STOCKMANN LAUNCHES A PUBLIC TENDER OFFER FOR LINDEX

STOCKMANN plc ACQUISITION AND TENDER OFFER October 1, 2007, at 8.55 Stockmann plc ("Stockmann" or the "Company") and AB Lindex (publ) ("Lindex"), a Swedish company listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm AB (the "Stockholm Stock Exchange"), have today entered into an agreement whereby Stockmann or Stockmann's wholly-owned subsidiary will make a public tender offer, recommended by Lindex' Board of Directors, to acquire all the outstanding shares in Lindex (the "Offer"). Stockmann Oyj Ab invites you to a press conference at Grand Hôtel, Stockholm at 13.00 CET CEO, Hannu Pentillä will present and comment the offer at a live presentation to the financial market. Follow the presentation live on the Internet by double clicking the link below. http://webcast.zoomvision.se/clients/stockmann/071001/