CapMan Plc Stock Exchange Release 22 December 2011 12.50 p.m. EET
CapMan senior partners have acquired the remaining CapMan Plc A shares owned by CapMan Partners B.V., 250,000 A shares have been converted into B shares
CapMan Partners B.V. has sold its remaining 218,750 unlisted A shares in CapMan Plc to CapMan senior partners or companies controlled by them. In addition, the Board of Directors of CapMan Plc has received and approved applications for the conversion of a total of 250,000 CapMan Plc A shares into listed B shares. The shares are owned by Oy Aristo-Invest Ab, the company controlled by Ari Tolppanen. Following the conversion, Oy Aristo-Invest Ab and Ari Tolppanen’s combined share of voting rights in CapMan Plc has decreased from 20.75% to 19.44%. The transactions or conversion do not impact the ownership of other CapMan shareholders, but as a result of the conversion, the collective voting rights of B shareholders have increased from 56.61% to 57.73%.
The sale of CapMan Plc A shares from CapMan Partners B.V. to CapMan senior partners was executed on 9 December 2011. In total 218,750 A shares were sold to one CapMan senior partner and to companies controlled by seven CapMan senior partners. Following the transactions, the ownership of A shares in CapMan Plc has been expanded to include a larger number of senior partners. CapMan Partners B.V. has no longer an ownership position in CapMan Plc.
The conversion of a total of 250,000 CapMan Plc A shares into B shares was entered into the Trade Register on 22 December 2011. Trade with the shares is expected to commence on 23 December 2011. The converted shares are owned by Oy Aristo-Invest Ab, a company controlled by Ari Tolppanen. Following the conversion, Oy Aristo-Invest Ab and Ari Tolppanen’s combined share of voting rights have decreased from 20.75% to 19.44%. Furthermore, the collective voting rights of B shareholders of CapMan Plc have increased from 56.61% to 57.73%. After the conversion the number of A shares is 5,750,000 and B shares is 78,531,766.
The ownerships and voting rights before and after the transactions and conversion are described in more detail in Appendix 1.
For further information, please contact:
Heikki Westerlund, Senior Partner, Chairman of CapMan Plc Board, tel. +358 50 559 6580
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Appendix 1: Ownership and voting rights before and after the transactions and conversion
Ownership and voting rights before the transactions and conversion
| Shareholder | A shares | B shares | In total | share of shares |
share of voting rights |
| Ari Tolppanen | 0 | 200,528 | 200,528 | 0.24% | 0.15% |
| Oy Aristo-Invest Ab | 2,411,046 | 4,381,970 | 6,793,016 | 8.06% | 20.6% |
| In total | 2,411,046 | 4,582,498 | 6,993,544 | 8.30% | 20.75% |
| Tuomo Raasio | 0 | 53,744 | 53,744 | 0.06% | 0.04 % |
| Winsome Oy | 832,197 | 2 867,129 | 3,699,326 | 4.39% | 8.09 % |
| Yhteensä | 832,197 | 2,920,873 | 3,753,070 | 4.45% | 8.13 % |
| Heikki Westerlund | 0 | 277,676 | 277,676 | 0.33% | 0.20% |
| Heiwes Oy | 1,233,896 | 1,440,584 | 2,674,480 | 3.17% | 9.96% |
| In total | 1,233,896 | 1,718,260 | 2,952,156 | 3.50% | 10.17% |
| Geldegal Oy | 1,122,484 | 908,359 | 2,030,843 | 2.41% | 8.77% |
| Mom Invest Oy | 0 | 513,744 | 513,744 | 0.61% | 0.37% |
| In total | 1,122,484 | 1,422,103 | 2,544,587 | 3.02% | 9.15% |
| Petri Saavalainen | 0 | 314,888 | 314,888 | 0.37% | 0.23% |
| Guarneri Oy | 181,627 | 494,414 | 676,041 | 0.80% | 1.67% |
