Finnlines - Company Announcement

Announcement to the Shareholders of Finnlines Plc regarding merger of subsidiaries

Finnlines Plc	Stock Exchange Release, 28 September, 2009


Announcement to the Shareholders of Finnlines Plc regarding merger of
subsidiaries 

Finnlines Plc (Business ID 0201153-9)and its wholly owned subsidiaries, each
separately, Ropax Oy Eagle (Business ID 0703384-1), Ropax Oy Fellow (Business
ID 1542281-2), Ropax Oy Maid (Business ID 0113108-8), Ropax Oy Star (Business
ID 0783510-7) and FL-Sailor's Shop Oy (Business ID 1782737-0) have signed a
merger plan on June 24, 2009, which indicates that Ropax Oy Eagle, Ropax Oy
Fellow, Ropax Oy Maid, Ropax Oy Star and FL-Sailor's Shop Oy will merger into
their parent company Finnlines Plc. The merger plans have been registered in
the Trade Register on July 7, 2009 (Ropax Oy Eagle), July 10, 2009 (Ropax Oy
Fellow), July 3, 2009 (Ropax Oy Maid), July 6, 2009 (Ropax Oy Star) and July 9,
2009 (FL-Sailor's Shop Oy). 

According to each merger plan the assets and liabilities of the mentioned
subsidiaries are to be transferred without liquidation proceedings to the
parent company Finnlines Plc. In the mergers, no consideration is paid as the
parent company owns all the shares in the mentioned merging subsidiaries. The
mergers do not require any changes in the Articles of Association of Finnlines
Plc. By the mergers, the company will clarify the structure of the group,
strengthen the business and reduce administrative costs. The registration of
the execution of the mergers is planned to take place on December 31, 2009.
According to the auditor's statement regarding the merger plans, issued by
Deloitte & Touche Oy/ Mr Mikael Leskinen, APA, the mergers do not jeopardize
the payment of the liabilities of Finnlines Plc. 

The merger plans including enclosures and the documents mentioned in the
Limited Liability Companies Act (624/2006) Chapter 16 section 11 will be
available as from this day at Finnlines Plc's head office, Porkkalankatu 20 A,
00180 Helsinki. Copies of the documents will be sent to shareholders on
request. Copies can be ordered by telephone, phone number +358 10 343 4404
(Maria Holmén), or by e-mail: maria.holmen@finnlines.com 

Should shareholders of Finnlines Plc, holding more than 5% of the shares of the
company, within one month from publishing this announcement come up with a
written demand that the merger has to be decided upon at a shareholders'
meeting, such a shareholders' meeting will be called according to prevailing
law and statutes. The written demand should be sent to: Finnlines Plc, Legal
Department, Mr Tapani Voionmaa, P.O.Box 197, 00181 Helsinki. 

Helsinki, September 24, 2009

Finnlines Plc
The Board of Directors



Distribution:
Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd