Lemminkäinen and YIT will complete the merger
LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN 23.3.2010, 9:31 DISCLOSURE UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT On 22 March 2010 Lemminkäinen Corporation received, in accordance with Chapter 2 Section 9 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, the attached disclosures regarding Lemminkäinen Corporation shares. On 17 March 2010 the Board of Directors of Lemminkäinen Corporation decided on the basis of an authorisation granted by the Extraordinary General Meeting he
LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN 23.3.2010, 9:31 DISCLOSURE UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT On 22 March 2010 Lemminkäinen Corporation received, in accordance with Chapter 2 Section 9 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, the attached disclosures regarding Lemminkäinen Corporation shares. On 17 March 2010 the Board of Directors of Lemminkäinen Corporation decided on the basis of an authorisation granted by the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 12 November 2009 to offer a maximum of 1,700,000 new Lemminkäinen shares for paid subscription in a directed share issue to private and institutional investors. Furthermore, on 17 March 2010 Lemminkäinen's Board of Directors decided on the basis of an authorisation granted by the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 12 November 2009 to offer a maximum of 923,514 new Lemminkäinen shares for paid subscription in a directed share issue to the present and former directors or employees of the Company's subsidiaries. The new shares have been registered today (23 March 2010), whereupon the shareholdings of Olavi Pentti and the estate of Erkki Pentti in the Company fell to below 20 per cent (1/5). The shareholdings of the estate of Heikki Pentti in the Company fell as a consequence of the share issues to below 10 per cent (1/10). After the registration of the new shares released in the share issues, Lemminkäinen has a total of 19,644,764 shares outstanding. On 17 March 2010 Lemminkäinen released a stock exchange bulletin concerning the share issues. Helsinki, 23 March 2010 LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION Corporate Communications ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CFO Robert Öhman Lemminkäinen Corporation Tel. +358 2071 53515 DISTRIBUTION NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd Key media www.lemminkainen.com Lemminkäinen Group operates in all areas of the construction sector. The Group's business sectors are Building Construction, Infrastructure Construction, Technical Building Services, and Building Products. Net sales in 2009 were approx. EUR 2.0 billion, of which international operations accounted for about one fifth. The Group employs about 8,600 people. Lemminkäinen Corporation's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. www.lemminkainen.com