19.12.2018 15:00:00 CET

Restamax Plc: DECISION BY RESTAMAX'S EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING ON CHANGING THE COMPANY NAME TO NOHO PARTNERS PLC

Restamax Plc

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 19 December 2018 at 16.00

Decision by Restamax's Extraordinary General Meeting on changing the company name to NoHo Partners Plc

Restamax Plc's Extraordinary General Meeting was held today Wednesday 19 December 2018 in Tampere. The Extraordinary General Meeting decided to change the company name to NoHo Partners Plc.

The meeting was opened by Vice-Chairman of the company's Board of Directors Petri Olkinuora, attorney Heli Piksilä-Rantanen chaired the meeting, and attorney Hannu Selin acted as Secretary.

Changing the company's Articles of Association

In accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal, the Extraordinary General Meeting changed Section 1 of the Articles of Association to read as follows:

"Section 1 Company name and registered office

The company name is NoHo Partners Oyj, in English NoHo Partners Plc, and its registered office is Tampere.

Minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting

The minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting will be available to shareholders at the Restamax Plc head office and on the company's website at https://www.noho.fi/sijoittajille/yhtiokokous/ylimaarainen-yhtiokokous-19-12-2018/ on 21 December 2018 or sooner.

Additional information:
Aku Vikström, CEO, Restamax Plc, tel. +358 44 011 1918

Distribution:
NASDAQ Helsinki
Major media
www.noho.fi

Restamax Plc is a Finnish restaurant business and labour hire services group established in 1996. The company, which was listed on NASDAQ Helsinki in 2013 and became the first Finnish listed restaurant company, has continued to grow strongly throughout its history. The Group companies include some 220 restaurants, nightclubs and entertainment centres all over Finland. The company also has restaurant business operations in Denmark. In June 2018, the company purchased Royal Ravintolat. Well-known restaurant concepts of the company include Stefan's Steakhouse, Viihdemaailma Ilona, Classic American Diner, Hanko Sushi, Sandro, Savoy and Teatteri. In 2017, Restamax Plc's turnover was MEUR 185.9 and EBITDA MEUR 22.4. Depending on the season, the Group employs approximately 4,000 people converted into full-time workers. Restamax's subsidiary Smile Henkilöstöpalvelut Oyj employs approximately 10,000 people during the 2018 financial period. Restamax is changing its name to NoHo Partners Plc to better reflect its future goals and opportunities. The name change will enter into force in December 2018.

Restamax corporate website: www.noho.fi
Restamax consumer website: www.ravintola.fi
Royal Ravintolat: www.royalravintolat.fi
Smile Henkilöstöpalvelut: www.smilepalvelut.fi