Sponda Plc Stock Exchange Release 18 October 2007, 13.50 Notification of change in ownership Pursuant the Finnish Securities Market Act (Section 2:9), Sponda Plc has been notified that, as from 16 October 2007, the total number of shares held by Cohen & Steers, Inc. represents 4.959 % of the Company's share capital and voting rights. Cohen & Steers, Inc.: 5 506 379 shares representing 4.959 % of the share capital and voting rights. Sponda Plc Further information: Pia Arrhenius, Manager, Corporate communications and IR, Sponda Plc, tel.+358 20 431 3454 Sponda Plc is a real estate company specializing in commercial properties in the largest cities in Finland and Russia. Sponda's business concept is to own, lease and develop office, retail and logistics properties into environments that promote the business success of its clients. The fair value of Sponda's investment properties is approximately EUR 2.3 billion and the leasable area is around 1.3 million m². Sponda is the largest real estate investment company listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.