Funding strategy

The cornerstones of funding strategy are balanced use of different funding sources and strong liquidity position. Company aims at an extended and even maturity profile. To ensure sufficient financial flexibility, our aim is to keep the gearing ratio below the maximum acceptable level of 90%.

Credit ratings

Moody's (changed 2 November 2017)	Baa2
Standard & Poor's (changed 24 July 2018)	BBB

Debt programmes and public bonds

UPM's short term funding consists of drawings under bank facilities and issuance under commercial paper programmes. For medium and long term funding UPM borrows from the bank market, insurance companies and the capital markets.

Debt programmes		Limit
Domestic Commercial Paper Programme		1,000 million

Outstanding bonds

Amount Million	Issued	Maturity	Coupon
USD 375	1997	2027	7,450% p.a.

Funding strategy

Credit ratings

Debt programmes and public bonds

​UPM's short term funding consists of drawings under bank facilities and issuance under commercial paper programmes. For medium and long term funding UPM borrows from the bank market, insurance companies and the capital markets.

Outstanding bonds

UPM's short term funding consists of drawings under bank facilities and issuance under commercial paper programmes. For medium and long term funding UPM borrows from the bank market, insurance companies and the capital markets.