3.7) million. The improved profitability of Food Solutions was supported by successes in the supply chain and the optimisation of cost control. The refining margin improved, which had a favourable effect on the profitability of Oilseed Products. The profit performance of the Grain Trade business was improved by higher volumes and successes in the planning of the harvest season’s purchases and sales. The Group’s liquidity was good and its financial position is strong. The equity ratio was 55.5 (49.9) per cent and gearing was 35.0 (49.7) per cent. The Group’s cash flow from operating activities after interest and taxes was EUR 11.7 (-10.8) million in January–September. SEASONALITY OF OPERATIONS In accordance with the IAS 2 standard, the historical cost of inventories includes a systematically allocated portion of the fixed production overheads. With production focusing on harvest time, raw materials are mainly processed into finished products during the second half of the year. This means that more fixed production overheads are recognised on the balance sheet in the second half of the year than during the first half of the year. Due to this accounting practice, most of the Group’s annual profit is accrued during the second half of the year. The seasonal nature of profit accumulation is most marked in the frozen foods group of the Food Solutions segment and in the associated company Sucros, where production reflects the crop harvesting season. Harvesting seasons also cause seasonal variation in the amount of working capital tied up in operations. Working capital tied up in Grain Trade and Oilseed Products is at its highest towards the end of the year and decreases to its lowest in the summer before the next harvest season. As the production of frozen products is also seasonal and follows the harvest period, the working capital tied up in operations is at its highest around the turn of the year in the Food Solutions segment. Net sales in Grain Trade vary from one year and quarter to the next, even quite considerably, being dependent on the demand and supply situation and on the price level in Finland and other markets. GUIDANCE FOR 2020 UNCHANGED The full-year operating profit is expected to improve year-on-year (EUR -4.8 million in 2019) and to show a profit. With Apetit Plc discontinuing the use of alternative profitability-based performance measures, the profit guidance has been changed to correspond to the current reporting principles. Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: Esa Mäki, CEO, tel. +358 10 402 2100 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
25.09.2020	Apetit Plc’s financial reporting and Annual General Meeting in 2021 Apetit Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 25 September 2020 at 09:00 a.m. Apetit Plc will publish its Financial Statements Review, Half Year Financial Review and two Business Reviews in 2021 as follows: February 19, 2021 at 8.30 a.m. - Financial Statements Review for 2020 May 7, 2021 at 8.30 a.m. - Business Review for January-March 2021 August 20, 2021 at 8.30 a.m. - Half Year Financial Review for January-June 2021 October 29, 2021 at 8.30 a.m. - Business Review for January-September 2021 The Annual Report for 2020 including the Corporate Responsibility Report will be published during the week 10, 2021. Apetit Plc’s Annual General Meeting is planned to be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Apetit's Board of Directors will summon the meeting at a later date. The financial reports are published in Finnish and English and will be available on the company’s web pages at apetit.fi. Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: Sanna Väisänen, Director, Corporate Communications and Sustainability, tel. +358 10 402 4041 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.
21.08.2020	Apetit Plc’s Half-Year Report 1 January–30 June 2020: A positive turnaround for Apetit as all of the Group’s businesses improve their profitability Apetit Plc, Half-Year Report 21.8.2020 at 8.30 a.m. April–June 2020, continuing operations* · Net sales amounted to EUR 73.7 (64.5) million · EBITDA was EUR 1.6 (-2.5) million · Operating profit was EUR 0.1 (-3.9) million January–June 2020, continuing operations* · Net sales amounted to EUR 138.8 (135.5) million · EBITDA was EUR 3.3 (-1.3) million · Operating profit was EUR 0.3 (-3.9) million *) Apetit’s continuing operations are Food Solutions, including the frozen foods category, Oilseed Products and Grain Trade. In addition to the three reporting segments (Food Solutions, Oilseed Products, Grain Trade), Apetit will report Group Functions, consisting of the expenses related to Group management, strategic projects and listing on the stock exchange that are not allocated to the three business segments. The reporting principles mentioned above are in effect starting from the company’s reporting for the first half of 2020. The comparison figures for 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 in accordance with the new reporting model were published on 12 June 2020. Apetit also discontinued the use of alternative profitability-based performance measures. The information in this report is unaudited. The figures in brackets refer to the corresponding period in 2019, and the comparison period means the corresponding period in the previous year, unless otherwise stated. The comparison figures have been adjusted to correspond to the continuing operations in 2020, except the service business, which is included in the comparison figures for the first half of 2019. The service business was gradually divested by the end of April 2019. KEY EVENTS DURING THE PERIOD · Apetit published its strategy and financial objectives for 2020–2022 in May: Further strengthening of the unique