NOTIFICATION UNDER THE MARKET SECURITIES
HK Ruokatalo Oyj STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN, 16 Feb. 2004, at 1.10pm
NOTIFICATION UNDER THE MARKET SECURITIES ACT
Under Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Finnish Market Securities Act, we
hereby announce that HK Ruokatalo Oyj has received the following
disclosure about change in ownership.
Warrants attached to HK Ruokatalos 1998 Employee Shares was exercised
in January 2004, increasing the number of the companys A Shares by
595,705. Due to this Sampo Lifes ownership in HK Ruokatalo has fallen
below one-twentieth (1/20).
Sampo Life now owns HK Ruokatalos shares as follows:
No. of Share of Share of
shares share capital votes
A-Shares 1,278,065 6.25% 6.25%
K-Shares 0 - -
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Total 1,278,065 4.94% 0.99%
HK Ruokatalo Oyjs (reg. number 0111425-3) share capital comprises
25,847,395 shares (20,447,395 series A Shares and 5,400,000 series K
Shares), which convey a total of 128,447,395 votes (series A Shares
each convey one vote, series K Shares each convey 20 votes).
Information on owner: Sampo Life Insurance Company, reg. number
0641130-2
HK Ruokatalo Oyj
Simo Palokangas
Chief executive officer
DISTRIBUTION:
Helsinki Exchanges
Internet: www.hk-ruokatalo.fi