Altia Plc Stock Exchange Release 30 October 2020 at 5:30 pm EET
Altia Plc: Notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 10 of the Securities
Markets Act
Altia Plc has on 30 October 2020 received the following notification pursuant to
the Securities Markets Act ("SMA") from Lazard Asset Management LLC.
According to the notification, the share of Altia Plc’s shares and voting rights
has decreased below the threshold of five (5) percent on 27 October 2020 and the
reason for the notification was a disposal of shares or voting rights.
Total position of Lazard Asset Management LLC of Altia Plc shares according to
the notification:
% of shares and % of shares Total of both in % Total number
voting rights and voting of
rights shares and
through voting
financial rights of
instruments issuer
Resulting 4.99% shares 4.99% shares 36,140,485
situation 1.45% shares with 1.45% shares with outstanding
on the date voting rights voting rights shares
on which attached attached
threshold
was
crossed or
reached
Position of 5.02% shares 5.02% shares
previous 1.47% shares with 1.47% shares with
notification voting rights voting rights
(if attached attached
applicable)
Notified details of the resulting situation following the crossing of the
threshold:
A: Shares and voting rights
Number of % of
shares shares
and and
voting voting
rights rights
Class/type Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
of (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) (SMA (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
shares 9:5)
FI4000292438 1,804,963 shares 4.99% shares
522,256 shares with 1.45% shares with
voting rights voting rights
attached attached
SUBTOTAL A 1,804,963 4.99%
shares shares
522,256 1.45%
shares shares
with with
voting voting
rights rights
attached attached
Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation as
contained in the notification:
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:
Name % of shares and % of shares Total of both
voting and voting
rights rights
through
financial
instruments
Lazard Asset 4.99% shares 4.99% shares
Management 1.45% shares with 1.45% shares with voting
LLC voting rights rights attached
attached
Additional information contained in the notification:
Clarity to #8: Lazard Asset Management LLC is not controlled by one
individual, it is a whollyowned subsidiary of Lazard Freres & Co, a New York
Limited Liability Company with one member,Lazard Group LLC, a Delaware Limited
Liability Company. Interest of Lazard Group LLC are heldby Lazard Limited,
which is a Bermuda corporation with shares that are publicly traded on theNYSE
under “LAZ”. Lazard Asset Management exercises voting rights without
interference fromLazard Freres & Co. Lazard Asset Management is a fiduciary
and shares are held on behalf of itsclients.
ALTIA PLC
Contact:
Tua Stenius-Örnhjelm, Investor Relations, tel. +358 40 748 8864
Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd
Principal media
www.altiagroup.com
Altia is a leading Nordic alcoholic beverage brand company operating in the
wines and spirits markets in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Altia wants
to support a development of a modern, responsible Nordic drinking
culture. Altia’s flagship brands are Koskenkorva, O.P. Anderson and Larsen.
Other iconic Nordic brands are Chill Out, Blossa, Xanté, Jaloviina, Leijona,
Explorer and Grönstedts. Altia’s net sales in 2019 were EUR 359.6 million and
the company employs about 650 professionals. Altia’s shares are listed on Nasdaq
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