Altia Plc Stock Exchange Release 18 December 2020 at 2:00 pm EET
Altia Plc: Notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities
Markets Act
Altia Plc has on 18 December 2020 received the following notification pursuant
to Chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Markets Act ("SMA") regarding an
ownership arrangement following which the shareholding of Valtion kehitysyhtiö
Vake Oy (State’s Business Development Company) falls below and the shareholding
of the State of Finland exceeds a threshold according to Chapter 9, section 5 of
the SMA.
Valtion kehitysyhtiö Vake Oy has today on 18 December 2020 transferred
13 097 481 shares to the State of Finland. Valtion kehitysyhtiö Vake Oy is a
company fully owned by the State of Finland and thereby fully controlled by the
State of Finland. The shares transferred to the State of Finland represent the
following shares of Altia Plc’s total shares and voting rights:
% of % of shares Total of Total number of
shares and voting both in % shares and voting
and rights rights of issuer
voting through
rights financial
instruments
Resulting 36.24% 36.24% 36,140,485 outstanding shares
situation
on the date
on which
threshold
was
crossed or
reached
Position of -36.24% -36.24%
previous
notification
(if
applicable)
Notified details of the resulting situation following the crossing of the
threshold:
A: Shares and voting rights
Number of shares and voting rights % of shares and voting rights
Class/type of Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
shares (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
FI4000292438 13,097,481 36.24%
SUBTOTAL A 13,097,481 36.24%
Additional information received by the company:
The Financial Supervisory Authority has in its decision of 16 October 2020
(FIVA 15/02.05.05/2020) regarding the transfer of Altia’s shares (in total
13,097,481 shares and voting rights) granted a permission to derogate from the
obligation to launch a bid. The decision has not been appealed to the Helsinki
Administrative Court in due time. The decision is final.
ALTIA PLC
Contact:
Tua Stenius-Örnhjelm, Investor Relations, tel. +358 40 748 8864
Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd
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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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