Altia Plc: Notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 10 of the Securities Markets Act
Altia Plc Stock Exchange Release 7 February 2019 at 9:00 pm EET
Altia Plc: Notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 10 of the Securities Markets Act
Altia Plc has on 7 February 2019 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 exceeded the threshold of five (5) percent on 6 February 2019 and the reason for the notification was an acquisition of share 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 |5.34% shares | |5.34% shares |36,140,485 |
|situation |2.40% shares with| |2.40% shares with |outstanding |
|on the date |voting rights | |voting rights |shares |
|on which |attached | |attached | |
|threshold | | | | |
|was | | | | |
|crossed or | | | | |
|reached | | | | |
+------------+-----------------+-----------+------------------+------------+
|Position of |4.94% shares | |4.94% shares | |
|previous |2.40% shares with| |2.40% 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 |(SMA 9:6 and |(SMA |(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)|
|shares |9:5) |9:7) |9:5) | |
+------------+------+----------------+------+-----------------+
|FI4000292438| |1,928,467 shares| |5.34% shares |
| | |869,359 shares | |2.40% shares with|
| | |with voting | |voting rights |
| | |rights | |attached |
+------------+------+----------------+------+-----------------+
|SUBTOTAL A | | |
+------------+------+----------------+------+-----------------+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|5.34% shares | |5.34% shares |
|Management |2.40% shares with| |2.40% shares with|
|LLC |voting rights | |voting rights |
| |attached | |attached |
+------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------+Additional information contained in the notification:
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|Clarity to #8: Lazard Asset Management LLC is not controlled by one |
|individual, it is a wholly owned 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 held by Lazard |
|Limited, which is a Bermuda corporation with shares that are publicly traded |
|on the NYSE under "LAZ". Lazard Asset Management excersizes voting-rights |
|without interference from Lazard Freres & Co. Lazard Asset Management is a |
|fiduciary and shares are held on behalf of its clients. |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ALTIA PLC
Niklas Nylander, CFOContact:
Tua Stenius-Örnhjelm, Investor Relations, tel. +358 40 748 8864
Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd
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