Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 and 6 of the Securities Market Act: BlackRock, Inc ownership in Valmet excluding shares and voting rights through financial instruments below 5 percent
Valmet Oyj's stock exchange release on March 25, 2019 at 11.00 a.m. EET
Valmet Oyj has on March 22, 2019 received a notification referred to in Securities Market Act from BlackRock, Inc, stating that the company's ownership and share of votes in Valmet Oyj excluding shares and voting rights through financial instruments has fallen below the threshold of 5 percent.
As a result of transactions on March 21, 2019, the total holding of BlackRock, Inc decreased to 8,429,264 shares, representing an ownership of 5.62 percent of Valmet Oyj's total number of shares and share of votes.
Valmet Oyj has one series of shares in which each share carries one vote. The aggregate number of shares is 149,864,619.
Total positions of BlackRock, Inc subject to the notification obligation:
| % 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) | |
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 4.96% | 0.66% | 5.62% |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 5.23% | 0.82% | 6.05% |
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) | |
| FI4000074984 | 7,436,064 | 4.96% | ||
| SUBTOTAL A | 7,436,064 | 4.96% | ||
B: Financial Instruments according to SMA 9:6a
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Physical or cash settlement | Number of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights |
| Securities Lent | N/A | N/A | Physical | 223,035 | 0.14% |
| CFD | N/A | N/A | Cash | 770,165 | 0.51% |
| SUBTOTAL B | 993,200 | 0.66% | |||
Further information, please contact:
Calle Loikkanen, Director, Investor Relations, Valmet, tel. +358 10 672 0020
VALMET
Kari Saarinen
CFO
Calle Loikkanen
Director, Investor Relations
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