value chain is at the core of the renewed strategy. PROFIT GUIDANCE FOR 2020 UNCHANGED The full-year operating profit is expected to improve year-on-year (EUR -4.8 million in 2019) and to show a profit. With Apetit Plc discontinuing the use of alternative profitability-based performance measures, the profit guidance has been changed to correspond to the current reporting principles. Esa Mäki, CEO: “We achieved a positive turnaround in profits as all of the Group’s businesses improved their profitability in the second quarter: the operating profit of continuing operations improved by EUR 4 million year-on-year. In the Grain Trade business, the previous profitable quarter was in 2017. The positive profit performance of the Group was driven primarily by commercial successes in the domestic market as well as exports, the flexible adjustment of production in exceptional circumstances, the recovery of trading ability in the grain trade and improvements in efficiency in everything we do. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic vary between the Group’s businesses. In Food Solutions, sales in the retail segment remained at a high level in the second quarter, even if the uptick in demand levelled off compared to the early days of the exceptional circumstances. Food service sales saw a partial recovery in the early summer but were significantly below the reference period. The sudden change in the sales mix caused additional costs in production. In the Oilseed Products business, the demand for vegetable oils grew particularly in the retail segment. In the Grain Trade business, the impacts of the pandemic have been minor, aside from market fluctuations being slightly larger than usual. The COVID-19 pandemic has required extra effort in every stage of the food supply chain, but Finnish food production has proved its resilience and functionality even under exceptional circumstances. This has led to a marked increase in the visibility and appreciation of domestic food. I want to take this opportunity to thank our stakeholders and Apetit’s personnel for their flexibility and ability to work under challenging circumstances. The cultivation season got off to a slow start as the cold springtime weather delayed sowing and the start of the growing season. In June, the hot and dry conditions posed challenges, particularly for pea cultivation. The earliest pea varieties suffered from the hot and dry weather and the size of the total pea harvest will fall short of the targets. In general, the harvest of outdoor-grown vegetables is expected to be moderate. The area under cultivation of oilseed plants was at a record low and the domestic oilseed harvest is expected to be the worst in decades. The total harvest of domestic grains is likely to be substantially weaker than in the previous year. In the Baltic countries, the harvest outlook is good for grains as well as oilseed plants. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a verdict in late July in favour of granting a novel food authorisation for Apetit’s rapeseed ingredient. This is an important step in the long process that developing an entirely new food product entails. The final decision on the novel food authorisation is expected at the beginning of 2021 at the latest. In May, Apetit published its new strategy for 2020–2022. The five strategic focus areas are Optimising core business functions, Strong foothold in Sweden, Growth from plant-based added value products, Developing farming partnerships and Sustainable actions. In accordance with the strategic focus areas, Apetit focuses on improving its performance in all of its operations, strengthening its market position in Sweden particularly in the food segment, pursuing growth from new plant-based added value products, developing and expanding farmer partnerships in all of the company’s businesses and continuously improving the sustainability of operations through practical actions. The turnaround in profitability that we have achieved puts us in a good position to implement our new strategy and accomplish the targets set in it. In line with our vision, we aim to make Apetit a successful Finnish company focusing on plant-based food products.” KEY FIGURES EUR million 4–6 4–6 Change 1–6 1–6 Change 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 Continuing operations Net sales 73.7 64.5 14% 138.8 135.5 2% 296.9 EBITDA 1.6 -2.5 3.3 -1.3 0.8 Operating 0.1 -3.9 0.3 -3.9 -4.8 profit Share of profit -0.3 0.1 -0.7 -0.3 -0.9 of associated company Sucros Profit for the -0.3 -3.3 -0.8 -3.9 -5.4 period Earnings per -0.05 -0.54 -0.13 -0.63 -0.87 share, EUR Working capital 22.1 27.2 64.0 at the end of the period Investment 3.3 7.3 11.5 Group (incl. operations discontinued during the comparison period) Net sales 73.7 69.6 138.9 146.0 312.6 EBITDA 1.7 -2.6 3.4 -1.6 2.9 Operating 0.2 -4.4 0.4 -4.9 -3.4 profit Profit for the -0.2 -3.7 -0.7 -4.8 -4.4 period Earnings per -0.04 -0.60 -0.12 -0.77 -0.71 share, EUR Equity per 14.65 15.25 15.09 share, EUR ROCE % 1.5% -6.6% -4.0% Net cash flow 45.9 29.8 -5.9 from operating activities Equity ratio 68.8% 71.6% 55.0% Gearing -4.7% 8.9% 35.9% NEWS CONFERENCE AND WEBCAST A news conference (in Finnish) will be held today on 21 August 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Apetit’s office, Sörnäistenkatu 1 A, Helsinki. A live webcast of the news conference can be followed via apetit.fi/for-investors. The presentation material and a recording of the webcast will be available after the news conference on the company’s website. Apetit Plc For further information, please contact: Esa Mäki, CEO, Apetit Plc, tel. +358 10 402 2100 Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group’s net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

