Panostaja Oyj - Company Announcement

PANOSTAJA OYJ TO CARRY OUT A FREE-OF-CHARGE SHARE ISSUE TO THE COMPANY ITSELF

Panostaja Oyj              Stock Exchange Bulletin May 4, 2016   5.15 p.m.

The Annual General Meeting of Panostaja Oyj held on February 5, 2015 authorized
the Board of Directors to decide on one or more share issues and the granting
of options and other rights entitling to shares as referred to in Chapter 10,
Section 1 of the Limited Liability Companies Act. This authorization entitles
to the issue of no more than 30,000,000 shares and applies to the issue of both
new and company-held shares. On the basis of the authorization, the Board of
Directors will decide on all terms and conditions for share issues and options
as well as on the terms and conditions for the granting of special rights
providing entitlement to shares. 

Under the aforementioned authorization, Panostaja Oyj’s Board of Directors
decided on May 4, 2016 to carry out a free-of-charge share issue of 800,000
shares, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 20 of the Limited Liability Companies
Act, to the company itself. This is to ensure that the company holds a
sufficient number of its own shares for securing the commitment of key
personnel and for other purposes decided on by the Board of Directors. 

The new shares will be entered into the Trade Register around May 6, 2016. The
new shares will be incorporated into Euroclear Finland Oy’s book-entry system
around May 6, 2016, and they will be made available for public trading on
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki around May 9, 2016. 



ON BEHALF OF PANOSTAJA OYJ’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS



Juha Sarsama
CEO

Further information: Juha Sarsama +358 40 774 2099



Panostaja is an investment company developing Finnish SMEs in the role of an
active majority shareholder. The company aims to be the most sought-after
partner for business owners selling their companies as well as for the best
managers and investors. Together with its partners, Panostaja increases the
Group's shareholder value and creates Finnish success stories. Panostaja
operates in eight business segments, and Panostaja Group employs some 1,200
staff. Panostaja’s shares (PNA1V) are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock
Exchange. In the 2015 financial period, the Group’s official net sales totaled
MEUR 148.2. 

www.panostaja.fi