RAMIRENT PLC               STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 30.5.2008 at 1.40 p.m.        





NORDSTJERNAN AB'S HOLDING IN RAMIRENT PLC ROSE TO 25.7 PER CENT                 



This is a notice under the Securities Market Act of Finland Chapter 2, Section  

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Ramirent has been informed of a change in Nordstjernan AB's holdings of the     

voting rights and share capital of Ramirent Plc.                                

As a result of a share transaction concluded 29 May, 2008, the holdings of      

Nordstjernan AB has increased to more than one-fourth (1/4) of the voting rights

and share capital in Ramirent Oyj. The shareholder's complete name is           

Nordstjernan AB, Sweden, and trade register number is 556000-1421.              



The holdings by Nordstjernan AB in Ramirent Oyj on 29 May, 2008 were as follows:



   Number of shares*): 27,889,089                                               

   Proportion of share capital*): 25.7%                                         

   Proportion of voting rights*): 25.7%                                         



*) Nordstjernan AB has issued call options regarding a total of 210,991         

shares in Ramirent Oyj. The said call options have been deducted when           

calculating the number of shares and the proportions of share capital and       

voting rights.                                                                  



The share capital of Ramirent Oyj as of today comprises a total of 108,697,328  

issued shares. The company has only one class of shares and each share entitles 

to one vote.                                                                    



On 30 April, 2008, Nordstjernan AB was in possession of 20.56% of the share     

capital and the voting rights of Ramirent Plc.                                  



RAMIRENT PLC                                                                    



Paula Koppatz                                                                   

General Counsel                                                                 



FURTHER INFORMATION:                                                            

Franciska Janzon, Director, Corporate Communications and IR, phone +358 20 750  

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Ramirent is the leading machinery rental company in the Nordic countries and in 

Central and Eastern Europe. The Group has some 360 permanent outlets in thirteen

countries and is registered in Helsinki. Ramirent employs over 3,900 people and 

in 2007 the consolidated net sales were EUR 634 million. Ramirent is listed on  

the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki. For further information, please visit         

www.ramirent.com.

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