Date

Subject

09.12.2020

Apetit Plc: Managers’ Transactions

Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 9 December 2020 at 8:00 a.m.

Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions
____________________________________________

Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Rajala, Kati Marika
Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member
Issuer: Apetit Oyj
LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14

Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201208125612_3
____________________________________________

Transaction date: 2020-12-04
Venue: NASDAQ HELSINKI LTD (XHEL)
Instrument type: SHARE
ISIN: FI0009003503
Nature of the transaction: ACQUISITION

Transaction details
(1): Volume: 400 Unit price: 9.8 EUR

Aggregated transactions
(1): Volume: 400 Volume weighted average price: 9.8 EUR
____________________________________________

Transaction date: 2020-12-07
Venue: NASDAQ HELSINKI LTD (XHEL)
Instrument type: SHARE
ISIN: FI0009003503
Nature of the transaction: ACQUISITION

Transaction details
(1): Volume: 100 Unit price: 9.8 EUR

Aggregated transactions
(1): Volume: 100 Volume weighted average price: 9.8 EUR
Apetit Plc

For further information, please contact:

CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114

Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

04.12.2020

Apetit Plc: Announcement of conveyance of own shares

Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 4 December 2020 at 2.00 p.m.

Apetit Plc has assigned a total of 5.470 shares (APETIT) on 2 December 2020 (other conveyance) as a reward to members of the Board of Directors. The assignment value is EUR 53.970,85 in total, which corresponds approximately to EUR 9,87 per share. Taking into account the above-specified conveyances, the company holds a total 89.230 shares.

Apetit Plc’s Supervisory Board decided on August 12, 2020, that the Chairman will receive an annual remuneration of EUR 39,060, the Deputy Chairman will receive EUR 24,120 and the Board members’ EUR 19,560. A total of 60 per cent of the annual remuneration will be in cash and the remaining 40 per cent in the form of Apetit Plc's shares held by the company at the current value of the share at the time of transfer. The remuneration was decided to be paid in share and cash payments in December.

Apetit Plc

For further information, please contact:

CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114

Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

04.12.2020

Correction: Apetit Plc: Managers’ Transactions

Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 4 December 2020 at 1.55 p.m.

In the stock exchange release published on 3 December 2020 at 8:00 a.m., there was an incorrect amount of shares. Corrected amount of shares is available below.

Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions
____________________________________________

Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Laine, Seppo
Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member
Issuer: Apetit Oyj
LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14

Notification type: AMENDMENT
Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202142547_3
Amendment comment:
Virhe osakemäärässä.
____________________________________________

Transaction date: 2020-12-02
Venue not applicable
Instrument type: SHARE
ISIN: FI0009003503
Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION

Transaction details
(1): Volume: 264 Unit price: EUR

Aggregated transactions
(1): Volume: 264 Volume weighted average price: EUR

Apetit Plc

For further information, please contact:

CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114

Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

04.12.2020

Correction: Apetit Plc: Managers’ Transactions

Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 4 December 2020 at 1:55 p.m.

In the stock exchange release published on 3 December 2020 at 8:00 a.m., there was an incorrect amount of shares. Corrected amount of shares is available below.

Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions
____________________________________________

Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Korpiniemi, Antti
Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member
Issuer: Apetit Oyj
LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14

Notification type: AMENDMENT
Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202140839_3
Amendment comment:
Virhe osakemäärässä.
____________________________________________

Transaction date: 2020-12-02
Venue not applicable
Instrument type: SHARE
ISIN: FI0009003503
Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION

Transaction details
(1): Volume: 529 Unit price: EUR

Aggregated transactions
(1): Volume: 529 Volume weighted average price: EUR

Apetit Plc

For further information, please contact:

CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114

Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

04.12.2020

Correction: Apetit Plc: Managers’ Transactions

Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 4 December 2020 at 1:55 p.m.

In the stock exchange release published on 3 December 2020 at 8:00 a.m., there was an incorrect amount of shares. Corrected amount of shares is available below.

Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions
____________________________________________

Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Rajala, Kati
Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member
Issuer: Apetit Oyj
LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14

Notification type: AMENDMENT
Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202142125_2
Amendment comment:
Virhe osakemäärässä.
____________________________________________

Transaction date: 2020-12-02
Venue not applicable
Instrument type: SHARE
ISIN: FI0009003503
Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION

Transaction details
(1): Volume: 529 Unit price: EUR

Aggregated transactions
(1): Volume: 529 Volume weighted average price: EUR

Apetit Plc

For further information, please contact:

CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114

Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

03.12.2020

Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions

Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m.

Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions
____________________________________________

Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Aho, Lasse
Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member
Issuer: Apetit Oyj
LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14

Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202140117_4
____________________________________________

Transaction date: 2020-12-02
Venue not applicable
Instrument type: SHARE
ISIN: FI0009003503
Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION

Transaction details
(1): Volume: 978 Unit price: EUR

Aggregated transactions
(1): Volume: 978 Volume weighted average price: EUR
Apetit Plc

For further information, please contact:

CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114

Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

03.12.2020

Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions

Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m.

Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions
____________________________________________

Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Laine, Seppo
Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member
Issuer: Apetit Oyj
LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14

Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202142547_3
____________________________________________

Transaction date: 2020-12-02
Venue not applicable
Instrument type: SHARE
ISIN: FI0009003503
Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION

Transaction details
(1): Volume: 529 Unit price: EUR

Aggregated transactions
(1): Volume: 529 Volume weighted average price: EUR

Apetit Plc

For further information, please contact:

CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114

Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

03.12.2020

Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions

Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m.

Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions
____________________________________________

Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Palokangas, Simo
Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member
Issuer: Apetit Oyj
LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14

Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202142351_3
____________________________________________

Transaction date: 2020-12-02
Venue not applicable
Instrument type: SHARE
ISIN: FI0009003503
Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION

Transaction details
(1): Volume: 1,584 Unit price: EUR

Aggregated transactions
(1): Volume: 1,584 Volume weighted average price: EUR

Apetit Plc

For further information, please contact:

CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114

Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

03.12.2020

Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions

Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m.

Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions
____________________________________________

Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Rajala, Kati
Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member
Issuer: Apetit Oyj
LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14

Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202142125_2
____________________________________________

Transaction date: 2020-12-02
Venue not applicable
Instrument type: SHARE
ISIN: FI0009003503
Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION

Transaction details
(1): Volume: 264 Unit price: EUR

Aggregated transactions
(1): Volume: 264 Volume weighted average price: EUR

Apetit Plc

For further information, please contact:

CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114

Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

03.12.2020

Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions

Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m.

Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions
____________________________________________

Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Korpiniemi, Antti
Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member
Issuer: Apetit Oyj
LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14

Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202140839_3
____________________________________________

Transaction date: 2020-12-02
Venue not applicable
Instrument type: SHARE
ISIN: FI0009003503
Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION

Transaction details
(1): Volume: 264 Unit price: EUR

Aggregated transactions
(1): Volume: 264 Volume weighted average price: EUR
Apetit Plc
For further information, please contact:

CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114

Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

03.12.2020

Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions

Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m.

Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions
____________________________________________

Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Simula, Niko
Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member
Issuer: Apetit Oyj
LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14

Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202140551_3
____________________________________________

Transaction date: 2020-12-02
Venue not applicable
Instrument type: SHARE
ISIN: FI0009003503
Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION

Transaction details
(1): Volume: 793 Unit price: EUR

Aggregated transactions
(1): Volume: 793 Volume weighted average price: EUR

Apetit Plc

For further information, please contact:

CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114

Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

03.12.2020

Apetit Plc: Managers' transactions

Apetit Plc, Stock exchange release, 3 December 2020 at 08:00 a.m.

Apetit Oyj - Managers' Transactions
____________________________________________

Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Hurme, Annikka
Position: Member of the Board/Deputy member
Issuer: Apetit Oyj
LEI: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14

Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Reference number: 743700RSFZUIQYABYT14_20201202140306_3
____________________________________________

Transaction date: 2020-12-02
Venue not applicable
Instrument type: SHARE
ISIN: FI0009003503
Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION

Transaction details
(1): Volume: 793 Unit price: EUR

Aggregated transactions
(1): Volume: 793 Volume weighted average price: EUR

Apetit Plc

For further information, please contact:

CFO Teemu Luovila, tel. +358 10 402 2114

Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

04.11.2020

Apetit Plc’s Business Review 1 January–30 September 2020: Apetit Group’s positive profit performance continued during the review period

Apetit Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 4 November 2020 at 8.30 a.m.

