Musti Group Oyj: Announcement of a change in shareholding according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act
Announcement of a change in shareholding according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act
Musti Group plc Stock Exchange Release 14 February 2024 at 9.00 a.m.
Musti Group plc (the "Company") has on 13 February 2024 received a notification in accordance with the Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act from Efanor Investimentos, SGPS S.E., according to which the combined holding of Flybird Holding Oy and Sonae - SGPS, S.A. ("Sonae") of the shares and votes of the Company increased above the threshold of 5 percent on 13 February 2024.
Sonae holds a total of 1,902,567 shares rights corresponding to an ownership of 5.67 percent of the Company's shares.
Total positions of Sonae according to the notification:
% of % of shares and Total Total number of shares
shares voting rights of and voting rights of
and through financial both issuer
voting instruments (total in %
rights of B) (A +
(total B)
of A)
Resulting 5.67 - 5.67 33,535,453
situation on the
date on
which threshold
was crossed or
reached
Position of - - - 33,535,453
previous
notification
(if applicable)
Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
A: Shares and voting rights
Class/type Number % of shares and voting rights
of shares of
shares
and
voting
rights
ISIN code Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(if (SMA (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
possible) 9:5)
FI4000410758 N/A 1,907,567 N/A 5.67
SUBTOTAL A N/A 1,907,567 N/A 5.67
B: Financial instruments according to the Finnish Securities Market Act 9:6a
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number of shares % of shares
financial date Conversion cash and voting rights and voting
instrument period settlement rights
N/A
SUBTOTAL B N/A N/A
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held:
Name % of shares % of shares and votingrights Total of both
and voting throughfinancial instruments
rights
Efanor 0 0 0
Investimentos,
SGPS, S.E.
Sonae - SGPS, 1.69 0 1.69
S.A.
Sonae Holdings, 0 0 0
S.A.
Flybird Holding 3.98 0 3.98
Oy
Additional information:
Flybird Holding Oy has, in connection with a voluntary public tender offer for all the shares in Musti Group Plc, acquired shares in Musti Group Plc in public trading at the offer price of the tender offer. The 566,661 shares held by Sonae - SGPS, S.A. will be tendered to Flybird Holding Oy in the tender offer together with the other shares (an aggregate number of 836,828 shares) to be tendered or contributed by the other members of the offer consortium.
Additional information
Martin Svedholm
Director, Treasury and Investor Relations
tel. +358 50 579 0324, martin.svedholm@mustigroup.com
Musti in brief
Musti makes the life of pets and their owners easier, safer and more fun. We are the leading Nordic pet care company, and we operate an omnichannel business model to cater for the needs of pets and their owners across Finland, Sweden and Norway. We offer a wide, curated assortment of pet products. We also provide pet care services such as grooming, training and veterinary services in selected locations.
Musti Group's net sales were EUR 426 million in the financial year 2023. At the end of the financial year 2023, the company had 1,643 employees, 1.5 million loyal customers and 342 stores.