TAPIO TOMMILA HAS BEEN APPOINTED PANOSTAJA OYJ´S EXECUTIVE

Panostaja Oyj Company Announcement June 18, 2015, 14:00 pm

TAPIO TOMMILA HAS BEEN APPOINTED PANOSTAJA OYJ´S EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Panostaja Oyj's Investment Director MBA, EMBA Tapio Tommila (born 1978), has been appointed Panostaja Oyj's Executive Vice President and deputy to the CEO. Tapio Tommila has been working with Panostaja Oyj since 2006 onwards.

ON BEHALF OF PANOSTAJA OYJ:S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Juha Sarsama

CEO

Further information: Juha Sarsama +358 40 774 2099

Panostaja is an investment company developing Finnish SMEs in the role of an active majority shareholder. The company aims to be the most sought-after partner for business owners selling their companies as well as for the best managers and investors. Together with its partners, Panostaja increases the Group's shareholder value and creates Finnish success stories. After the Flexim transaction, Panostaja operates in eight business segments, and Panostaja Group employs some 1,300 staff. Panostaja:s shares (PNA1V) are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange. In the 2014 financial period, the Group:s official

net sales totaled MEUR 154.8.