RAMIRENT PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 19.2.2010 ILMARINEN INCREASED ITS HOLDING IN RAMIRENT Ramirent Plc has on 19 February 2010 received the following notification pursuant to Chapter 2, section 9 of the Securities Markets Act from Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company according to which their total holding of shares and votes in Ramirent Plc has increased over 1/20. After a transaction made on 19 February 2010 Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company holdings rose from 5,260,214 to 5,613,214 Ramirent shares corresponding to 5.16% of the outstanding shares of Ramirent Plc. At the end of January 2010, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company held 4,160,214 Ramirent shares or 3.83% of the outstanding shares of Ramirent Plc. RAMIRENT PLC Magnus Rosén President and CEO FURTHER INFORMATION: Franciska Janzon, Director, Corporate Communications and IR, tel. +358 20 750 2859 DISTRIBUTION: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Main news media www.ramirent.com Ramirent is the leading machinery rental company in the Nordic countries and in Central and Eastern Europe. The Group has about 3,000 employees at some 344 permanent outlets in thirteen countries. In 2009, Group net sales totalled EUR 503 million. Ramirent is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.