TJ Group Plc Stock Exchange Release JULY 5, 2007 THE DECISION OF THE HELSINKI COURT OF APPEAL CONCERNING THE SHARE ISSUE AND SALES OF TJ GROUP PLC IN THE YEAR 2000 The Helsinki Court of Appeal has today passed a judgment concerning the share issue and sales of TJ Group Plc in the year 2000 wherein it has sentenced the Member of the Board of the company Jyrki Salminen, the Chairman of the Board of the company Tuomo Tilman and the CFO of the company to conditional sentences of imprisonment. In addition the Court has ordered the proceeds of crime benefited by Salminen and Tilman forfeited to the state. The company has been imposed a corporate fine of EUR 50,000 and a joint and several liability to compensate an aggregate amount of EUR 1218.57. The Court rejected the confiscation claim of EUR 39,369,600 from the company, but released the state from obligation to compensate the legal expenses of the company. According to the view of the company the corporate fine and the compensation liability imposed on the company are unfounded. The company shall apply a leave to appeal from the Supreme Court. TJ Group Plc For further information, please contact: CEO Hannu Jokela Tel. +358 207 91 6700 hannu.jokela@tjgroup.com This is a translation of the original Finnish release. In case the translation differs in meaning from the Finnish version, the Finnish version takes precedence. Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Main media www.tjgroup.com
THE DECISION OF THE HELSINKI COURT OF APPEAL CONCERNING THE SHARE ISSUE AND SALES OF TJ GROUP PLC IN THE YEAR 2000
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