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2008-01-22 08:55:00 CET 2008-01-22 08:55:35 CET REGULATED INFORMATION Amer Sports - Company AnnouncementAjanta and Novator form strategic partnership in Amer SportsAjanta Oy and Novator announce today a strategic partnership focusing on investing and developing Amer Sports Corporation. Ajanta N.V., a limited liability company registered in Belgium, sells 50% of its existing forward contracts to Novator. As a result of this transaction, the joint ownership increases to 25.17%. The intention of this partnership is to introduce a strong owner in Amer Sports Corporation with the objective of accelerating the growth and transformation of the company. Amer Sports will provide more details about the changes in ownership when the company has received further information. For further information, please contact: Ilkka Seppälä, CEO, Ajanta Oy, tel. +358 40 547 6330 Asgeir Fridgeirsson, Novator, tel. +354 822 5000 Tommy Ilmoni, Vice President, Investor Relations, tel. +358 9 7257 8233 AMER SPORTS CORPORATION Communications Maarit Mikkonen Communications Manager Tel. +358 9 7257 8306, e-mail: maarit.mikkonen@amersports.com DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Stock Exchange Principal media www.amersports.com AMER SPORTS CORPORATION Amer Sports (www.amersports.com) is the world's leading sports equipment company with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Wilson, Precor, Atomic and Suunto. All Amer Sports companies develop and manufacture technically advanced products that improve the performance of active sports participants. The Group's business is balanced by its broad portfolio of sports and presence in all major markets. |
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