Restamax Plc: RESTAMAX PLC BEGINS ACQUISITION OF COMPANY SHARES

Restamax Plc

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 20 November 2014 at 15:00

RESTAMAX PLC BEGINS ACQUISITION OF COMPANY SHARES

The Board of Directors of Restamax Plc has decided to exercise the authorisation granted by the Annual General Meeting on 23 April 2014 to purchase the company's own shares. A maximum of 200,000 shares will be acquired, which corresponds to approximately 1.22% of all shares and votes of the company. The subsidiary Huippu Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy presently holds 43,500 Restamax Plc shares.

The shares can be purchased for financing or carrying out possible acquisitions or other arrangements, to implement incentive systems within the Company, or for other purposes decided by the Board.

The shares will be purchased at the market price effective at the time of acquisition through public trading in accordance with the rules and regulations of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy. The acquisition of company shares will begin on 21 November 2014, at the earliest.

Tampere 20 November 2014

RESTAMAX PLC

Board of Directors

Further information:
Jarno Suominen, Restamax Plc, CFO, tel. +358 40 721 5655

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Major media
www.restamax.fi

Restamax Plc is a Finnish restaurant business group established in 1996 that also offers labour hire services. The company, which listed at NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy in 2013 and became the first Finnish listed restaurant company, has continued to grow steadily throughout its history. The group companies include approximately 80 restaurants, cafés, pubs and nightclubs all over Finland. Well-known restaurant concepts of the group include, among others, Gringos Locos, Bodega Salud, Viihdemaailma Ilona, American Diner, Daddy's Diner, Stefan's Steakhouse and Wayne's Coffee Finland. Restamax Plc employs approximately 900 people, the Group's pro forma turnover in 2013 was MEUR 87.0 and EBITDA MEUR 13.3.

Restamax company website: www.restamax.fi, Restamax consumer website: www.ravintola.fi