Bonus Issue
As approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Amer Group Plc held on 13 December 2004, the Company's share capital will be increased by a bonus issue of EUR 190,452,960 from EUR 95,226,480 to EUR 285,679,440. Under the terms of the bonus issue, each share entitles its holder to receive two new shares, without payment. Following the entry into the trade register on 16 December 2004, the total number of Amer Group Plc's shares in issue is 71,419,860, each with a nominal value of EUR 4. A total amount equaling the increase of the share capital in the shareholders' equity of EUR 190,452,960 has been transferred from the premium fund.
The record date of the bonus issue is 16 December 2004. The bonus shares will be entered into the shareholders' book-entry accounts on 17 December 2004. The new shares will bear entitlement for full dividends for the Group's current financial year commencing 1 January 2004. The other rights attached to each share will become valid as of the day on which the share capital increase has been registered. The new shares will be listed for public trading on the Helsinki Stock Exchanges as of Friday, 17 December 2004, together with Amer Group Plc's existing shares.
On 13 December 2004, the Financial Supervision Authority granted Amer Group Plc an exemption from the obligation to publish Listing Particulars.
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