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DECISION FROM DISTRICT COURT IN TRIAL RELATING TO SHARE PURCHASES MADE BY LSO OSUUSKUNTA IN 2006

HKScan Corporation              Stock exchange release      20.12.2010, at 15.30

DECISION FROM DISTRICT COURT IN TRIAL RELATING TO SHARE PURCHASES MADE BY LSO
OSUUSKUNTA IN 2006 

According to the information received by HKScan Corporation, the decision of
Helsinki District Court has been received today in the trial relating to share
purchases made by LSO Osuuskunta in 2006. The District Court dismissed the
prosecutor's charge of aggravated abuse of insider information. According to
the decision of the District Court, the members of the Board of Directors of
LSO Osuuskunta at the time are guilty of negligent abuse of insider
information, for which the District Court has imposed a fine. In addition, LSO
Osuuskunta was ordered to pay corporate fine and to forfeit the estimated
benefit it received. 

The decision applies to the persons belonging to the Board of Directors of LSO
Osuuskunta at the time as well as to LSO Osuuskunta. Of the above-mentioned
persons, three - Markku Aalto, Tiina Varho-Lankinen and Matti Murto - are
members of HKScan Corporation's current Board of Directors. All three as well
as LSO Osuuskunta have registered their intent to appeal the District Court's
judgement. 

HKScan's Board of Directors will convene on account of the matter on 4 January
2011 to decide on possible further measures. HKScan will provide information on
the Board's decision separately. 



HKScan Corporation

Markku Suvanto
HKScan Group lawyer



Further information: HKScan Group lawyer Markku Suvanto. Please leave any
messages for him to call with Marjukka Hujanen on +358 (0)10 570 6218. 



HKScan is one of the leading food companies in northern Europe with home
markets in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, the Baltic countries and Poland. HKScan
manufactures, sells and markets pork and beef, poultry products, processed
meats and convenience foods under several well-known local brand names. Its
customers are retail, the HoReCa sector, industry and export customers. HKScan
is active in nine countries and has some 11,000 employees. It had net sales of
EUR 2.1 billion in 2009. 



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