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Stock Exchange Announcement - 24 May 2006

B-shares subscribed with stock options 2000A/B in CapMan Plc

A total of 416,200 B-shares in CapMan Plc have been subscribed for with the stock options 2000A/B during 30 March - 26 April 2006.  The nominal value of one share is EUR 0.01. The share subscription price was EUR 0.72 with the stock options 2000A/B. The share subscription period for the stock options 2000A/B began in October 2005. The stock option scheme is based on the resolutions by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on 29 August 2000 and by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 9 April 2003.

As a result of these share subscriptions, the increase in the share capital, EUR 4,162.00 has been entered into the Trade Register on 24 May 2006. As a result of the increase, the company’s share capital is EUR 763,395.48 and the number of B-shares is 68,339,548.

The new shares are entitled to dividends for the fiscal year 2006 and to other shareholder rights from the registration date, i.e. as of 24 May 2006 onwards. The shares have been applied for listing on the Helsinki Stock Exchange together with the old shares. The aim is that the listing begins on 26 May 2006.

A total of 1,476,100 B-shares in CapMan Plc have been subscribed for with the stock options 2000A/B by 26 April 2006.

Based on these share subscriptions the share capital of CapMan Plc has been increased by EUR 14,761.00 in total.

For further information, please contact:
Mr Martti Timgren, Legal Counsel, tel. +358 9 6155 8382 or +358 050 531 9772


CAPMAN PLC


Jerome Bouix
Partner Fundraising, IR & Communications


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Helsinki Stock Exchange
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CapMan

CapMan is one of the leading private equity investors in the Nordic countries and specialises in middle market buyouts in various industry sectors, investments in expansion and later stage technology companies and investments in life science companies. In addition, CapMan manages private equity real estate funds. The CapMan team comprises around 100 people in Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo. CapMan manages Nordic funds with approx. EUR 2.3 billion in total capital. To date, the funds managed by CapMan have invested in 142 companies in the Nordic countries and exited from 80 companies. The latest investments are made in Finnish Flander Ltd, Danish ScanJour A/S, Swedish MQ Sweden AB and Norwegian InfoCare ASA. The portfolio of CapMan’s first private equity real estate fund consists of 19 commercial properties in the Helsinki metropolitan area. CapMan Plc is listed on the Main List of the Helsinki Stock Exchange. www.capman.com