Huhtamaki Acquires Van Leer Group Foundation's Shareholding Through Dutch

Huhtamaki Acquires Van Leer Group Foundation's Shareholding Through Dutch Subsidiary Huhtamaki Finance B.V., a Dutch subsidiary of the Finnish-based packaging company Huhtamäki Oyj ("Huhtamaki"), has agreed to purchase the parent company's shares currently held by Stichting Van Leer Group Foundation. The Dutch institution is one of the company's two principal shareholders. The transaction results from the Foundation's desire to find a new owner for the shares, which it bought in 1999 following Huhtamaki's public offer for Royal Packaging Industries Van Leer N.V. The Foundation's