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Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 and 6 of the Securities Market Act: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ownership in Valmet exceeds 5 percent

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Valmet Oyj’s stock exchange release on August 13, 2019 at 10:30 p.m. EET

Valmet Oyj has on August 12, 2019 received a notification referred to in Securities Market Act from Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., stating that the company’s ownership and share of votes in Valmet Oyj has exceeded the threshold of 5 percent.
                                                                                                                         
As a result of transactions on August 9, 2019, the total holding of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. increased to 7,523,217 shares, representing an ownership of 5.02 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 The Goldman Sachs Group, 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 reached2.82%2.20%5.02%
Position of previous notification (if applicable)n/an/an/a

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 4,230,523 2.82%
SUBTOTAL A4,230,5232.82%

B: Financial Instruments according to SMA 9:6a

Type of financial instrumentExpiration dateExercise/ Conversion PeriodPhysical or cash settlementNumber of shares and voting rights% of shares and voting rights
Securities LendingOpen  3,290,7882.20%
Swap19.6.2020 Cash1,9060.001%
SUBTOTAL B3,292,6942.20%

Further information, please contact:
Calle Loikkanen, Director, Investor Relations, Valmet, tel. +358 10 672 0020

VALMET

Kari Saarinen
CFO

Calle Loikkanen
Director, Investor Relations

Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. We aim to become the global champion in serving our customers.

Valmet’s strong technology offering includes pulp mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power plants for bioenergy production. Our advanced services and automation solutions improve the reliability and performance of our customers’ processes and enhance the effective utilization of raw materials and energy.

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