Raisio plc: Notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 10 of the Securities Markets Act
Raisio plc Stock Exchange Release, 15 March 2023
Notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 10 of the Securities Markets Act
Raisio plc (“Raisio”) has on 15 March 2023 received the following notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Markets Act from Maa- ja Metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto MTK ry (The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners, “MTK”). According to the notification, Raisio has cancelled its treasury shares and therefore the change in the total number of Raisio’s shares has affected MTK’s holdings; the total voting rights of Raisio’s shares held by MTK has exceeded the threshold of 10% on 1 February 2023.
According to the notification, the total number of Raisio’s shares owned by MTK is 3,933,480, which is 2.47% of Raisio’s shares and 10.24% of votes.
Raisio has two share classes; each restricted share (series K) entitles to 20 votes and each free share (series V) to one vote. In total, the number of issued Raisio’s shares is 159,170,336 and the share capital entitles to 731,323,834 votes.
Total position of MTK according to the notification:
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% of shares and voting rights |
% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments |
Total of both in % |
Total number of shares and voting rights if issuer |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
2.47% of shares 10.24% of voting rights |
- |
2.47% of shares 10.24% of voting rights |
159,170,336 shares* 731,323,834 votes*
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*Raisio plc has corrected the total number of shares and voting rights in the notification by MTK.
Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
A: Shares and voting rights
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Class/type of shares ISIN code |
Number of shares and voting rights |
% of shares and voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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FI0009800395 (K) |
3,733,980 shares 74,679,600 voting rights |
- |
2.35% of shares, 10.21% of voting rights |
- |
|
FI0009002943 (V) |
199,000 shares 199,000 voting rights |
500 shares 500 voting rights |
0.13% of shares, 0.03% of voting rights |
0,0003 % of shares* 0,00007 % of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL A |
3,933,480 shares 74,879,100 voting rights |
2.47% of shares 10.24% of voting rights |
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*Raisio plc has corrected the information notified by MTK.
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.
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Name |
% of shares and voting rights |
% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments |
Total of both |
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MTK ry (Business ID 0215194-5) |
2.47% of shares 10.24% of voting rights |
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3 932 980 shares and 74 878 600 voting rights |
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Viestimedia Oy (Business ID 0111165-0) |
0,0003 % of shares* 0,00007 % of voting rights |
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500 shares 500 voting rights |
Maa- ja Metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto MTK ry (The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners) owns over 10% of the voting rights of Raisio plc shares. In addition, Viestimedia Oy as part of the MTK Group owns 500 of Raisio plc’s free shares. Other subsidiaries or affiliate companies of MTK Group do not own any Raisio plc’s shares.
RAISIO PLC
For more information:
Mika Saarinen, CFO
Tel. +358 (0) 400 726808
RAISIO PLC
At Raisio, we make food from the heart, with the aim of bringing health to ourselves and the Earth. We keep creating better plant-based and heart-healthy products so that eating healthily and within the Earth’s ecological capacity can be a pleasure. Our strong brands, such as Benecol®, Beanit®, Härkis® and Elovena®, turn our ambitions into reality. Through our responsibility work, we make the hard choices for consumers, so that they can choose Raisio products with confidence. We have around 350 healthy food colleagues in six countries and export to more than 40 markets around the world. Raisio's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. In 2022, the Group’s comparable net sales for continuing operations were approximately EUR 221 million and the comparable EBIT was approximately EUR 18 million. www.raisio.com