CapMan Plc Stock Exchange Release 3 January 2012 at 2.30 p.m. EET
Notification according to chapter 2, section 10 of the Securities Market Act regarding a change in shareholding
CapMan Plc has received a disclosure of change in ownership related to the company’s shares under chapter 2, section 9 of the Securities Market Act. Legg Maison, Inc.’s holdings have decreased below one-twentieth (1/20) of the shares as a result of a share transaction concluded on 28 December 2011.
1. Name of the company:
CapMan Plc
2. Date of the ownership change:
28 December 2011
3. Exact proportion of shares and voting rights in CapMan Plc as per class of share:
| Class of | Number | Share of | Share of |
| share | of shares | shares | voting rights |
| A-series | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| B-series | 3,673,709 | 4.67% | 4.67% |
| Total | 3,673,709 | 4.35% | 2.70% |
4. Shareholder’s full name and registration number:
Legg Mason, Inc., trade register number 52-1200960/SEC number 1-8529
CapMan Plc’s had a total of 84,281,766 shares on 28 December 2011 (5,750,000 A shares and 78,531,766 B shares), and the shares had 136,031,766 votes in total. Therefore Legg Maison Inc.’s holdings are 4.35% of the shares and 2.70% of the voting rights.
CAPMAN PLC
Laura Mustonen
Manager, Communications and IR
DISTRIBUTION
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Principal media
www.capman.com
CapMan www.capman.com
CapMan is one of the leading private equity firms in the Nordic countries and Russia, with assets under management of 3.3 billion. CapMan has four key investment partnerships – CapMan Buyout, CapMan Russia, CapMan Public Market, and CapMan Real Estate – each of which has its own dedicated investment team and funds. Altogether, CapMan employs 130 people in Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, Moscow, Copenhagen and Luxembourg. CapMan was established in 1989 and has been listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange since 2001.
