The Board of Directors of HKFoods Plc (the "Company") has today resolved on a return of capital pursuant to the authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting held on 23 April 2025.

The Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 23 April 2025 resolved to distribute EUR 0.09 per share from the reserve for invested unrestricted equity as a return of capital and authorized the Board of Directors to decide on the distribution of funds recorded in the reserve for invested unrestricted equity up to a maximum amount of EUR 0.05 per share.

The Board of Directors resolved that the second instalment of return of capital of EUR 0.05 per share will be paid from the Company's reserve for invested unrestricted equity to a shareholder who is registered in the Company's shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy on the record date for the return of capital, 19 December 2025. The payment date for the return of capital is 30 December 2025.

HKFoods Plc
Board of Directors

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Juha Ruohola, CEO, tel. +358 400 647 160

Mika Tilli, CFO, tel. +358 50 538 5793

HKFoods Media Service Desk tel. +358 10 570 5700 or email communications@hkfoods.com

With 110 years of experience, we at HKFoods make life tastier - today and tomorrow. With nearly 3,000 professionals, we make responsible and locally produced food for consumers' various food moments. Our well-known brands in Finland are HK®, Kariniemen® and Via®. HKFoods is a publicly listed company, and in 2024, our net sales totalled EUR 1 billion. www.hkfoods.com

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