Glaston Oyj Abp - Company Announcement

Glaston closes the sale of Software Solutions Business Area

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-02-04 15:40 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GLASTON CORPORATION
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 4 February 2013 at 16.40 (EET) 

Glaston closes the sale of Sofware Solutions Business Area

Glaston Corporation has today closed the sale of the shares in Albat+Wirsam
Software GmbH (A+W) to Constellation Software Inc. acting through its Friedman
Operating Group as announced in a stock exchange release on 12 November 2012. 

The agreement to sell A+W was subject to customary closing conditions including
a competition review by the German Federal Cartel Office, all of which have
been satisfied. 

Glaston Corporation acquired Albat+Wirsam Software Group in July 2007 and it
has operated as a business area within Glaston Group. In Glaston Corporation's
Financial Statements for 2012, published on 7 February 2013, the Software
Solutions segment is classified as Discontinued Operations. 





For further information, please contact:
Arto Metsänen, CEO and President, Glaston Corporation, Tel. +358 10 500 500
Taina Tirkkonen, General Counsel, Glaston Corporation, Tel. +358 10 500 500



GLASTON CORPORATION
Agneta Selroos
Director, Communications and Marketing



Glaston Corporation
Glaston is a global company developing glass processing technology for
architectural, solar, appliance and automotive applications. Our portfolio
ranges from pre-processing and safety glass machines to software solutions and
services. We are dedicated to our customers' continued success and provide
services for all glass processing needs with a lifecycle-long commitment in
mind. For more information, please visit www.glaston.net. Glaston's share
(GLA1V) is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Small Cap List. 



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