STOCKMANN plc: EXERCISE OF 1997 OPTIONS

STOCKMANN plc STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT October 3, 2003, 16.00 p.m.

STOCKMANN plc: EXERCISE OF 1997 OPTIONS

A total of 127 904 Stockmann plc Series B shares with a par value of EUR 2.00 were subscribed for as a result of an exercise of the Company's 1997 options. The corresponding increase in the Company's share capital was EUR 255,808. As a result of the increase, Stockmann plc's share capital now totals EUR 103,035,090 and the total number of Series B shares in issue is 26,778,652. The shares were registered on October 3, 2003. They will be listed on the Helsinki Exchanges together with the old shares on October 6, 2003.

A total of 1,260,000 new Series B shares with a par value of EUR 2.00 can be subscribed with the 1997 options listed on the Helsinki Exchanges main list. As a result of the exercise of the 1997 options not yet subscribed, a total of 1,132,096 new Series B shares can be subscribed, deviating from the subscription right of the shareholders. The corresponding increase in the Company's share capital can amount to EUR 2,264,192 at the most, and as a result of this, the Company's share capital can total EUR 105,299,282 at the most. The subscription price is EUR 13.21 per share and the subscription period continues till January 31, 2004.

STOCKMANN plc

Hannu Penttilä CEO

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