July–September 2020, continuing operations*

· Net sales amounted to EUR 72.1 (56.0) million
· EBITDA was EUR 4.0 (2.1) million
· Operating profit was EUR 2.5 (0.2) million

January–September 2020, continuing operations*

· Net sales amounted to EUR 211.0 (191.5) million
· EBITDA was EUR 7.3 (0.8) million
· Operating profit was EUR 2.8 (-3.7) million

*) Apetit’s continuing operations are Food Solutions, including the frozen products category, Oilseed Products and Grain Trade. In addition to the three reporting segments (Food Solutions, Oilseed Products, Grain Trade), Apetit will report Group Functions, consisting of the expenses related to Group management, strategic projects and listing on the stock exchange that are not allocated to the three business segments.

The reporting principles mentioned above are in effect starting from the company’s reporting for the first half of 2020. The comparison figures for 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 in accordance with the new reporting model were published on 12 June 2020. Apetit has also discontinued the use of alternative profitability-based performance measures.

The information in this report is unaudited. The figures in brackets refer to the corresponding period in 2019, and the comparison period means the corresponding period in the previous year, unless otherwise stated. The comparison figures have been adjusted to correspond to the continuing operations in 2020, except the service business, which is included in the comparison figures for the first half of 2019. The service business was gradually divested by the end of April 2019.

Esa Mäki, CEO:

“Apetit Group’s positive profit performance continued in the third quarter: all of our businesses improved their profitability year-on-year. We can be satisfied with our profit performance to date. The remainder of the year involves uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, for example. We keep our profit guidance for 2020 unchanged: the full-year operating profit is expected to improve year-on-year and to show a profit.

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the third quarter were mainly seen in the Food Service channel of the Food Solutions business, where net sales decreased year-on-year in spite of a partial recovery of sales. Sales grew year-on-year in the other channels of the Food Solutions business. In Oilseed Products and Grain Trade, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were minor. In the challenging operating environment, it has been essential that our employees have stayed healthy and we have been able to maintain normal operations. I want to take this opportunity to express my warmest thanks to all of Apetit’s personnel.

The harvest of outdoor-grown vegetables for this harvest season will be normal. The varying weather conditions in the early summer were challenging, with the cool spring, dry early summer and hot June having a negative impact on the growing season of peas in particular. The difficult growing season meant that we fell short of our target for peas by 1.3 million kilograms. Peas represent a significant share of Apetit’s food exports and, unlike in the previous year, pea exports fell entirely in the third quarter.

One of Apetit’s strategic objectives is to strengthen food exports, particularly to Sweden. Our total food exports doubled year-on-year by the end of September. In the spring, eight products sold under the Apetit brand were added to the product selection of ICA, the largest retail chain in Sweden. Six new Apetit products were subsequently added to ICA’s selection this autumn. Continuing to strengthen our position in Sweden is a clear goal for us. In addition to retail, we are also seeking growth through the Food Service channel through local cooperation.

Natural Resources Institute Finland estimates that the Finnish grain crop this year will be 3.4 million tonnes, which is about 15 per cent lower than last year. The relatively small grain crop will reduce Finland’s export surplus compared to the previous year. The oilseed harvest will be exceptionally low due to the declining area under cultivation and the low expectations of yield per hectare. However, the grain crop and oilseed harvest in the Baltic countries is excellent, which particularly compensates for the exceptionally weak oilseed harvest in Finland. At Apetit, we are continuing our systematic efforts to increase the willingness to cultivate oilseed plants in Finland to increase the area under cultivation and crop yields.

The commissioning of the bioenergy plant under construction next to the Kantvik oil milling plant will be delayed to January–February 2021 due to reasons related to an equipment supplier. The bioenergy plant was originally scheduled to be commissioned at the end of 2020. When completed, the bioenergy plant will significantly reduce the energy costs of the Kantvik oil milling plant and the Group’s carbon dioxide emissions as a whole.

Based on current information, the decision on the novel food marketing authorisation for Apetit’s rapeseed ingredient is expected before the end of the year. This autumn, we decided to invest in small-scale production equipment located on a subcontractor’s premises. Starting small-scale production will enable us to test the rapeseed ingredient more extensively with potential customers. Our work on developing new ingredients has progressed as planned. We are also continuing to assess alternatives related to the commercialisation of the rapeseed ingredient.

We are systematically executing our strategy with the aim of making Apetit a successful Finnish company focusing on plant-based food products.”

