Olavi Pentti, a significant shareholder of Lemminkäinen, passed away

LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  2 APRIL 2015 AT 11:15 A.M.

OLAVI PENTTI, A SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDER OF LEMMINKÄINEN, PASSED AWAY

Mr. Olavi Pentti (b. 1951), a significant shareholder of Lemminkäinen, passed away on 2 April 2015 after a severe illness. Olavi Pentti owned 2,020,285 Lemminkäinen’s shares, which corresponds to 8.7% of the company’s shares and votes. 

In a deed of gift signed on 4 January 2012, Olavi Pentti donated 1,964,480 Lemminkäinen shares to his daughter, Noora Forstén. As a result, the shares held by Olavi Pentti in Lemminkäinen Corporation reduced from 18.7 per cent to 8.7 per cent of the company’s shares and votes.

Olavi Pentti acted as a member of the Board of Directors of Lemminkäinen Corporation during the 1980’s.

More information of Lemminkäinen Corporation’s shareholders can be found on the company’s website at http://www.lemminkainen.com/Lemminkainen/Investors/Owners/.

LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION
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Katri Sundström, Head of Investor Relations
Tel. + 358 2071 54813
katri.sundstrom@lemminkainen.com

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Together with our customers we create conditions that make living, working and travelling functional, safe and healthy. We operate in Northern Europe and employ about 5,600 professionals. In 2014, our net sales were about EUR 2.0 billion. Lemminkäinen Corporation's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki. www.lemminkainen.com