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Restamax Plc: FLAGGING NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

Restamax Plc

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 22 December 2017 at 17:00

FLAGGING NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH
SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

Restamax Plc (Business ID 1952494-7) has on 22 December 2017 received from Sign
Systems Finland Oy (Business ID 1016226-5) a notification of major shareholding
under Section 9(5) of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the total
holding in Restamax Plc's shares of Sign Systems Finland Oy has fallen below the
5 per cent limit of Restamax Plc's share capital and number of votes on 22
December 2017.

The holding of Sign Systems Finland Oy as described in the notification:

+-----------------+-----------+----------------+---------------+---------------+
|                 |% of shares|% of shares and |Total          |Total number of|
|                 |and votes  |votes through   |percentage     |shares and     |
|                 |           |financial       |               |votes of target|
|                 |           |instruments     |               |company        |
+-----------------+-----------+----------------+---------------+---------------+
|Share after      |4.52       |0               |4.52           |16,619,620     |
|reaching or      |           |                |               |               |
|breaking         |           |                |               |               |
|the flagging     |           |                |               |               |
|threshold        |           |                |               |               |
+-----------------+-----------+----------------+---------------+---------------+
|Share            |6.03       |0               |6.03           |               |
|communicated in  |           |                |               |               |
|the previous     |           |                |               |               |
|notification of  |           |                |               |               |
|major            |           |                |               |               |
|shareholding     |           |                |               |               |
|(if flagged)     |           |                |               |               |
+-----------------+-----------+----------------+---------------+---------------+

Information on holdings and proportion of voting rights after breaking the
flagging threshold:

A: Shares and votes
+-------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------+
|Shares series /    |Number of shares and votes    |Percentage of shares and   |
|share type         |                              |votes                      |
+-------------------+--------------+---------------+------------+--------------+
|                   |Direct (SMA   |Indirect (SMA  |Direct (SMA |Indirect (SMA |
|                   |9(5))         |9(6) and 9(7)) |9(5))       |9(6) and 9(7))|
+-------------------+--------------+---------------+------------+--------------+
|FI4000064332       |751,540       |0              |4.52        |0             |
+-------------------+--------------+---------------+------------+--------------+
|A Total            |751,540                       |4.52                       |
+-------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------+

Restamax Plc's share capital consists of 16,619,620 shares and votes. Restamax
Plc has one series of shares, and each share carries one vote.

Additional information:
Jarno Suominen, CFO, Restamax Plc, tel. +358 40 721 5655

Distribution:
NASDAQ Helsinki
Major media
www.restamax.fi

Restamax Plc is a Finnish restaurant business and labour hire services group
established in 1996. The company, which was listed on NASDAQ Helsinki in 2013
and became the first Finnish listed restaurant company, has continued to grow
strongly throughout its history. The Group companies include more than 130
restaurants, nightclubs and entertainment centres all over Finland. Well-known
restaurant concepts of the Group include Stefan's Steakhouse, Viihdemaailma
Ilona, Classic American Diner and Colorado Bar & Grill. In 2016, Restamax Plc's
turnover was MEUR 130.1 and EBITDA MEUR 19.4. Depending on the season, the Group
employs some 2,000 persons, converted into full-time employees. Restamax
subsidiary Smile Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy employs approximately 8,000 people on a
monthly basis.

Restamax company website: www.restamax.fi, Restamax consumer website:
www.ravintola.fi, Smile Henkilöstöpalvelut: www.smilepalvelut.fi

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