Notification in accordance with the Finnish Securities Market Act Chapter 9 § 5: Changes in Investor AB and Fiskars Group's ownership in Wärtsilä


Notification in accordance with the Finnish Securities Market Act Chapter 9 §
5: Changes in Investor AB and Fiskars Group's ownership in Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä Corporation Stock exchange release 19.9.2014 at 12:00 pm EET

Wärtsilä has today been informed that Fiskars, Investor and their joint venture
Avlis AB have signed an agreement which results in the following changes in
ownership:

Avlis Invest AB acquires 15,759,566 shares or 7.99% of Wärtsilä's share capital
and total votes from Avlis AB. All Avlis Invest AB's shares will be distributed
to Invaw Holding AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Investor AB. Fiskars acquires
9,881,781 shares or 5.01% of Wärtsilä's share capital and total votes from Avlis
AB. The shareholder's agreement between Fiskars and Investor will be terminated
and their joint venture, which held 42,948,325 shares, representing 21.77% of
Wärtsilä's share capital and total votes, dissolved.

Following the transaction Investor AB's indirect ownership in Wärtsilä will
increase above 15% to 33,066,544 shares or 16.76% of Wärtsilä's share capital
and total votes. Fiskars Group will directly own 9,881,781 shares or 5.01% of
Wärtsilä's share capital and total votes.




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