The Financial Supervisory Authority has granted Heikki Vauhkonen an exemption from the provisions of the Securities Markets Act regarding the obligation to launch a takeover bid.

The exemption grants the right to deviate from the obligation concerning Tulikivi Corporation’s shares and its securities conferring entitlement to shares in so far as this concerns a generational change.

According to the Financial Supervisory Authority, generational change is a special reason, as referred to in the Securities Markets Act, serving as grounds for granting an exemption from the obligation to launch a takeover bid.

TULIKIVI CORPORATION
Board of Directors
Heikki Vauhkonen, Chairman of the Board

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Key media
www.tulikivi.com
Additional information: Tulikivi Corporation, FIN-83900 Juuka, Finland, tel. +358 207 636 000, www.tulikivi.com
– Heikki Vauhkonen, Chairman of the Board, +358 207 636 555