NOTIFICATION ON CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP

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HKScan Corporation     STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 21 April 2009, at 3.20pm

NOTIFICATION ON CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP

Under Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, we hereby
announce that HKScan Corporation has received the following disclosure about
change in ownership. 

On 20 April 2009, Artio Global Management LLC notified that as a result of a
share transaction concluded 17 April 2009 its holding in HKScan had fallen
below five (5) per cent of the share capital. 

1. Name of the target company: HKScan Corporation, Business Identity Code
0111425-3 

2. Date of change in holdings: 17 April 2009

3. Exact proportion of voting rights and share capital in HKScan Corporation:

- number of A Shares: 0
- ownership: 0% of share capital and 0% of voting rights

The registered share capital of HKScan Corporation comprises a total of
39,306,193 shares (33,906,193 A Shares and 5,400,000 K Shares), said shares
entitling to a total of 141,906,193 votes (A Shares each convey one vote, K
Shares each convey 20 votes). 

4. Shareholder's name and Business Identity Code:
Artio Global Management LLC (former Julius Baer Investment Management LLC), New
York, Business Identity Code 43-2047412. 


HKScan Corporation


Matti Perkonoja
CEO


HKScan is one of the leading food companies in northern Europe with home
markets in Finland, Sweden, the Baltics and Poland. HKScan manufactures, sells
and markets pork and beef, poultry products, processed meats and convenience
foods under several well-known local brand names. Its customers are retail, the
HoReCa sector, industry and export customers. HKScan is active in nine
countries and has some 10,000 employees. Annual net sales are 2.3 billion euro. 


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