Vacon Plc, Stock exchange announcement, 9 March 2009 at 3.30 pm: Vacon Plc has received information to the effect that Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group's shareholding in Vacon Plc has fallen below the threshold of 5% of the company's shares and voting rights. The combined direct and indirect shareholding of Ameriprise Financial and its group remains at 761,841 shares representing 4.981 percent of the shares and voting rights. On March 5, 2009 Ameriprise Financial and its group, of which Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited is the holding company in the UK, sold 25,247 shares. Vacon Plc has only one class of shares and the total number of shares is 15,295,000. Each share is entitled to one vote. VACON PLC Vesa Laisi President and CEO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: * Mr. Vesa Laisi, President and CEO, Vacon Plc, phone: +358 (0)40 8371 510, e-mail: vesa.laisi@vacon.com * Mr. Mika Leppänen, Vice President, Finance & Control, phone: +358 (0)40 8371 235, e-mail: mika.leppanen@vacon.com Distribution: Nasdaq OMX Nordic Exchange, Helsinki Helsinki Exchanges Main media
Notification of a change in shareholding under the Finnish Securities Markets Act
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