Raisio's converted shares
Raisio plc Stock Exchange Release, 8 November 2010
RAISIO'S CONVERTED SHARES The Board of Directors of Raisio plc has decided in its meeting held on 22 October 2010 to convert a total of 60,268 restricted shares (series K) into free shares (series V). The decision has been entered in the Trade Register today, on 8 November 2010. The additional lot of free shares in question is admitted to trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd as of 9 November 2010. Since the beginning of 2010, a total of 146,755 restricted shares of the company have been converted into free shares. The number of issued free shares is now 130,844,062 while the number of restricted shares is 34,304,968. The share capital entitles to 816,943,422 votes. Since the conversion occurs between the two share classes, it does not affect the company's registered share capital, which remains unaltered at EUR 27,776,072 and is divided into 165,149,030 shares. The converted free shares have equal rights with the free shares issued earlier entitling to the right to the next succeeding profit to be shared as well as to other shareholder rights as of today. Financial Supervisory Authority has by its decision on 29 May 1998 granted the company an exemption from obligation to publish a prospectus when an additional lot of free shares converted from restricted shares is admitted to trading on the stock exchange. Raisio plc Heidi Hirvonen Communications Manager Tel. +358 50 567 3060 Distribution NASDAQ OMX www.raisio.com