NORDEA HAS EXERCISED ITS OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION IN THE OFFERING OF ATRIA GROUP PLC'S SHARES Atria Group Plc ('Atria' or the 'Company') published on 31 May 2007 its resolution to carry out the share offering and to issue 4,500,000 new series A shares, as well as on the over-allotment option comprising up to 675,000 additional new series A shares relating to the share offering. Nordea Bank Finland Plc, the manager of the share offering, has exercised the over-allotment option to cover over-allotments in accordance with the terms of the offering and subscribed the total maximum number of additional new series A shares at the subscription price of EUR 23 per share used in the share offering. Following the exercise of the over-allotment option, Atria issues a total of 675,000 new series A shares. The additional shares correspond to approximately 2.4 per cent of the total number of Atria's outstanding shares and approximately 0.6 per cent of the total number of votes attaching to the Company's shares after the offering. Following the subscriptions made, Atria's share capital will increase by EUR 1,147,500 which increase will be registered in the Finnish trade register at the earliest on or about 11 June 2007. Following the registration of the new shares, Atria's share capital will amount to EUR 48,055,137.60, divided into 19,063,747 series A shares and 9,203,981 series KII shares. Following the subscription of the additional shares, Atria's total net proceeds for the offering (after deducting the estimated expenses) will be approximately EUR 115 million. The new shares subscribed in the offering entitle to dividend and provide other shareholder rights once the share capital increase has been registered in the Trade Register. The new shares are expected to be subject to public trading on the Helsinki Exchanges after the shares have been registered in the trade register, i.e. at the earliest on 11 June 2007. ATRIA GROUP PLC Matti Tikkakoski President and CEO Further information: Matti Tikkakoski, President and CEO of Atria Group Plc, tel: +358 50 2582 Erkki Roivas, Chief Financial Officer, tel: + 358 400 160893 DISTRIBUTION: Helsinki Stock Exchange Principal media www.atria.fi This document is not a prospectus and as such does not constitute an offer to sell securities. Investors should not subscribe for any securities referred to in this document, except on the basis of the information contained in a prospectus. Offers will not be made directly or indirectly in any jurisdiction where prohibited by applicable law or where any registration or prospectus or other requirements would apply in addition to those undertaken in Finland. These materials are not an offer for sale of securities in the United States or in any jurisdiction of the European Economic Area. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Atria Group Plc has not registered, and does not intend to register, any portion of any offering of its securities in the United States, and does not intend to conduct a public offering of its securities in the United States. This press release may not be distributed or sent into the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan. This document is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) to investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the Order) or (iii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as 'relevant persons'). The Offer Shares are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such Offer Shares will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this press release or any of its contents. This press release is an advertisement 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 prepared pursuant to the Prospectus Directive will be published in Finland and will be available to the public at the subscription places for the Offering in Finland. Any offer of securities to the public that may be deemed to be made pursuant to this communication in any EEA Member State that has implemented Prospectus Directive is only addressed to qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive.
Stock exchange releases | 08.6.2007