KEY FIGURES

EUR million 7–9 7–9 Change 1–9 1–9 Change 2019
2020 2019 2020 2019
Continuing operations
Net sales 72.1 56.0 29% 211.0 191.5 10% 296.9
EBITDA 4.0 2.1 7.3 0.8 0.8
Operating profit 2.5 0.2 2.8 -3.7 -4.8
Share of profit of 0.5 -1.2 -0.2 -1.5 -0.9
associated company Sucros
Profit for the period 2.4 -1.2 1.6 -5.1 -5.4
Earnings per share, EUR 0.39 -0.19 0.25 -0.82 -0.87
Working capital at the end 58.2 67.8 64.0
of the period
Investment 5.4 9.8 11.5
Group
(comparison figures
include discontinued
operations)
Net sales 72.1 61.2 211.0 207.2 312.6
EBITDA 4.0 2.3 7.5 0.7 2.9
Operating profit 2.5 2.8 2.9 -2.1 -3.4
Profit for the period 2.4 0.9 1.7 -3.9 -4.4
Earnings per share, EUR 0.39 0.14 0.27 -0.63 -0.71
Equity per share, EUR 14.79 15.36 15.09
ROCE % 1.2% -5.1% -4.0%
(ROCE % rolling 12 months)
Net cash flow from 11.7 -10.8 -5.9
operating activities
Equity ratio 55.5% 49.9% 55.0%
Gearing 35.0% 49.7% 35.9%

KEY FIGURES BY SEGMENT

Food Solutions

EUR million 7–9 7–9 Change 1–9 1–9 Change 2019
2020 2019 2020 2019
Net sales 14.6 13.3 10% 44.1 43.2 2% 58.9
EBITDA 2.7 2.1 5.0 3.3 5.9
Operating profit 1.8 1.2 2.5 1.2 2.5

Oilseed Products

EUR million 7–9 7–9 Change 1–9 1–9 Change 2019
2020 2019 2020 2019
Net sales 16.4 17.0 -4% 49.4 49.4 0% 65.0
EBITDA 0.9 0.6 2.5 1.9 2.3
Operating profit 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.2 1.5

Grain Trade

EUR million 7–9 7–9 Change 1–9 1–9 Change 2019
2020 2019 2020 2019
Net sales 54.4 44.2 23% 141.2 117.5 20% 194.9
EBITDA 0.9 0.0 1.6 -2.7 -4.8
Operating profit 0.6 -0.6 0.9 -3.9 -5.6

Group Functions

EUR million 7–9 7–9 Change 1–9 1–9 Change 2019
2020 2019 2020 2019
Net sales 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
EBITDA -0.4 -0.6 -1.7 -1.8 -2.6
Operating profit -0.6 -0.7 -2.3 -2.2 -3.1

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN JULY–SEPTEMBER

Comparable net sales increased by 29 per cent to EUR 72.1 (56.0) million. The net sales of Food Solutions grew by 10 per cent: the sales of frozen products increased except in the Food Service channel, where net sales were lower than in the previous year in spite of the partial recovery of sales. Growth was the highest in exports, with the exports of peas falling entirely in the third quarter. In Oilseed Products, net sales were largely unchanged from the previous year. In the Grain Trade segment, net sales grew by nearly a quarter particularly due to higher exports enabled by the good harvest in the Baltic region.

EBIT improved substantially and amounted to EUR 2.5 (0.2) million. The profit performance of Food Solutions was improved slightly by higher sales and successful cost control. The refining margin improved, which had a favourable effect on the profitability of Oilseed Products. The profit performance of Grain Trade improved due to higher volume.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN JANUARY–SEPTEMBER

Comparable net sales increased by 10 per cent to EUR 211.0 (191.5) million. The net sales of Food Solutions increased slightly: net sales grew in the retail channel due to the COVID-19 pandemic but declined significantly in the Food Service channel as restaurants were closed and other public services scaled back their operations in the spring. The figures for the comparison period include the service business until the end of April 2019. The net sales of the Oilseed Products business were on a par with the comparison period. The net sales of the Grain Trade business grew due to increased delivery volumes.

Operating profit improved substantially and amounted to EUR 2.8 (-3.7) million. The improved profitability of Food Solutions was supported by successes in the supply chain and the optimisation of cost control. The refining margin improved, which had a favourable effect on the profitability of Oilseed Products. The profit performance of the Grain Trade business was improved by higher volumes and successes in the planning of the harvest season’s purchases and sales.

The Group’s liquidity was good and its financial position is strong. The equity ratio was 55.5 (49.9) per cent and gearing was 35.0 (49.7) per cent. The Group’s cash flow from operating activities after interest and taxes was EUR 11.7 (-10.8) million in January–September.
SEASONALITY OF OPERATIONS
In accordance with the IAS 2 standard, the historical cost of inventories includes a systematically allocated portion of the fixed production overheads. With production focusing on harvest time, raw materials are mainly processed into finished products during the second half of the year. This means that more fixed production overheads are recognised on the balance sheet in the second half of the year than during the first half of the year. Due to this accounting practice, most of the Group’s annual profit is accrued during the second half of the year. The seasonal nature of profit accumulation is most marked in the frozen foods group of the Food Solutions segment and in the associated company Sucros, where production reflects the crop harvesting season.

