Panostaja Oyj - Company Announcement

PANOSTAJA ACQUIRES DMP–DIGITAL MEDIA PARTNERS OY AND STRENGTHENS ITS MARKET POSITION IN THE DIGITAL PRINTING SERVICES BUSINESS AREA

Panostaja Oyj                                        Stock Exchange Bulletin,
December 4, 2012, 11:00 am 



PANOSTAJA ACQUIRES DMP-DIGITAL MEDIA PARTNERS OY AND STRENGTHENS ITS MARKET
POSITION IN THE DIGITAL PRINTING SERVICES BUSINESS AREA 

Panostaja Oyj's subsidiary Digiprint Finland Oy has acquired the entire share
capital of DMP-Digital Media Partners Oy. The DMP Group offers a range of
printing, publishing and production services for marketing communications. The
corporate acquisition extends Panostaja's business area specializing in digital
printing services that already includes the Kopijyvä Group. The net sales of
the DMP Group for the financial year ending in July 2012 totaled MEUR 15.2, and
the company employs approximately 79 people. The sale price of the shares is
MEUR 13.7. 

“The acquisition will strengthen our strategy. Kopijyvä and DMP are growing and
profitable enterprises, and the consortium will be a leading player and pioneer
in the field. Our goal is to develop Kopijyvä and DMP into an even stronger
national operator and to internationalize their business activities. Currently,
the printing field is undergoing many changes. With this acquisition, we bring
new concepts, services and operating models into the sector,” says Panostaja
CEO Juha Sarsama. 

“Kopijyvä and DMP complement each other very well with their competences,
services and geographical presence. The technology used at Kopijyvä has
strengthened its position as a leading company in its field in Finland. DMP
provides new and innovative knowhow, and its brand is highly esteemed in
Finland. With this acquisition, we shall bring together the best marketing
operators,” CEO Juha Sarsama says. 

In the financial period of 2010/2011, the combined net sales of Kopijyvä and
DMP were some MEUR 44, and they employ a total of approximately 400 people. 

The DMP-Digital Media Partners Group specializes in marketing communications,
both in digital media and paper format. The company provides a wide selection
of services ranging from prepress imaging, structural and layout design, and
reproduction works to printing and publishing services, digital marketing,
web-based material management services, as well as direct marketing services. 

As a result of the reorganization, Panostaja will own approximately 56% of the
total share capital of Digiprint Finland Oy. As part of the reorganization, the
shareholders of DMP-Digital Media Partners Oy will become minority shareholders
in Digiprint Finland Oy. After the conclusion of the reorganization, Digiprint
Finland Oy owns Kopijyvä Oy and DMP-Digital Media Partners Oy entirely.
Kopijyvä Oy CEO Heimo Viinanen will continue as the CEO of Kopijyvä Oy and
Digiprint Finland Oy as well as a major shareholder. Jyrki Narinen will
continue as the CEO of DMP-Digital Media Partners Oy. 

The DMP-Digital Media Partners Group is estimated to be consolidated with
Panostaja from the beginning of December 2012. 

In the financial periods of August 1, 2011-July, 31 2012 and August 1,
2010-July 31, 2011, the DMP-Digital Media Partners Group's net sales and EBIT
were as follows (in accordance with the Finnish Accounting Standards): 

(in thousands of euros)

                  August 1, 2011-July 31, 2012        August 1, 2010-July 31,
2011 

Net sales    15,174                                            12,221

EBIT           2,278                                              1,183

The balances in the consolidated financial statements on July 31, 2012 and July
31, 2011 were as follows: 

(in thousands of euros)

                                     July 31, 2012        July 31, 2011

Permanent
assets                           1,236                    1,113

Stocks                              147                       138

Receivables
and financial
assets                           4,046                    2,676

Total                              5,429                    3,927



Equity                            3,549                    2,184

Minority interest               202                            9

Liabilities                       1,678                    1,734

Total                              5,429                    3,927



The acquisition has no impact on the result management given on October 29,
2012. 



Panostaja Oyj



Juha Sarsama

CEO





Further information:

CEO Juha Sarsama 040 774 2099



Panostaja is an investment company developing Finnish SMEs in the role of an
active major shareholder. The company aims to be the most sought-after partner
for business owners selling their companies as well as for the best managers
and investors. Together with its partners, Panostaja increases the Group's
shareholder value and creates Finnish success stories. The Panostaja Group
employs approximately 1,200 people. Panostaja's shares (PNA1V) are quoted on
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange. In the 2011 financial year, the Group's
net sales totaled MEUR 163.2. 

www.panostaja.fi



Kopijyvä Oy a leading Finnish company providing digital printing and publishing
services. The company has extensive experience in copying and the production of
construction drawings, posters, large-format products and four-color as well as
black-and-white printing products. In the 2011 financial year, the Group's net
sales totaled MEUR 31.5, and it employs 325 staff. 

www.kopijyva.fi



DMP-Digital Media Partners Oy is a pre-media company, founded in 2004, that
provides various prepress services as well as marketing communication services
from brochures to campaign websites. The company's head office is located in
Helsinki. In the financial year ending in July 2012, the Group's net sales
totaled MEUR 15.2, and it employs 79 staff. 

www.dmp.fi