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2008-11-18 15:40:00 CET 2008-11-18 15:40:00 CET REGULATED INFORMATION Fiskars - Major shareholder announcementsNOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10, OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT ON A CHANGE IN HOLDINGSFiskars Corp. Stock exchange release November 18, 2008 at 4:40 PM NOTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10, OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT ON A CHANGE IN HOLDINGS Fiskars Corporation has been informed that Virala Oy Ab has decreased its holdings to less than 1/5 (20%) of the voting rights in Fiskars Corporation. Under Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act, we hereby announce the following: 1. Name of company in which holdings have been acquired Fiskars Corporation, Business ID 0214036-5 2. Date of change in holdings November 18, 2008 3. Shareholder Virala Oy Ab, Business ID 0147485-7 4. Proportion of voting rights and share capital: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Number of shares | Proportion of | Proportion of | | | | share capital | voting rights | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | A shares | 3 380 000 | 4.36% | 0.67% | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | K shares | 4 861 476 | 6.27% | 19.21% | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total | 8 241 476 | 10.63% | 19.87% | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The share capital of Fiskars Corporation comprises a total of 77,510,200 shares (54,944,492 A shares and 22,565,708 K shares), said shares entitling to a total of 506,258,652 votes. Further information: General Counsel Jutta Karlsson, tel. +358 9 6188 6218 FISKARS CORPORATION Kari Kauniskangas President & CEO Founded in 1649, Fiskars is a leading supplier of branded consumer goods. Fiskars business areas are Garden, Homeware, Craft, Outdoor Recreation, Inha Works, and the Real Estate Group. Its major international brands are Fiskars, Iittala, Gerber, Silva, and Buster. The associated company Wärtsilä Corporation is also an important part of the Corporation. Fiskars business segments are the Americas, EMEA, Wärtsilä, and Other. Fiskars shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. In 2007, the Fiskars Corporation net sales were EUR 658 million, the operating profit EUR 110 million and the Corporation employed some 4,500 people. www.fiskars.fi |
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