Helsinki, Finland, 2014-04-07 14:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
VAAHTO GROUP PLC OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 7 April 2014 at 15:30 am
DISCLOSURE OF CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDINGS UNDER CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT
The board of directors of Vaahto Group Plc Oyj has on 10 March 2014 decided on a directed share issue. Such issued shares were registered with the Trade Register on 31 March 2014. The company announced the changes to the number of shares in the company on the same date. The company has received the below notification of major shareholdings from Hymy Lahtinen Oy.
The total number of shares in the company is 5 977 360.
Notifications of major shareholdings made to Vaahto Group Plc Oyj:
HYMY LAHTINEN OY, NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR SHAREHOLDINGS
1 Information on the issuer of the shares:
Vaahto Group Plc Oyj, registered number 0520181-3
2 Reason for the notification:
Registration in the Trade Register of new shares in Vaahto Group Plc Oyj on 31 March 2014.
3 Full names of those with a notification obligation:
Hymy Lahtinen Oy
4 Date of the transaction and the date when the threshold was exceeded:
The threshold was exceeded when the new shares were registered in the Trade Register on 31 March 2014.
5 Exceeded threshold of major shareholdings
Fallen below 5 %
6 Information to be disclosed:
Shares and related voting rights upon completion of the arrangement
Position before the arrangement causing the change
| Number of shares | % of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 213 850 | 5,38 | 213 850 | 5,38 |
Position after the arrangement causing the change
| Number of shares | % of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 213 850 | less than 5% | 213 850 | less than 5 % |
In Lahti on 7 April 2014
VAAHTO GROUP PLC OYJ
Board of Directors
Additional information:
Vesa Alatalo, CEO, +358 40 726 8923