Harvesting seasons also cause seasonal variation in the amount of working capital tied up in operations. Working capital tied up in Grain Trade and Oilseed Products is at its highest towards the end of the year and decreases to its lowest in the summer before the next harvest season. As the production of frozen products is also seasonal and follows the harvest period, the working capital tied up in operations is at its highest around the turn of the year in the Food Solutions segment.

Net sales in Grain Trade vary from one year and quarter to the next, even quite considerably, being dependent on the demand and supply situation and on the price level in Finland and other markets.
GUIDANCE FOR 2020 UNCHANGED
The full-year operating profit is expected to improve year-on-year (EUR -4.8 million in 2019) and to show a profit.

With Apetit Plc discontinuing the use of alternative profitability-based performance measures, the profit guidance has been changed to correspond to the current reporting principles.

Apetit Plc
For further information, please contact:
Esa Mäki, CEO, tel. +358 10 402 2100
Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

25.09.2020

Apetit Plc’s financial reporting and Annual General Meeting in 2021

Apetit Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 25 September 2020 at 09:00 a.m.

Apetit Plc will publish its Financial Statements Review, Half Year Financial Review and two Business Reviews in 2021 as follows:

February 19, 2021 at 8.30 a.m. - Financial Statements Review for 2020

May 7, 2021 at 8.30 a.m. - Business Review for January-March 2021

August 20, 2021 at 8.30 a.m. - Half Year Financial Review for January-June 2021

October 29, 2021 at 8.30 a.m. - Business Review for January-September 2021
The Annual Report for 2020 including the Corporate Responsibility Report will be published during the week 10, 2021.

Apetit Plc’s Annual General Meeting is planned to be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Apetit's Board of Directors will summon the meeting at a later date.

The financial reports are published in Finnish and English and will be available on the company’s web pages at apetit.fi.
Apetit Plc
For further information, please contact:
Sanna Väisänen, Director, Corporate Communications and Sustainability, tel. +358 10 402 4041
Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group's net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

21.08.2020

Apetit Plc’s Half-Year Report 1 January–30 June 2020: A positive turnaround for Apetit as all of the Group’s businesses improve their profitability

Apetit Plc, Half-Year Report 21.8.2020 at 8.30 a.m.

April–June 2020, continuing operations*

· Net sales amounted to EUR 73.7 (64.5) million
· EBITDA was EUR 1.6 (-2.5) million
· Operating profit was EUR 0.1 (-3.9) million

January–June 2020, continuing operations*

· Net sales amounted to EUR 138.8 (135.5) million
· EBITDA was EUR 3.3 (-1.3) million
· Operating profit was EUR 0.3 (-3.9) million

*) Apetit’s continuing operations are Food Solutions, including the frozen foods category, Oilseed Products and Grain Trade. In addition to the three reporting segments (Food Solutions, Oilseed Products, Grain Trade), Apetit will report Group Functions, consisting of the expenses related to Group management, strategic projects and listing on the stock exchange that are not allocated to the three business segments.

The reporting principles mentioned above are in effect starting from the company’s reporting for the first half of 2020. The comparison figures for 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 in accordance with the new reporting model were published on 12 June 2020. Apetit also discontinued the use of alternative profitability-based performance measures.

The information in this report is unaudited. The figures in brackets refer to the corresponding period in 2019, and the comparison period means the corresponding period in the previous year, unless otherwise stated. The comparison figures have been adjusted to correspond to the continuing operations in 2020, except the service business, which is included in the comparison figures for the first half of 2019. The service business was gradually divested by the end of April 2019.

KEY EVENTS DURING THE PERIOD

· Apetit published its strategy and financial objectives for 2020–2022 in May: Further strengthening of the unique value chain is at the core of the renewed strategy.

PROFIT GUIDANCE FOR 2020 UNCHANGED

The full-year operating profit is expected to improve year-on-year (EUR -4.8 million in 2019) and to show a profit.

With Apetit Plc discontinuing the use of alternative profitability-based performance measures, the profit guidance has been changed to correspond to the current reporting principles.

Esa Mäki, CEO:

“We achieved a positive turnaround in profits as all of the Group’s businesses improved their profitability in the second quarter: the operating profit of continuing operations improved by EUR 4 million year-on-year. In the Grain Trade business, the previous profitable quarter was in 2017. The positive profit performance of the Group was driven primarily by commercial successes in the domestic market as well as exports, the flexible adjustment of production in exceptional circumstances, the recovery of trading ability in the grain trade and improvements in efficiency in everything we do.

