UPM Annual Report 2018

UPM AT A GLANCE

STRATEGY

BUSINESSES

SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT

GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AUDITOR’S REPORT

OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Board of Directors’ proposal for the distribution of profits

Adjusted share related indicators

2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2.80 1.82 1.65 1.72 0.96 0.63 –2.14 0.88 1.08 0.33 2.24 1.88 1.65 1.38 1.20 0.91 0.74 0.93 0.99 0.11 18.36 16.24 15.43 14.89 14.02 14.08 14.18 14.22 13.64 12.67

Earnings per share (EPS), EUR Comparable EPS, EUR Equity per share, EUR Dividend per share, EUR Dividend to earnings ratio, % Dividend to operating cash flow, %

1) 1.30 1.15 0.95 0.75

0.70 0.60 0.60

0.60 0.55 0.45 68.2 50.9 136.4

46.4 63.2 57.6 43.6 72.9 95.2 neg.

50 5.9

39

30 4.1

34

30 5.1

43

30

30 7.1

29

19

Effective dividend yield, %

4.4

4.4

4.9

6.8

4.2

5.4

The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting of UPM-Kymmene Corporation to be held on 4 April 2019 that a dividend of EUR 1.30 per share be paid based on the balance sheet to be adopted for the financial year ending 31 December 2018 and that the remaining portion of the distributable funds be retained in the Company’s unrestricted shareholders’ equity. The dividend will be paid to a shareholder who is registered in the Company’s shareholders’ register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd on the dividend record date of 8 April 2019. The Board of Directors proposes that the dividend be paid on 17 April 2019.

On the date of the dividend proposal, 31 January 2019, the Company’s registered number of shares is 533,735,699. The aforementioned number of shares includes 411,653 treasury shares which are not entitled to dividend. As a result, the proposed dividend would total EUR 693.3 million. On 31 December 2018, the distributable funds of the parent company were EUR 3,906,282,951.06 including EUR 780,361,424.68 profit for the period. No material changes have taken place in respect of the Company’s financial position after the balance sheet date. In the opinion of the Board of Directors, the proposed distribution of profits does not risk the solvency of the Company.

P/E ratio

7.9 14.2 14.1 10.0 14.2 19.5 neg.

9.7 12.2 25.2

Operating cash flow per share, EUR

2.61 2.92 3.16 2.22 2.33 1.39 1.98 1.99 1.89 2.42

Dividend distribution, EURm Share price at 31 Dec., EUR

1) 693

613 507

400 373 317 317 315 286 234

22.15 25.91 23.34 17.23 13.62 12.28 8.81 8.51 13.22 8.32 21.69 20.82 13.71 13.19 10.07 7.30 7.82 7.34 7.37 4.33 34.70 26.69 23.41 19.26 13.99 13.02 10.98 15.73 13.57 9.78 28.86 23.89 17.51 16.37 12.26 9.42 9.21 11.17 10.43 7.06 11,813 13,818 12,452 9,192 7,266 6,497 4,633 4,466 6,874 4,326 9,980 8,460 6,749 7,469 6,233 5,308 5,534 8,835 8,243 5,691 345,822 354,053 385,355 456,168 508,318 563,382 600,968 790,967 790,490 805,904 64.8 66.4 72.2 85.5 95.6 106.7 114.4 151.5 152.0 155.0 533,324 533,415 533,505 533,505 531,574 527,818 525,434 521,965 519,970 519,955 533,736 533,736 533,736 533,736 533,736 529,302 526,124 524,973 519,970 519,970

Lowest quotation, EUR Highest quotation, EUR

Average quotation for the period, EUR

Market capitalisation, EURm

Shares traded, EURm 2) Shares traded (1,000)

Shares traded, % of all shares Number of shares, average (1,000)

Number of shares at the end of period (1,000)

of which treasury shares (1,000)

412 412 231 231 231 231 231 211

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Proposal

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2) Trading on the Nasdaq Helsinki Main Market. Treasury shares bought by the company are included in shares traded.

The definitions of share related indicators are described below

SHARE RELATED INDICATORS

DEFINITION

Earnings per share (EPS), EUR

Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent company divided by adjusted average number of shares during the period excluding treasury shares. Earnings per share calculated in accordance with IFRS excluding items affecting comparability and their tax impact. Equity attributable to the owners of the parent company in relation to the adjusted number of shares at the end of period.

Signatures of the annual accounts and the report of the Board of Directors for the year 2018

Comparable EPS, EUR

Equity per share, EUR

Helsinki, 31 January 2019

Dividend per share, EUR

Dividend distribution divided by adjusted number of shares at the end of period.

Björn Wahlroos

Berndt Brunow

Henrik Ehrnrooth

Dividend to earnings ratio, %

Dividend per share as a percentage of earnings per share.

Chairman

Dividend to operating cash flow, %

Dividend per share as a percentage of operating cash flow per share.

Effective dividend yield, %

Adjusted dividend per share as a percentage of adjusted share price at 31.12.

Piia-Noora Kauppi

Marjan Oudeman

Jussi Pesonen President and CEO

P/E ratio

Adjusted share price in relation to the earnings per share.

Operating cash flow per share, EUR

Operating cash flow divided by adjusted average number of shares during the period excluding treasury shares. Total number of shares (excluding those held as treasury shares) multiplied by the share price at the end of period.

Market capitalisation, EURm

Ari Puheloinen

Veli-Matti Reinikkala

Suzanne Thoma

Adjusted share price at the end of period Share price at the end of period in relation to share issue coefficient.

Adjusted average share price

Total value of shares traded in relation to adjusted number of shares traded during the period.

Kim Wahl

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