Addition to the notice of the Annual General Meeting of NoHo Partners Plc

NoHo Partners Plc

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 12 April 2019 at 16:00 pm

Addition to the notice of the Annual General Meeting of NoHo Partners Plc

The following changes have been made to the notice of the Annual General Meeting of NoHo Partners Plc, sections 11. and 12.

11. Deciding on the number of the members of the Board of Directors

The shareholders who in total represent some 55.1% of all the company's shares and votes have announced to the company that they will propose to the Annual General Meeting that the previously proposed number of the members of the Board of Directors be increased by one, and that seven (7) members be elected to the Board of Directors.

12. Election of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and the members of the Board of Directors

The shareholders who in total represent some 55.1% of all the company's shares and votes have announced to the company that they will propose to the Annual General Meeting that the current members of the Board of Directors, Timo Laine, Petri Olkinuora, Mikko Aartio, Mika Niemi, Tomi Terho and Saku Tuominen, be elected as members of the Board of Directors for the term of office that expires at the end of the first Annual General Meeting following the election.

Furthermore, the aforementioned shareholders propose that Mia Ahlström be elected as the new member of the Board of Directors for the same term of office.

Mia Ahlström, b. 1967, Graduate in Business and Marketing, is the CEO, Founder and a Board Member of BCC Ahlström Oy as well as a Partner and Board Member of Flove Oy. She has worked as Deputy Country Retail Manager/Executive Vice President of IKEA North America Services LLC in 2015-2018; at IKEA Oy as Deputy Country Retail Manager/Executive Vice President in 2013-2015, as Store Manager in 2011-2015, as HRD Manager in 2009-2011, as Creative Director in 2006-2009; and in sales and home furniture supervisory and executive team duties in 2002-2006. In addition, she has worked as Project Manager at Isku Interior Oy in 1999-2002. She has been a Permanent Invitee to the Board of Directors of IKEA Oy in 2009-2015, a Permanent Invitee to the Board of Directors of IKEA Real Estate Oy in 2013-2015 and a Permanent Invitee to the Board of Directors of IKEA North America Services LLC in 2015-2018. She has also served as a Member of the Country Executive Management Team of IKEA Oy in 2006-2015 and as the Vice-Chairman of the Country Executive Management Team in 2013-2015.

The documents of the Annual General Meeting have been updated with the following documents published today, 12 April 2019: Proposed members of the Board of Directors 2019, and Shareholders' proposals to the Annual General Meeting 2019. These documents are attached to this release, and they are available on the company website at www.noho.fi.

The Annual General Meeting of NoHo Partners Plc will be held on Wednesday 24 April 2019 starting at 3:00 pm in Tampere Hall at Yliopistonkatu 55, 33100 Tampere.

Additional information:
Aku Vikström, CEO, tel. +358 44 011 1989
Jarno Suominen, CFO, tel. +358 40 721 5655

Distribution:
NASDAQ Helsinki
Major media
www.noho.fi

NoHo Partners Plc is a Finnish group established in 1996, specialising in restaurant services and labour hire. The company, which was listed on NASDAQ Helsinki in 2013 and became the first Finnish listed restaurant company, has continued to grow strongly throughout its history. The Group companies include over 200 restaurants in Finland and Denmark. Well-known restaurant concepts of the company include Elite, Savoy, Teatteri, Yes Yes Yes, Stefan's Steakhouse, Palace, Löyly, Hanko Sushi and Cock's & Cows. In 2018, NoHo Partners Plc's net sales was MEUR 323.2 and EBITDA MEUR 28.4. Depending on the season, the Group employs approximately 4,000 people converted into full-time workers. NoHo Partners Plc's subsidiary Smile Henkilöstöpalvelut Oyj employed approximately 10,000 people during the 2018 financial period.

NoHo Partners corporate website: www.noho.fi
NoHo Partners consumer websites: www.ravintola.fi and www.royalravintolat.fi
Smile Henkilöstöpalvelut: www.smilepalvelut.fi