Asfalttikallio Oy acquired Asphalt business from NCC AB (publ) (OM:NCC B) on October 4, 2021. Asfalttikallio is acquiring the assets and take over staff and ongoing contracts relating to the asphalt business. The stone materials business is not part of the transaction. As a result of the transactions, 200 people working in NCC’s asphalt business in Finland will be transferred to Asfalttikallio as former employees. The transaction is not expected to require approval from the Finnish competition authorities and is expected to close at year-end 2021. The transaction is expected to have a negative impact of approximately SEK 180 million on the NCC's earnings in business area Industry in the fourth quarter 2021. Jani Ylä-Autio, Erkko Ruohoniemi and Jussi Koivu of Merilampi Oy acted as legal advisors to Asfalttikallio.