YIT Corporation has on May 3, 2007 gained knowledge of the following notification under Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Finnish Securities Market Act regarding a change in holdings: Following a share transaction on May 2, 2007, Sampo Life Insurance Company's holdings of YIT Corporation's share capital and votes declined under 5%. Under chapter 2, section 9 of the Securities Markets Act, we herby notify the Financial Supervision Authority and the YIT Corporation of the following: 1. The issuing company's name and business ID: YIT Corporation Business ID 0112650-2 2. Date on which the change in holdings took place: May 2, 2007 3. Proportion of YIT Corporation's share capital and voting rights -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Company | Number of | Proportion of | Proportion of | | | shares | share capital | voting rights | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Sampo Life | 6,144,186 | 4.84% | 4.84% | | Insurance Company | | | | | Ltd | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total | 6,144,186 | 4.84% | 4.84% | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YIT Corporation's share capital comprises a total of 126,852,260 shares that confer a total of 126,852,260 votes. This information is based on Trade Register data as at May 2, 2007. 4. Shareholder's name and business ID: Sampo Life Insurance Company Ltd Business ID 0641130-2 Helsinki May 3, 2007 SAMPO PLC p.p. Sirpa Mannila p.p. Pirkko Rantanen YIT CORPORATION Veikko Myllyperkiö Vice President, Corporate Communications For additional information, contact: Marja Salo, Director of Administration, tel. +358 20 433 2470, marja.salo@yit.fi Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange, principal media, www.yitgroup.com
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN HOLDINGS UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT
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