CapMan - Major shareholder announcements

Notification according to chapter 2, section 10 of the Securities Market Act regarding a change in shareholding

CapMan Plc Stock Exchange Release 3 January 2012 at 2.30 p.m. EET

Notification according to chapter 2, section 10 of the Securities Market Act
regarding a change in shareholding

CapMan Plc has received a disclosure of change in ownership related to the
company's shares under chapter 2, section 9 of the Securities Market Act. Legg
Maison, Inc.'s holdings have decreased below one-twentieth (1/20) of the shares
as a result of a share transaction concluded on 28 December 2011.

1. Name of the company:
CapMan Plc

2. Date of the ownership change:
28 December 2011

3. Exact proportion of shares and voting rights in CapMan Plc as per class of
share:

Class of     Number Share of      Share of

   share  of shares   shares voting rights

A-series          0       0%            0%

B-series  3,673,709    4.67%         4.67%

   Total  3,673,709    4.35%         2.70%


4. Shareholder's full name and registration number:
Legg Mason, Inc., trade register number 52-1200960/SEC number 1-8529

CapMan Plc's had a total of 84,281,766 shares on 28 December 2011 (5,750,000 A
shares and 78,531,766 B shares), and the shares had 136,031,766 votes in total.
Therefore Legg Maison Inc.'s holdings are 4.35% of the shares and 2.70% of the
voting rights.


CAPMAN PLC

Laura Mustonen
Manager, Communications and IR


DISTRIBUTION
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Principal media
www.capman.com



CapMan  www.capman.com
CapMan is one of the leading private equity firms in the Nordic countries and
Russia, with assets under management of €3.3 billion. CapMan has four key
investment partnerships - CapMan Buyout, CapMan Russia, CapMan Public Market,
and CapMan Real Estate - each of which has its own dedicated investment team and
funds. Altogether, CapMan employs 130 people in Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo,
Moscow, Copenhagen and Luxembourg. CapMan was established in 1989 and has been
listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange since 2001.

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