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2009-11-24 16:00:00 CET 2009-11-24 16:00:01 CET REGULATED INFORMATION HKScan Oyj - Major shareholder announcementsNOTIFICATION OF A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP INTEREST UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACTHKScan Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN Nov 24, 2009 at 5pm NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG, JAPAN OR SOUTH AFRICA. NOTIFICATION OF A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP INTEREST UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT HKScan Corporation ("HKScan") and Danske Bank A/S have signed an underwriting agreement relating to HKScan's share offering announced on 24 November 2009, and HKScan has today received a flagging notice from Danske Bank A/S Helsinki branch based on the agreement. Danske Bank A/S announced in the flagging notice the holding it would receive if the underwriting commitment will realize in full. The announcement is given as follows (the information is partly condensed): ”Danske Bank A/S Helsinki Branch (company number 1078693-2) has today 24 November 2009 given an underwriting commitment i.e. it has subject to certain conditions committed to subscribe for offered shares that remain unsubscribed for in the rights offering of HKScan Corporation, as set forth in the terms and conditions of the offering published today by the company. Danske Bank Helsinki Branch holds 50,000 A-shares in HKScan Corporation before the offering. If the underwriting commitment realizes in full, Danske Bank A/S Helsinki Branch will subscribe for 7,623,377 A-shares representing as many voting rights and will hold together with its previous holding 7,673,377 shares and votes which represent 14,2 % of all the shares and 4,9 % of all the voting rights in HKScan Corporation after the offering provided that the offering is fully subscribed. If the underwriting commitment realizes in full the holdings of Danske Bank A/S, Helsinki Branch will exceed 1/10 of all shares in HKScan. The final results of the rights offering will according to the terms and conditions of the offering be published on 22 November 2009 when it is also known if the underwriting commitment realizes in full or in part. Danske Bank Group companies do not hold any other shares in HKScan Corporation”. HKScan Corporation Board of Directors Further information: Matti Perkonoja, CEO of HKScan Corporation. Please leave any messages for him to call with Marjukka Hujanen on +358 (0)10 570 6218. DISCLAIMER: This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. HKScan Corporation does not intend to register any portion of the offering of the securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of the securities in the United States. Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into the United States, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan or South Africa. The information contained herein shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities referred to herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This communication does not constitute an offer of securities to the public in the United Kingdom. This communication is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) and (iii) persons falling within Article 49(2) (a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.”) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). Any investment activity to which this communication relates will only be available to and will be engaged only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents. DISTRIBUTION: Nasdaq OMX, Helsinki Main media www.hkscan.com |
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