Helsinki, 2013-08-16 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caverion Corporation Stock Exchange Release 16 August 2013 at 9:00 EEST
Determination of acquisition costs of Caverion and YIT shares for Finnish taxation purposes
YIT's Building Systems business was transferred to Caverion Corporation in a partial demerger of YIT on 30 June 2013 and YIT’s shareholders received Caverion shares as demerger consideration (1:1). Due to the partial demerger the original acquisition cost of YIT shares is divided between YIT and Caverion shares in the Finnish taxation. The acquisition cost depends on the original acquisition date. Determination of the acquisition costs is necessary for the Finnish taxation purposes in order to calculate a capital gain or loss from a sale of shares.
Large Taxpayers’ Office has from their side confirmed to YIT that the original acquisition cost of YIT share is divided between YIT and Caverion shares based on the ratio of net assets.
YIT’s net assets were divided between YIT and Caverion in the partial demerger as follows:
- 77.37% stayed at YIT and
- 22.63% was transferred to Caverion
Example: If a shareholder purchased a YIT share before the partial demerger for a price of EUR 15.00, after the partial demerger the acquisition cost of YIT share is EUR 11.61 (77.37%) and Caverion share is EUR 3.39 (22.63%).
The above description of the determination of the acquisition costs is not applicable to non-Finnish resident shareholders. We recommend that shareholders who are tax resident outside Finland will seek advice from their own tax advisors or local tax authorities in order to determine the acquisition costs of the shares for their taxation purposes.
Determination of the acquisition cost for Finnish taxation purposes
In the Finnish taxation the original acquisition cost of YIT shares is divided between YIT and Caverion shares received as a demerger consideration based either on the ratio of the distribution of net assets of the companies on demerger date or on the ratio of the current values of the shares. The current value ratio is used if the distribution ratio of the net assets materially differs from the current value ratio.
The ratio of the current values of YIT and Caverion shares did not materially differ from the distribution ratio of the net assets. Therefore, the acquisition costs of the shares are determined according to the main rule, i.e. according to the distribution ratio of the net assets.
For further information, please contact:
Antti Heinola, Chief Financial Officer, Caverion Corporation, tel. +358 40 352 1033, antti.heinola@caverion.fi
Milena Hæggström, Head of Investor Relations, Caverion Corporation, tel. +358 40 558 1328, milena.haeggstrom@caverion.fi
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Caverion designs, builds and maintains user-friendly and energy-efficient building systems and offers industrial services. Our services are used in offices and retail properties, housing, public premises and industrial plants, among other places. We aim to be the number one building systems company in Europe. Our strengths include technological competence and customer-oriented service, covering all building systems throughout the life cycle of the property. Caverion was established through the demerger of Building Services and Industrial Services businesses from YIT Group on June 30, 2013. Our revenue for 2012 amounted to approximately EUR 2.8 billion. Caverion has over 18,000 employees in 13 countries in Northern and Central Europe. The company’s shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.caverion.com
