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Amer Sports Oyj (HEL:AMEAS) Amer Sports Corporation has received information to the effect that the Danske Bank A/S Helsinki Branch's (1078693-2) share capital and voting rights of Amer Sports are still over one-twentieth (1/20) due to derivative contract transaction agreements which were completed on November 24, 2008.
The Danske Bank A/S Helsinki Branch has completed derivative contract transaction agreements on November 24, 2008 that will, according to their current schemes, mature in December 2008. If materialized, the ownership of Danske Bank A/S's Helsinki Branch will fall under one-twentieth (1/20) no earlier than December 29, 2008.
The Danske Bank A/S Helsinki Branch now owns 7,000,000 shares, which represent 9.58% of the company's share capital and voting rights.
Amer Sports capital consists of 73,045,551 shares in issue.
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AMER SPORTS CORPORATION Amer Sports (www.amersports.com) is the world's leading sports equipment company with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Wilson, Precor, Atomic, Suunto, Mavic and Arc'teryx. All Amer Sports companies develop and manufacture technically advanced products that improve the performance of active sports participants. The Group's business is balanced by its broad portfolio of sports and presence in all major markets.
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