NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT


 

AMANDA CAPITAL PLC                                                   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE

June 28, 2011 at 3.15 pm

 

NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT

 

Amanda Capital Plc has gained knowledge of a notification regarding changes in holdings in accordance with Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, described below.

Amanda Capital Plc has received the following announcement of change in shareholding:

 

Announcement of Ulkomarkkinat Oy

1 Identity of the issuer of the shares:

Amanda Capital Plc, corporate ID 1625441-9

2 Reason for the notification:

The acquisition or dispose of shares or voting rights, or agreement or other arrangement which may result in the acquisition or disposal of shares or voting rights

3 Full name of person subject to the notification obligation:

Ulkomarkkinat Oy, corporate ID 0115056-1

4 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is exceeded or fallen below of:

The date of the transaction was 20 June, 2011 and the threshold will exceed above on 20 June, 2011.

5 Threshold that is exceeded or fallen below of:

Exceed 1/10

6 Notified details:

Amanda Capital Plc Situation before transaction Situation after transaction
  Number of shares Number of votes Number of shares % of shares % of voting rights
           
FI0009009617 2 999 000 2 999 000 3 337 303 10,09 10,09
Total 2 999 000 2 999 000 3 337 303 10,09 10,09

 

6 Additional information (incl. material content of and parties to the agreement or other arrangement):

Ulkomarkkinat Oy owned 2 999 000 shares in Amanda Capital Plc which represented 9.07 % of the shares and votes before the transaction and the ending of the involving in the structuring of the Amanda Capital personnel issue 2006.

Amanda Capital Plc’s total number of shares and voting rights issued is 33,070,351

Ulkomarkkinat Oy was involved in structuring of Amanda Capital’s personnel’s issue of 2006. This structure gives the above mentioned company a privilege to buy shares issued in the personnel’s issue in certain situations. If Ulkomarkkinat Oy would exercise its right, its ownership in Amanda Capital would increase the threshold over1/10. The privilege to buy shares has ended and the threshold exceeded over1/10.

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Helsinki, June 28, 2011

 

 

AMANDA CAPITAL PLC

 

 

Janne Larma

CEO

 

Additional information: CFO Petter Hoffström, Tel. +358 9 6829 6012 

Amanda Group is a Finnish group of companies that specialises in asset management and corporate finance operations. The Group offers services related to mutual funds, private equity funds and hedge funds as well as traditional asset management for institutions and individuals. The assets managed by the Group total approximately EUR 3.7 billion. In addition, Advium Corporate Finance Ltd, which is part of the Group, offers advisory services related to mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions and equity capital markets. More information on Amanda Group is available on the following websites: www.amandacapital.fi, www.eqvarainhoito.fi and www.advium.fi.