Stockmann - Prospectus/Announcement of Prospectus

PUBLICATION OF THE PROSPECTUS RELATING TO LOYAL CUSTOMER SHARE OPTIONS 2008 OF STOCKMANN PLC

Helsinki, Finland, 2011-05-02 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOCKMANN plc,
Company Announcement 2.5.2011 at 9:00 EET 

Stockmann Plc ("Stockmann") has published a prospectus relating to the loyal
customer share options 2008. A total of 1 248 739 new Stockmann's Series B
shares can be subscribed with the loyal customer share options. 

The Finnish language prospectus approved by the Finnish Financial Supervisory
Authority and its Swedish language translation are available as of 2 May 2011
on Stockmann's website www.stockmanngroup.fi and on the website of Svenska
Handelsbanken AB (plc), Finnish branch office at
www.handelsbanken.fi/stockmann. The prospectus is also available at the
subscription places of the shares and at the reception of Nasdaq OMX Helsinki
Ltd as of 2 May 2011. 

Further information:
Pekka Vähähyyppä, CFO, tel. +358 9 121 3351

www.stockmanngroup.fi


STOCKMANN plc

Hannu Penttilä
CEO

DISTRIBUTION
Nasdaq OMX
Principal media

Important notice

This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus for the purposes of
applicable measures implementing Directive 2003/71/EC (such Directive, together
with any applicable implementing measures in the relevant home Member State
under such Directive (the "Prospectus Directive"). A prospectus relating to the
rights offering referred to in this announcement to the Prospectus Directive
will be published, which, when published, will be available at subscription
locations in Finland. 

The distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted. This announcement does not constitute an offer of, or an invitation
to purchase, any securities of Stockmann in any jurisdiction. 

Copies of this announcement are not for distribution, directly or indirectly,
in or into Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Hong Kong or the United
States. This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer or
solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States, nor
may such securities be offered or sold in the United States absent registration
or an exemption from registration as provided in the U.S. Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations there under. Stockmann does not
intend to register any portion of the offering in the United States or to
conduct a public offering of any securities in the United States. This
announcement is not a direct or indirect offer to a feasible selling or
purchase of securites, neither will the securities be offered at regions, where
the offering or selling of the particular securities would be illegal.