NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT, CHAPTER 2,
SECTION 10
Elisa has received the following notice in accordance with Chapter 2,
Section 9 of the Finnish Securities Market Act:
1. Target company: Elisa Corporation (business identity
code:01116510-6)
2. Justification of the flagging announcement:
As a result of an agreement between Varma Mutual Pension Insurance
Company and Novator Finland Oy (business identity code: 1965835-5)
Novator Finland Oy notified Elisa Corporation that its shareholding
in Elisa Corporation has decreased below one-twentieth (5%) and is
zero (0%).
3. Date of change in holdings: 13.October, 2008
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| | Number of | Percentage of | Percentage of |
| | shares | shares | voting rights |
|----------------------+------------+---------------+---------------|
| Shareholding before | | | |
| the change | 17,305,780 | 10.41 | 10.41 |
|----------------------+------------+---------------+---------------|
| Shareholding 13 | | | |
| October, 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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4. Exact proportion of the voting rights and total number of shares
in Elisa
Elisa's total number shares 166,307,586 and each share carries on
voting right.
ELISA
Vesa Sahivirta
Director, IR and financial communication
+358 50 520 5555
Distribution:
Helsinki Exchanges
Major Media
www.elisa.com