SanomaWSOY Corp. Stock Exchange Release 3 Jan 2008 at 10:30
SanomaWSOY Corporation's share capital has increased by EUR 136,229.16 corresponding to 316,812 new shares due to 292,462 shares subscribed with 2001A stock options and 24,350 shares subscribed with 2001B stock options.
The increase of share capital was entered into the Trade Register on 3 January 2008 and the trading with the new shares begins on 4 January 2008.
In total, SanomaWSOY's share capital increased from EUR 71,121,910.56 to EUR 71,258,139.72 and the number of shares increased from 165,399,792 to 165,716,604.
For the new shares subscribed with stock options all shareholder rights commence from the date on which the increase in share capital is entered into the Trade Register. SanomaWSOY announced the Warrant Scheme 2001 on 31 January 2002.
SanomaWSOY informed about the previous increase in share capital on 8 November 2007.
SANOMAWSOY CORPORATION
Matti Salmi
Senior Vice President
Finance and Administration
Additional information: SanomaWSOY's Group Communications, tel. +385 105 19 5062 or ir@sanomawsoy.fi
www.sanomawsoy.fi
www.sanomawsoy.fi/Investors
SanomaWSOY is the leading media group in the Nordic region operating in versatile fields of media in over 20 European countries. The Group has five divisions: Sanoma Magazines, Sanoma, SanomaWSOY Education and Books, SWelcom, and Rautakirja. In 2006, the Group employed over 18,000 people and its net sales were some EUR 2.7 billion.