Munksjö Oyj: Announcement under Chapter 9, Section 10 of

Helsinki, Finland, 2014-04-04 14:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
MUNKSJÖ OYJ, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 4 April 2014 at 2.00 pm CET

Munksjö Oyj: Announcement under Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act regarding a change of the holding of Antti Ahlström Perilliset Oy

Munksjö Oyj has today received an announcement referred to in Chapter 9, Section 9 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act. The announcement includes the following information:

According to the announcement from Antti Ahlström Perilliset Oy (Finnish Business Identity Code 1548388-5), the company has as a dividend from Ahlstrom Corporation received 179 798 Munksjö shares and the holding of the company has exceeded the threshold of 5 per cent. The direct holding of Antti Ahlström Perilliset Oy is 2 587 318 shares, corresponding to 5.07 per cent of Munksjö's shares and voting rights.

According to the announcement, Antti Ahlström Perilliset Oy has on 27 June 27 2013 signed a demerger plan. The new expected registration date of the demerger is 27 June 2014. In the demerger, the shares in Munksjö Oyj owned by Antti Ahlström Perilliset Oy will be transferred to Ahlström Capital Oy.

Munksjö Oyj's registered share capital is EUR 15 000 000 and it consists of 51 061 581 shares. All shares carry equal voting rights.

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For more information, please contact:
Åsa Fredriksson, SVP HR and Communications, tel. +46 10 250 1003
Laura Lindholm, Investor Relations Manager, tel. +46 10 250 1026

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