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2009-06-23 20:05:59 CEST 2009-06-23 20:06:59 CEST REGULATED INFORMATION Finnlines - Company AnnouncementFinal result of Finnlines rights issueFINNLINES 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. |
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