Restamax Plc: RESTAMAX PLC'S ISSUANCE OF NEW SHARES AND CANCELLATION OF TREASURY SHARES REGISTERED

Restamax Plc

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 25 November 2016 at 13:30

RESTAMAX PLC'S ISSUANCE OF NEW SHARES AND CANCELLATION OF TREASURY SHARES REGISTERED

The directed share issue to execute a share exchange and the cancellation of treasury shares, both as announced by Restamax Plc on 15 November 2016, have today been registered with the Finnish Trade Register. A total of 440,000 new shares were issued in the directed share issue. A total of 200,000 treasury shares were cancelled. The total number of shares in Restamax Plc is now 16,619,620.

Trading on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd with the new shares of Restamax Plc issued in the directed share issue is expected to commence on 28 November 2016.

Further information:
Markku Virtanen, CEO, Restamax Plc, tel. +358 400 836 477
Jarno Suominen, CFO, Restamax Plc, tel. +358 40 721 5655

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

Restamax Plc is a Finnish restaurant business and labour hire services group established in 1996. The company, which listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki in 2013 and became the first Finnish listed restaurant company, has continued to grow strongly throughout its history. The group companies include over 100 restaurants, nightclubs and entertainment centres all over Finland. Well-known restaurant concepts of the group include Stefan's Steakhouse, Viihdemaailma Ilona and Classic American Diner. In 2015, Restamax Plc's turnover was MEUR 113.6 and EBITDA MEUR 16.5. Depending on the season, some 1,000 persons work at the Group. The workforce of Restamax subsidiary Smile Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy is over 3,000.

Restamax company website: www.restamax.fi, Restamax consumer website: www.ravintola.fi, Smile Henkilöstöpalvelut: www.smilepalvelut.fi