BOARD'S RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST TO CONSIDER EQUAL VOTING RIGHTS FOR SHARE SERIES
Fiskars Corp. Stock Exchange Release, October 31 2008 at 8.45 a.m.
BOARD'S RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST TO CONSIDER EQUAL VOTING RIGHTS FOR SHARE SERIES The Board of Directors of Fiskars Corporation has considered the request made by a group of shareholders, representing more than 5 % but less than 10 % of votes of Fiskars shares, to investigate the possibility of introducing equal voting rights for the company's listed share series. Based on the above request the Board decided to investigate the matter. Fiskars has currently two share series, series A and series K. Both shares are traded on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. An A-share has one vote as a K-share has twenty votes. The total number of shares is 77 510 200 which is divided into 54 944 492 A-shares and 22 565 708 K-shares. For further information, please contact: Chairman of the Board Kaj-Gustaf Bergh, tel. +358 40 524 7730 FISKARS CORPORATION Kaj-Gustaf Bergh Chairman of the Board Founded in 1649, Fiskars is a leading supplier of branded consumer goods. Fiskars business areas are: Garden, Homeware, Craft, Outdoor Recreation, Inha Works, and the Real Estate Group. Its major international brands are Fiskars, Iittala, Gerber, Silva, and Buster. The associated company Wärtsilä Corporation is also an important part of the Corporation. Fiskars business segments are the Americas, EMEA, Wärtsilä, and Other. Fiskars shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. In 2007, the Fiskars Corporation net sales were EUR 658 million, the operating profit EUR 110 million and the Corporation employed some 4,500 people. www.fiskars.fi