CapMan Stock Exchange Release 9 October 2017 at 4.00 p.m. EEST
Arbitration award in the redemption proceedings concerning the minority shares in Norvestia - the redemption price was set at EUR 7.31 per share
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The decision may be appealed within 60 days from the registration of the arbitration award.
CapMan has completed the tender offer announced in November 2016 and, by a decision of the Arbitral Tribunal, acquired title to the Norvestia shares subject to the arbitration proceedings, in accordance with Chapter 18, Section 6 of the Limited Liability Companies Act. Norvestia's shares have been delisted from the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd on 15 June 2017.
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