Stock exchange release
November 11, 2003
FISKARS CORPORATION ? EXTRAORDINARY GENE
FISKARS CORPORATION EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Fiskars Corporations Board of Directors has at their meeting on November 10, 2003 decided to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting on Tuesday, December 9, 2003. The Board of Directors proposes that an extra dividend of 0.40 euro per A share and 0.38 euro per K share be paid for the financial period, which ended December 31, 2002. The total amount of the extra dividend would be approximately 21.8 million euro. The date of payment would, according to the proposal of the Board of Directors, be December 19, 2003. The extra dividend will be paid to shareholders registered in the companys shareholders register, maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd., on December 12, 2003. The Board of Directors has confirmed that the stable financial situation of the company makes it possible to pay the proposed amount in extra dividend. Fiskars Corporations Board of Directors has also decided to initiate a share repurchase plan. The Board has resolved to use a maximum of 1.0 million euro for the repurchase of own shares, however, so that a maximum of 100 000 own shares will be purchased. The shares will be repurchased based on the authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting of Fiskars and which is valid until March 14, 2004. The shares will be purchased through public trading and used for purposes according to the authorization. All shares to be acquired will be purchased at a price which is based on the market price of the share of Fiskars in public trading. Heikki Allonen President & CEO Enclosure: Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS An Extraordinary General Meeting of Fiskars Corporation will be held at Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 7, 00160 Helsinki, Finland on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at 4.00 p.m. Agenda for the Extraordinary General Meeting: Proposal by the Board of Directors for distribution of extra dividend The Board of Directors proposes for the Extraordinary General Meeting that an extra dividend of 0.40 euro per A share and 0.38 euro per K share be paid for the financial period that ended December 31, 2002. The extra dividend will be paid to shareholders registered in the shareholders register of Fiskars Corporation maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd. on December 12, 2003. It is proposed that the extra dividend be paid on Friday, December 19, 2003. Information The proposal of the Board of Directors will be available for inspection by shareholders at Fiskars Corporation, Mannerheimintie 14 A, 00100 Helsinki, Finland from December 2, 2003 and copies of the documents will be sent to shareholders upon request. Right to attend the meeting A shareholder who on November 29, 2003 is registered as shareholder in the shareholders register of Fiskars Corporation, maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd., has the right to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting. In order to enable participation at the Extraordinary General Meeting, nominee registered shareholders shall contact the relevant account holder so that a provisional registration per November 28, 2003 can be made in the shareholders register. Registration Shareholders wishing to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting shall notify Fiskars Corporation either by letter to Fiskars Corporation, P.O. Box 235, FIN-00101 Helsinki, Finland, by phone MondayFriday at 8.00 a.m.4.00 p.m. at telephone +358 9 6188 6220 or by e-mail at fiskars@yhteyspalvelut.elisa.fi not later than December 2, 2003 by 4.00 p.m. The notifications shall be received by Fiskars Corporation prior to the expiration of the notification period. Proxies should be sent to Fiskars Corporation in advance. Helsinki, November 11, 2003 FISKARS CORPORATION The Board of Directors