CapMan Plc Stock Exchange Release 8 December 2008 8.45 a.m. CapMan Plc announced on 5 December 2008 the decision to issue a hydrib bond to Finnish institutional investors. The coupon rate for the bond is 11.25% p.a. and it is payable semi-annually. For more information, please contact: Heikki Westerlund, CEO, CapMan Plc, tel. +358 207 207 504 or +358 50 559 6580 CAPMAN PLC Mari Reponen Communications Director Investor Services DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Stock Exchange Principal media www.capman.com CapMan www.capman.com CapMan is one of the leading alternative asset managers in the Nordic countries and Russia and manages private equity funds with approximately EUR 3.2 billion in total capital. CapMan has six investment areas (CapMan Buyout, CapMan Technology, CapMan Life Science, CapMan Russia, CapMan Public Market and CapMan Real Estate), and each of them has a dedicated team and funds. Altogether CapMan employs 140 people in Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo and Moscow. CapMan was established in 1989 and its B shares are listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange since 2001.