| In total | 181,627 | 809,302 | 990,929 | 1.18% | 1.90% |
| Lennart Simonsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| J.L. Simonsen Holding AB | 0 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 0.59% | 0.36% |
| In total | 0 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 0.59% | 0.36% |
| Markus Sjöholm | 0 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 0.30% | 0.18% |
| Aktiebolaget Pulkusholm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| In total | 0 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 0.30% | 0.18% |
| Jerome Bouix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| JB Holding Oy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| In total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Hans Christian Dall Nygård | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| In total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Vesa Walldén | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Walldén Invest Oy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| In total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CapMan Partners B.V. | 218,750 | 0 | 218,750 | 0.26% | 1.58% |
| A shares in total | 6,000,000 | 0 | 6,000,000 | 7.12% | 43.39% |
| B shares in total | 0 | 78,281,766 | 78,281,766 | 92.88% | 56.61% |
Ownership and voting rights after the transactions and conversion
| Shareholder | A shares | B shares | In total | share of shares | share of voting rights |
| Ari Tolppanen | 0 | 200,528 | 200,528 | 0.24% | 0.15% |
| Oy Aristo-Invest Ab | 2,161,046 | 4,631,970 | 6,793,016 | 8.06% | 19.29% |
| In total | 2,161,046 | 4,832,498 | 6,993,544 | 8.30% | 19.44% |
| Tuomo Raasio | 0 | 53,744 | 53,744 | 0.06% | 0.04% |
| Winsome Oy | 832,197 | 2,867 129 | 3,699,326 | 4.39% | 8.23% |
| In total | 832,197 | 2,920 873 | 3,753,070 | 4.45% | 8.26% |
| Heikki Westerlund | 0 | 277,676 | 277,676 | 0.33% | 0.20% |
| Heiwes Oy | 1,253,896 | 1,440,584 | 2,694,480 | 3.20% | 10.28% |
| In total | 1,253,896 | 1,718,260 | 2,972,156 | 3.53% | 10.48% |
| Geldegal Oy | 1,144,984 | 908,359 | 2,053,343 | 2.44% | 9.08% |
| Mom Invest Oy | 0 | 513,744 | 513,744 | 0.61% | 0.38% |
| In total | 1,144,984 | 1,422,103 | 2,567,087 | 3,05% | 9.46% |
| Petri Saavalainen | 0 | 314,888 | 314,888 | 0.37% | 0.23% |
| Guarneri Oy | 201,627 | 494,414 | 696,041 | 0.83% | 1.85% |
| In total | 201,627 | 809,302 | 1,010,929 | 1.20% | 2.08% |
| Lennart Simonsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| J.L. Simonsen Holding AB | 31,250 | 500,000 | 531,250 | 0.63% | 0.60% |
| In total | 31,250 | 500,000 | 531,250 | 0.63% | 0.60% |
| Markus Sjöholm | 0 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 0.30% | 0.18% |
| Aktiebolaget Pulkusholm | 31,250 | 0 | 31,250 | 0.04% | 0.23% |
| In total | 31,250 | 250,000 | 281,250 | 0.33% | 0.41% |
| Jerome Bouix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| JB Holding Oy | 31,250 | 0 | 31,250 | 0.04% | 0.23% |
| In total | 31,250 | 0 | 31,250 | 0.04% | 0.23% |
| Hans Christian Dall Nygård | 31,250 | 0 | 31,250 | 0.04% | 0.23% |
| In total | 31,250 | 0 | 31,250 | 0.04% | 0.23% |
| Vesa Walldén | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Walldén Invest Oy | 31,250 | 0 | 31,250 | 0.04% | 0.23% |
| In total | 31,250 | 0 | 31,250 | 0.04% | 0.23% |
| CapMan Partners B.V. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| A shares in total | 5,750,000 | 0 | 5,750,000 | 6.82% | 42.27% |
| B shares in total | 0 | 78,531,766 | 78,531,766 | 93.18% | 57.73% |
