STOCKMANN APPLIES FOR LISTING OF THE 2000C SHARE OPTIONS TO THE HELSINKI EXCHANGE MAIN LIST

STOCKMANN plc STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT March 30, 2005, at 12.30

STOCKMANN APPLIES FOR LISTING OF THE 2000C SHARE OPTIONS TO THE HELSINKI
EXCHANGE MAIN LIST

Stockmann plc applies for listing of the C share options 2000 to the
Helsinki Exchange Main List as of April 1, 2005.

The total number of 2000C share options is 1,250,000. Each option entitles
its holder to subscribe for one Series B share in Stockmann plc. In the
aggregate, the 2000C share options entitle holders to subscribe for
1,250,000 Series B shares at the most. The share subscription price after
the dividend payout for the 2004 financial year through the exercise of
the 2000C share options is EUR 15.95 per share. The dividends payable
annually are deducted from the share subscription price.

The subscription period for shares with the share options 2000C begins on
April 1, 2005, and expires on April 1, 2007.

Further information:
Mr Jukka Naulapää, Company Lawyer, tel. +358 9 121 3850.

STOCKMANN plc

Hannu Penttilä
CEO

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