Finnlines - Company Announcement

Final result of Finnlines rights issue

FINNLINES PLC		STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE		23 June 2009 

Not for release in the United States, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong or JapanFINAL RESULT OF FINNLINES PLC'S RIGHTS ISSUE

In the Finnlines Plc's rights issue which ended 17 June 2009, 6 129 079 shares
were subscribed for. The amount corresponds to 90.4 percent of the offered
shares. The gross proceeds raised by Finnlines Plc in the rights issue were EUR
33 709 934.50. 

The Board of Directors of Finnlines Plc has today approved subscriptions made
in the offering carried out between 4 June and 17 June 2009. 

Shares subscribed for in the offering have been subject to public trading on
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. as of 18 June 2009 as interim shares (“Interim
Shares”). All shares subscribed for in the rights issue will be registered with
the Finnish Trade Register on or about 25 June 2009 after which the Interim
Shares will be combined with Finnlines Plc's existing class of shares. The
Interim Shares will be subject to public trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Ltd. together with the other Finnlines Plc shares starting on or about 26 June
2009. 

Following the registration of the new shares with the Trade Register, the
number of Finnlines Plc's shares will amount to 46 821 037 shares and share
capital EUR 93 642 074. All shares subscribed for in the rights issue have been
fully paid for. The subscribed shares will entitle their holders to full
dividend and to all other rights attached to the shares in Finnlines Plc as of
the registration of the shares with the Trade Register. 


Finnlines Plc

Seija Turunen
CFO


DISTRIBUTION
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd 
Main Media

Disclaimer

The rights issue shall be governed by the laws of Finland. No action has been
taken, except solely in Finland, in order to register the Subscription Rights,
the shares or the rights issue or for the general offering of shares. The
Subscription Rights or shares may not be, directly or indirectly, offered,
sold, resold, transferred or delivered in such countries or jurisdictions or
otherwise in such circumstances in which it would be unlawful or require
measures other than those required under Finnish laws including the United
States of America, except for the exceptions to registration obligation allowed
by the securities laws of the United States of America and its states,
Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. This document or the prospectus in
accordance with the Finnish Securities Market Act may not be delivered to
persons in the above-mentioned countries and it must not be copied in any way
whatsoever and the registering of a Subscription Right to a book-entry account
in Finland for shareholders residing in the above-mentioned countries or other
persons is not an offer to sell or purchase Subscription Rights or shares to
these persons. The Company or the Company's representatives do not have any
kind of legal responsibility for such violations whether or not such
restrictions were known to prospective investors. The Company reserves the
right to, in its sole discretion reject any type of share subscription, which
the Company believes would cause the violation or breach of legislation, rule
or regulation.