Restamax Oyj: RESTAMAX PLC'S LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS


Restamax Oyj STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 29 November 2013 at 15.25

RESTAMAX PLC'S LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS

Restamax Plc's (the 'Company' or 'Restamax') shares, 14,249,620 in total, were admitted to public trading on the main list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd on 28 November 2013 based on, among other things, the Finnish-language Listing Prospectus dated 11 November 2013 (the 'Listing Prospectus'). In this release, the Company is publishing information on the Company's shareholders corresponding to the information presented in the Listing Prospectus in accordance with a recommendation included in the Financial Supervisory Authority's Regulations and Guidelines 8/2013.

The following table sets forth the information on the Company's largest shareholders as at 28 November 2013 in accordance with the shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy.

Shareholder Number (pcs) Holding (%)
Mr Max Oy 5,030,000 35.30
Tamares Holdings Sweden AB 1,923,080 13.50
Ramanetto Oy 1,001,540 7.03
Sign Systems Finland Oy 1,001,540 7.03
Evli Finnish Small Cap Fund 698,311 4.90
FinnGastro Oy 420,000 2.95
Nordea Nordic Small Cap Fund 355,000 2.49
Mutual Insurance Company Pension-Fennia 271,566 1.91
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Compa-ny 271,566 1.91
JS-Resta Oy 270,000 1.89
Oy Hartwall AB 253,011 1.78
Pohjola Bank Plc 252,168 1.77
Evli Finland Select Fund 232,771 1.63
Magic Ace Oy 200,000 1.40
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (AB) Helsinki branch 193,976 1.36
Paul Meli Holdings Oy 181,670 1.27
Ingman Finance Oy Ab 155,180 1.09
Avantline Oy 153,840 1.08
RH-Capital Oy 137,630 0.97
Tampereen Ravintolatoimi Oy 137,630 0.97
Eiran Ravintolatoimi Oy 68,820 0.48
Kuumat Ravintolat Oy 68,820 0.48
Nordea Bank Finland Plc 62,951 0.44
Hietala Invest Oy 55,050 0.39
Botterini De Pelosi Fabio 54,300 0.38
Fincorp Ab 50,000 0.35
Numminen Teppo 50,000 0.35
Fennia Life Insurance Company Ltd 50,000 0.35
Huippu Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy 43,500 0.31
Rausanne Oy 40,000 0.28
Total 13,683,920 96.03
Others 565,700 3.97
Total 14,249,620 100.00
Nominee registered 516,395 3.62

The following table sets forth the information on those shareholders whose holdings exceed the lowest flagging threshold provided for in the Securities Markets Act (746/2012) as at 28 November 2013 on the basis of the shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy.

Shareholder Number (pcs) Holding (%)
Holdings of the founders 6,258,390 43.92
Mr Max Oy* 5,030,000 35.30
Ramanetto Oy** 1,001,540 7.03
Tampereen Ravintolatoimi Oy*** 137,630 0.97
Eiran Ravintolatoimi Oy**** 68,820 0.48
Albatrossi Tuote Oy***** 100 0.0
Timo Laine 16,000 0.11
Alex Laine****** 100 0.00
Alma Laine****** 100 0.00
Max Laine****** 100 0.00
Mikko Aartio 4.000 0.03
Tamares Holdings Sweden AB 1,923,080 13.50
Sign Systems Finland Oy 1,001,540 7.03
Evli Bank Plc******* 931,082 6.53
Evli Finnish Small Cap Fund 698,311 4.90
Evli Finland Select Fund 232,771 1.63

*Members of the board Timo Laine and Mikko Aartio both hold 50% of Mr Max Oy's shares.

** Ramanetto Oy is a fully owned subsidiary of Mr Max Oy.

***Member of the board Timo Laine holds approximately 53% of Tampereen Ravintolatoimi Oy's shares.

****Member of the board Mikko Aartio holds 70% of Eiran Ravintolatoimi Oy's shares.

*****Mr Max Oy holds 55% of Albatrossi Tuote Oy's shares indirectly through its fully owned subsidiaries.

****** Alex Laine, Alma Laine and Max Laine are Timo Laine's children and are minors.

******* Evli Bank Plc has a flagging obligation pursuant to the Securities Markets Act despite the fact that its shareholdings are via funds.

Company founders and board members Timo Laine and Mikko Aartio own companies with holdings in the Company, directly and indirectly owning 43.92% of the shares in the Company. Though there is no shareholders' agreement between the founding shareholders, the founding shareholders' holdings have been calculated in the table as being part of a joint sphere of interest, because the founding shareholders exercise decision-making power in Restamax based on mutual understanding through companies owned by them.

Restamax Plc

Markku Virtanen

CEO

Additional information:

CEO Markku Virtanen, Restamax Plc, +358 (0)400 836 477, markku.virtanen@restamax.fi

Chairman of the Board Timo Laine, Restamax Plc, +358 (0)400 626 064, timo.laine@restamax.fi

Distribution:

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Restamax Plc is a Finnish restaurant group established in 1996. The company has grown rapidly throughout its operating history. The group operates circa 60 restaurants, bars and night clubs across Finland. The company's well-known restaurant concepts include Ristorante Bella Roma, Gringos Locos, Viihdemaailma Ilona, Daddy's Diner and Stefan's Steakhouse. Wayne's Coffee is also a part of the company's portfolio. Restamax Plc has circa 700 employees and the turnover for 2012 amounted to approximately EUR 60 million and EBITDA to approximately EUR 10 million. www.restamax.fi.