KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, July 12, 2021 at 08.50 a.m. EEST
KONE Corporation: Notice pursuant to the Finnish Securities Market Act, Chapter
9, Section 10
KONE Corporation has received an announcement from BlackRock, Inc. on July 9,
2021, in accordance with the Finnish Securities Market Act Chapter 9, Section 5.
According to the announcement, the total number of KONE Corporation shares owned
by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds excluding financial instruments according to
SMA 9:6a increased to above five (5) per cent of the total number of shares of
KONE Corporation on July 8, 2021. The total number of shares including financial
instruments according to SMA 9:6a owned by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds
remained above five (5) per cent of the total number of shares of KONE
Corporation.
Total position of BlackRock, Inc. and its funds subject to the notification:
% of % of shares % of Total number of shares
shares and voting total and voting rights of
and rights issuer
voting through
rights financial
instruments
Resulting 5.06% 0.05% shares 5.12% 529,395,860 shares
situation on the shares shares
date on Below 5% 121,527,427 voting rights
which the Below voting rights Below
threshold was 5% 5%
crossed or voting voting
reached rights rights
Position of 4.98% 0.05% shares 5.04%
previous shares shares
notification (if Below 5%
applicable) Below voting rights Below
5% 5%
voting voting
rights rights
Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold
was crossed:
A: shares and voting rights
Class / type Number of % of
of shares shares and shares
voting and
rights voting
rights
Direct Indirect (SMA Direct Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
(SMA 9:5) 9:6 and 9:7) (SMA
9:5)
FI0009013403 26,837,540 5.06% shares
shares
Below 5% voting rights
Below 5%
voting rights
SUBTOTAL A 26,837,540 5.06%
shares shares
Below 5% Below 5%
voting voting
rights rights
B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:
Type of Expiration Exercise / Physical Number % of shares
financial date Conversion or of and voting
instrument Period cash shares rights
settlement and
voting
rights
Depositary N/A N/A Physical 220,140 0.04% shares
Receipt shares
Below 5%
Below 5% voting rights
voting
rights
Securities N/A N/A Physical 68,850 0.01% shares
Lent shares
Below 5%
Below 5% voting rights
voting
rights
SUBTOTAL B 288,990 0.05% shares
shares
Below 5%
Below 5% voting rights
voting
rights
For further information, please contact:
Natalia Valtasaari, Vice President, Investor Relations, tel. +358 (0)204 75 4705
Sender:
KONE Corporation
Jukka Ala-Mello
Secretary to the Board
Ilkka Hara
CFO
About KONE
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. As a global leader in
the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and
automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization
to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective
People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in
taller, smarter buildings. In 2020, KONE had annual sales of EUR 9.9 billion,
and at the end of the year over 60,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed
on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
www.kone.com