Stock exchange release
December 9, 2004
INCREASE IN FISKARS?S SHARE CAPITAL REGISTERED WITH TRADE REGISTER
INCREASE IN FISKARSS SHARE CAPITAL REGISTERED WITH TRADE REGISTER The increase of 22 145 770 euro in the share capital of Fiskars Corporation has been registered with the Trade Register today, December 9, 2004. The increase in the share capital is based on a bonus issue resolved at the extra general meeting held on December 3, 2004. The Financial Inspection has on November 23, 2004 granted Fiskars an exemption order from the obligation to publish a listing document when applying for public trading for the shares issued in the bonus issue. The companys share capital has through the bonus issue been increased from 55 364 430 euro to 77 510 200 euro. Under the bonus issue were issued gratuitous two (2) new A shares for five (5) old A shares and two (2) new K shares for five (5) old K shares. The total number of new shares issued was 15 698 426 A shares and 6 447 344 K shares. Following the increase in the share capital the number of the companys shares is 54 944 492 A shares and 22 565 708 K shares. The calculatory nominal value of all the shares is 1.00 euro. The record date of the bonus issue is on December 9, 2004. The new shares will be registered on the shareholders book-entry accounts on December 10, 2004. They will carry right to full dividend for the financial year that began on January 1, 2004 and will carry the other shareholder rights when the increase in the share capital has been registered with the Trade Register. The new shares will be subject to trade on the Helsinki Stock Exchange together with the old shares beginning on December 10, 2004. On the shareholders book-entry accounts will be registered the number of shares which will be obtained when the shareholders number of shares is divided with the bonus issues subscription ratio. In case this is not an even number, the fraction exceeding the total number will be paid to the shareholder as pecuniary consideration. Fiskars Corporation will on behalf of the shareholders through public trade sell the remainder of the shares and disburse the contribution received for the sale to the shareholders on about December 17, 2004. Juha Rauhala Leena Kahila-Bergh Vice President, Vice President, Corporate Finance Corporate Communications