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic vary between the Group’s businesses. In Food Solutions, sales in the retail segment remained at a high level in the second quarter, even if the uptick in demand levelled off compared to the early days of the exceptional circumstances. Food service sales saw a partial recovery in the early summer but were significantly below the reference period. The sudden change in the sales mix caused additional costs in production. In the Oilseed Products business, the demand for vegetable oils grew particularly in the retail segment. In the Grain Trade business, the impacts of the pandemic have been minor, aside from market fluctuations being slightly larger than usual.

The COVID-19 pandemic has required extra effort in every stage of the food supply chain, but Finnish food production has proved its resilience and functionality even under exceptional circumstances. This has led to a marked increase in the visibility and appreciation of domestic food. I want to take this opportunity to thank our stakeholders and Apetit’s personnel for their flexibility and ability to work under challenging circumstances.

The cultivation season got off to a slow start as the cold springtime weather delayed sowing and the start of the growing season. In June, the hot and dry conditions posed challenges, particularly for pea cultivation. The earliest pea varieties suffered from the hot and dry weather and the size of the total pea harvest will fall short of the targets. In general, the harvest of outdoor-grown vegetables is expected to be moderate. The area under cultivation of oilseed plants was at a record low and the domestic oilseed harvest is expected to be the worst in decades. The total harvest of domestic grains is likely to be substantially weaker than in the previous year. In the Baltic countries, the harvest outlook is good for grains as well as oilseed plants.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a verdict in late July in favour of granting a novel food authorisation for Apetit’s rapeseed ingredient. This is an important step in the long process that developing an entirely new food product entails. The final decision on the novel food authorisation is expected at the beginning of 2021 at the latest.

In May, Apetit published its new strategy for 2020–2022. The five strategic focus areas are Optimising core business functions, Strong foothold in Sweden, Growth from plant-based added value products, Developing farming partnerships and Sustainable actions.

In accordance with the strategic focus areas, Apetit focuses on improving its performance in all of its operations, strengthening its market position in Sweden particularly in the food segment, pursuing growth from new plant-based added value products, developing and expanding farmer partnerships in all of the company’s businesses and continuously improving the sustainability of operations through practical actions.

The turnaround in profitability that we have achieved puts us in a good position to implement our new strategy and accomplish the targets set in it. In line with our vision, we aim to make Apetit a successful Finnish company focusing on plant-based food products.”

KEY FIGURES

EUR million 4–6 4–6 Change 1–6 1–6 Change 2019
2020 2019 2020 2019
Continuing
operations
Net sales 73.7 64.5 14% 138.8 135.5 2% 296.9
EBITDA 1.6 -2.5 3.3 -1.3 0.8
Operating 0.1 -3.9 0.3 -3.9 -4.8
profit
Share of profit -0.3 0.1 -0.7 -0.3 -0.9
of associated
company Sucros
Profit for the -0.3 -3.3 -0.8 -3.9 -5.4
period
Earnings per -0.05 -0.54 -0.13 -0.63 -0.87
share, EUR
Working capital 22.1 27.2 64.0
at the end of
the period
Investment 3.3 7.3 11.5
Group
(incl.
operations
discontinued
during the
comparison
period)
Net sales 73.7 69.6 138.9 146.0 312.6
EBITDA 1.7 -2.6 3.4 -1.6 2.9
Operating 0.2 -4.4 0.4 -4.9 -3.4
profit
Profit for the -0.2 -3.7 -0.7 -4.8 -4.4
period
Earnings per -0.04 -0.60 -0.12 -0.77 -0.71
share, EUR
Equity per 14.65 15.25 15.09
share, EUR
ROCE % 1.5% -6.6% -4.0%
Net cash flow 45.9 29.8 -5.9
from operating
activities
Equity ratio 68.8% 71.6% 55.0%
Gearing -4.7% 8.9% 35.9%

NEWS CONFERENCE AND WEBCAST

A news conference (in Finnish) will be held today on 21 August 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Apetit’s office, Sörnäistenkatu 1 A, Helsinki. A live webcast of the news conference can be followed via apetit.fi/for-investors. The presentation material and a recording of the webcast will be available after the news conference on the company’s website.

Apetit Plc

For further information, please contact:

Esa Mäki, CEO, Apetit Plc, tel. +358 10 402 2100

Apetit is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. Our operations are based on a unique value chain: we create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2019, Apetit Group’s net sales were EUR 313 million. Read more at apetit.fi.

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