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SHAREHOLDER’S REQUEST TO CONVENE AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF NORVESTIA OYJ

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-05-12 11:45 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norvestia Oyj     
    Stock exchange release       12 May 2015 at 12.45 

SHAREHOLDER'S REQUEST TO CONVENE AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF NORVESTIA
OYJ 

The Board of Directors of Norvestia Oyj has on 12 May 2015 received from
shareholder Kaupthing hf. and CapMan Plc a demand in accordance with Chapter 5
Section 4 of the Finnish Companies Act to convene an extraordinary general
meeting of Norvestia Oyj to decide upon the shareholders' proposal to combine
the share classes of Norvestia Oyj and proposal on the composition of the Board
of Directors. Pursuant to the disclosure of holdings received today Kaupthing
hf. owns 11.05 per cent of the shares in Norvestia Oyj and 41.81 per cent of
the total votes, and CapMan Plc owns 21.69 per cent of the shares in Norvestia
Oyj and 14.19 per cent of the total votes. 

According to the notification by Kaupthing hf. and CapMan Plc the shareholders
are to propose to the extraordinary general meeting of Norvestia Oyj
combination of the current class A shares and class B shares by way of amending
the Articles of Association so that after the combination the company shall
have only one class of shares with all shares carrying one (1) vote each and
having otherwise also equal rights. Pursuant to the notification by the
shareholders the proposed combination of share classes will be completed
without compensation to holders of the current class A shares. In addition the
shareholders have informed that they are to propose to the extraordinary
general meeting of Norvestia Oyj a proposal on the composition of the Board of
Directors of the company. 

The notice to convene the extraordinary general meeting of Norvestia Oyj is to
be released as soon as possible. 

NORVESTIA OYJ

Juha Kasanen
Managing Director
Tel. +358-9-6226 380

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