ALLOTMENT OF ATRIA GROUP PLC SHARES SUBSCRIBED FOR ON THE BASIS OF SECONDARY SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS The Board of Directors of Atria Group plc has approved the allotment of shares subscribed for in the share issue on the basis of secondary pre-emptive subscription rights and accepted the subscriptions that were made. The amount of subscriptions made on the basis of the secondary subscription rights exceeded the number of shares offered. The shares have been allotted amongst the shareholders who subscribed for them in proportion to their shareholdings on the record date, 14 November 2003. Each shareholder who subscribed for secondary shares will receive new shares amounting to about 3.7 per cent of their shareholding on the record date, rounded off to the nearest whole share. The maximum amount of new shares which a shareholder can obtain may nevertheless not exceed the number of shares subscribed for by that shareholder. Shares were not allotted to shareholders owning less than 26 shares, because only non-fractional shares can be issued. The subscription payment which the shareholder has remitted for the secondary subscription will be returned, to the extent that the shareholder does not receive the shares subscribed for, on or about 23 December 2003. Those subscribers whose secondary subscriptions have been accepted will be sent a written notice of confirmation. The shares subscribed for on the basis of the secondary subscription rights will be entered in the shareholders' book-entry accounts on or about 22 December 2003 and the shares will be admitted to public trading on Helsinki Exchanges on or about 23 December 2003. The new shares entitle their shareholders to a full dividend as from the financial year commencing on 1 January 2003. The shares will confer the other rights in the company as from registration of the increase in share capital. ATRIA GROUP PLC Seppo Paatelainen President DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Exchanges Principal media
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