Disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act regarding change in holdings

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Optomed Plc Stock Exchange Release 2 November 2023 at 10.00, Helsinki

Disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act regarding change in holdings

Optomed Plc (“Optomed” or the “Company”) has received a notification in accordance with the Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act (as amended, the “SMA”) from Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (“Notifier”). According to the notification, the total holdings in Optomed shares and votes held by Notifier is 4.98 per cent of all of the registered shares in Optomed on 31 October 2023.

 

The total number of the Company’s registered shares amounts to 18,130,397 shares. Each share entitles to one vote.

 

The total position of Notifier subject to the notification:

 

 

% of shares and voting rights (total of A)

% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (total of B)

Total of both in % (A+B)

Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

4.98 %

-

4.98 %

 

 

 

18 130 397

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

7.49 %

-

7.49 %

 

 

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

 

A: Shares and voting rights

 

Class/type of shares

 

ISIN code

Number of shares and voting rights

% of shares and voting rights

Direct
(SMA 9:5)

Indirect
(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)

Direct
(SMA 9:5)

Indirect
(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)

FI4000410881

-

903 202

 

4.98 %

SUBTOTAL A

903 202

4.98 %

 

Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation as contained in the notification

 

The complete chain of controlled undertakings through which the shares, voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

 

Name

% of shares and voting rights

% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments

Total of both

Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

-

-

-

Universal-Investment-Luxembourg S.A

4.98 %

-

4.98 %

 

-

-

-

 

 

Further enquiries

Sakari Knuutti, CFO, Optomed Plc, sakari.knuutti@optomed.com, +358(0)50 562 4077.

 

 

Optomed in Brief 

Optomed is a Finnish medical technology company and one of the leading providers of handheld fundus cameras. Optomed combines handheld fundus cameras with software and artificial intelligence with the aim to transform the diagnostic process of blinding eye diseases, such as rapidly increasing diabetic retinopathy. In its business Optomed focuses on eye screening devices and software solutions related R&D in Finland and sales through different channels in over 60 countries.

www.optomed.com

 

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