Sponda - Company Announcement

Notification on a change in ownership

Sponda Plc		Stock Exchange Release 	2 March 2010, 9.45 am                     



Notification on a change in ownership                                           

Pursuant the Finnish Securities Market Act (Section 2:9), Sponda Plc has been   
notified that, as from 25 February 2010, the total number of shares held by     
Cohen & Steers, Inc represents 5.007% of the Company's share capital and voting 
rights.                                                                         

Target company: Sponda Plc                                                      
Date of change in share holdings: 25 February 2010                              
Number of shares: 13,898,317 shares                                             
Proportion of share capital: 5.007%                                             
Proportion of voting rights: 5.007%                                             

The notice was given by shareholder whose full name is:                         
Cohen & Steers, Inc.                                                            

Sponda Plc                                                                      




Further information: Pia Arrhenius, Senior Vice President, Corporate            
Communications and IR, tel: +358-20-431 3454.                                   




Sponda Plc is a property investment company specializing in commercial          
properties in the largest cities in Finland and Russia. Sponda's business       
concept is to own, lease and develop office, retail and logistics properties    
into environments that promote the business success of its clients. The fair    
value of Sponda's investment properties is approximately EUR 2.8 billion and the
leasable area is around 1.5 million m².