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Report Publication Announcement • Aug 18, 2009

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Stockmann - Major shareholder announcements

NOTIFICATION OF A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP INTEREST UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT

STOCKMANN plc Major shareholders announcements 18.8.2009 at 17.50 NOTIFICATION OF A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP INTEREST UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT Under Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Finnish Securities Market Act, Stockmann has today been notified by Föreningen Konstsamfundet r.f that the aggregate ownership interest of Föreningen Konstsamfundet r.f and KSF Media Holding Ab, a company controlled by Föreningen Konstsamfundet r.f, has, in connection with the increase in share capital on August 18, 2009, decreased below 10 per cent. At the same time the aggregate ownership of voting rights has decreased below 15 per cent. 1. Name of the target company: Stockmann plc 2. Date of the change in ownership interest: August 18, 2009 3-6. Exact share of Stockmann's share capital and votes Business Number of Percantage identity shares of the shares code A+B Föreningen 0200196-3 5,433,968 8.07 Konstsamfundet r.f. KSF Media Holding Ab 0195717-0 939,305 1.39 Total 6,373,273 9.46 Business Number of Percantage identity shares of the voting code A+B rights Föreningen 0200196-3 5,433,968 12.18 Konstsamfundet r.f. KSF Media Holding Ab 0195717-0 939,305 1.91 Total 6,373,273 14.09 The ownership is divided between different series so that the number of Series A shares is 4,434,289 and the number of Series B shares is 1,938,984, hence the total percentage of the shares is 9.46 and the total percentage of voting rights is 14.09. STOCKMANN plc Hannu Penttilä CEO DISTRIBUTION Nasdaq OMX Principal media