Amer Sports corporation's delisting from London Stock Exhange approved

The London listing authority has approved the delisting of Amer Sports shares from the official list of London Stock Exchange. Delisting takes place on Friday 24 June 2005. The Company's ordinary shares will be continued to be traded on the main list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange.

AMER SPORTS CORPORATION

Communications

 

Ms Maarit Mikkonen

Communications Manager

Tel. +358 9 7257 8306, email: maarit.mikkonen@amersports.com

For further information, please contact:

Mr Jari Melgin, Director, Treasury & IR, tel. +358 9 7257 8233

 

DISTRIBUTION

Helsinki Stock Exchange

Major media

 

AMER SPORTS CORPORATION

Amer Sports (www.amersports.com) is one of the world's leading sports equipment companies with internationally recognized brands including Wilson, Atomic, Suunto and Precor. 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. In 2004 the Company reported, under IFRS, earnings before interest and taxes of EUR 100.5 million on net sales of EUR 1,035.9 million. Earnings per share from continuing operations were EUR 0.96. At the end of 2004 the Company had 4,066 employees.