ANNOUNCEMENT OF OWNERSHIP PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2 SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES


PKC Group Oyj  Company announcement  24 February 2010 3.00 p.m.                 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF OWNERSHIP PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2 SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES    

PKC Group Oyj has today received a notification with reference to Chapter 2,    
paragraph 9 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act.                              

The share of votes and share capital in PKC Group Oyj held by corporations in   
which OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative (0242522-1) exercises influence, its 
subsidiaries and funds managed by its subsidiaries has exceeded the limit of 5% 
on 23 February 2010.                                                            

The funds managed by OP Fund management Company Ltd (0743962-2) have the        
following shareholdings:                                                        

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|                                      |           shares, |   % of shares and |
|                                      |               pcs |             votes |
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| OP-Suomi Pienyhtiöt (1753300-6)      |           165,772 |              0.93 |
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| OP-Pohjola Pienyhtiöt (1960678-2)    |           187,457 |              1.05 |
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| OP-Focus (1753298-6)                 |           555,238 |              3.12 |
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| Total                                |           908,467 |              5.11 |
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The amount of shares of PKC Group Oyj on 23 February 2010 totalled 17,781,522.  
The company has one series of shares.                                           


Kempele, 24 February 2010                                                       

PKC Group Oyj                                                                   

Harri Suutari                                                                   
President & CEO                                                                 


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