Stockmann - Prospectus/Announcement of Prospectus

Publication of the prospectus relating to Stockmann’s Loyal Customer share options 2012

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-04-30 13:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOCKMANN plc,
Announcement of Prospectus 30.4.2015 at 14:30 EET 

Stockmann plc ("Stockmann") has published a prospectus relating to the Loyal
Customer share options 2012. A total of 2 500 000 new Stockmann's Series B
shares can be subscribed with the Loyal Customer share options. The
subscription time will begin on 2 May 2015 and will end on 31 May 2015. The
option programme will end on 31 May 2015, wherafter the unused share options
will lapse. 

The Finnish language prospectus approved by the Finnish Financial Supervisory
Authority is available as of 30 April 2015 at the subscription place and on the
Stockmann Group's website
http://www.stockmanngroup.com/en/loyal-customer-share-options. 

Further information:
Pekka Vähähyyppä, CFO, tel. +358 9 121 3351

www.stockmanngroup.com


STOCKMANN plc

Nora Malin
Director, Corporate Communications


Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki
Principal media


Important notice

This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus for the purposes of
applicable measures implementing Directive 2003/71/EC (such Directive, together
with any applicable implementing measures in the relevant home Member State
under such Directive (the "Prospectus Directive"). A prospectus relating to the
rights offering referred to in this announcement to the Prospectus Directive
will be published, which, when published, will be available at subscription
locations in Finland. 

The distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted. This announcement does not constitute an offer of, or an invitation
to purchase, any securities of Stockmann in any jurisdiction. 

Copies of this announcement are not for distribution, directly or indirectly,
in or into Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Hong Kong or the United
States. This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer or
solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States, nor
may such securities be offered or sold in the United States absent registration
or an exemption from registration as provided in the U.S. Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations there under. Stockmann does not
intend to register any portion of the offering in the United States or to
conduct a public offering of any securities in the United States. This
announcement is not a direct or indirect offer to a feasible selling or
purchase of securities, neither will the securities be offered at regions,
where the offering or selling of the particular securities would be illegal.