2007-03-02 06:45:30 CET

2007-03-02 06:45:30 CET


REGULATED INFORMATION

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CapMan - Major shareholder announcements

2 March 2007 7.45 a.m. DISCLOSURE OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT


The ownership of Vesasco Oy in CapMan Plc has decreased to under 5% of the
share capital and to 10% of the voting rights due to a share sale on 1 March
2007. 

				
1. Company:	                         CapMan Plc		
			
2. The date of change in holding: 	       1 March 2007		
			
3. Vesasco Oy's exact portion of share capital and 			
voting rights in CapMan Plc after the share sale:
			
	       Number of 	    % of share	% of voting
	       shares	   capital	rights 
A shares	       1,291,638	   1.67%	          8.66%
B shares	       2,004,540	   2.60%	          1.34%
In total	       3,296,178	   4.27%	         10.00%
			
4. Shareholders name and trade register number:	
Vesasco Oy, trade register number 635.429


CapMan Plc's share capital consists of 79,158,698 shares (8,000,000 A shares
and 69,158,698 B shares). The shares have 149,158,698 votes in total. 



CAPMAN PLC


Jerome Bouix
Partner
Fundraising, IR and Communications


DISTRIBUTION
Helsinki Exchanges
Principal media
www.capman.com


CapMan 
CapMan is one of the leading private equity investors in the Nordic countries
and manages Nordic buyout, mezzanine, technology, life science and real estate
funds with approximately EUR 2.8 billion in total capital. Each investment area
has a dedicated team and altogether CapMan employs around 100 people in
Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo. Established in 1989, CapMan has
strong experience as a fund manager and as a partner for investors and
entrepreneurs. To date CapMan has made over 150 Nordic investments and over 90
exits. The current portfolio encompasses over 60 companies with an aggregate
turnover of approx. EUR 2.7 billion and aggregate personnel of 17,000 people.
The latest investments are made in Finnish Walki Wisa, Danish ScanJour A/S,
Swedish QuickCool AB and Norwegian InfoCare ASA. In addition, CapMan has
invested in 23 commercial properties in the Helsinki metropolitan area and
exited from 22. The B shares of CapMan Plc are listed on the Main List of the
Helsinki Stock Exchange since 2001. www.capman.com