Changes in holdings of EQT and Ahlstrom Corp. after the registration of shares issued as demerger consideration in the Coated Specialties demerger

MUNKSJÖ OYJ, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 2 December 2013 at 8.45 am CET 

Munksjö Oyj has today received two announcements referred to in Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act.

According to the first announcement, the holding of Munksjö Guernsey Holding Limited in Munksjö has today fallen below the threshold of 25 per cent. According to the announcement, the holding of Munksjö Guernsey Holding Limited is 2 644 shares and the holding of Munksjö Luxembourg S.á.r.l. is 12 456 729 shares. According to the announcement, Munksjö Luxembourg S.á.r.l. is a subsidiary of Munksjö Guernsey Holding Limited. The total direct and indirect holding of Munksjö Guernsey Holding Limited corresponds to 24.40 per cent of Munksjö's shares and voting rights after the registration of the new shares issued as demerger consideration to Ahlstrom Corporation's shareholders earlier today. According to the second announcement, the direct holding of Ahlstrom Corporation in Munksjö has today fallen below the threshold of 20 per cent.

According to the announcement, the holding of Ahlstrom Corporation (Finnish Business Identity Code 1670043-1) is 9 081 220 shares, corresponding to 17.78 per cent of Munksjö's shares and voting rights after the registration of the new shares issued as demerger consideration to Ahlstrom Corporation's shareholders earlier today. As earlier communicated, no demerger consideration was paid on the basis of own shares held by Ahlstrom Corporation in the Coated Specialties demerger.

Munksjö Oyj's registered share capital is EUR 15 000 000 and it, as of today, consists of 51 061 581 shares. All shares carry equal voting rights.

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