HEl, 2015-02-18 13:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Suominen Corporation Stock Exchange Release 18 February 2015 at 14.00 (EET)
Suominen Corporation has on 18 February 2015 received a notification referred to in Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Market Act:
1. Name of the issuer of shares:
Suominen Corporation (business identity code 1680141-9)
2. Name of the shareholder subject to the notification obligation:
Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited (business identity code 0641130-2)
3. Reason for the notification:
Acquisition or disposal of shares or voting rights.
4. Thresholds that are reached or crossed
The ownership decreases so that the threshold of 5 % will be crossed.
The voting rights decreases so that the threshold of 5 % will be crossed.
5. Date on which the thresholds were reached or crossed
17 February 2015
6. Holdings of shares and voting rights notified in the previous notification:
| Shares and voting rights (type of share or ISIN code |
Shares Number |
Shares % |
Voting rights Number |
Voting rights % |
| FI0009010862 | 12,318,243 | 4.97% | 12,318,243 | 4.97% |
| Total | 12,318,243 | 4.97% | 12,318,243 | 4.97% |
| Agreement or arrangement that, if realized, would result in the acquisition or disposal of shares or voting rights |
Shares Number |
Shares % |
Voting rights Number |
Voting rights % |
| Convertible hybrid bond | +3,714,000 | +1.40 | +3,714,000 | +1.40 |
| Total | 16,032,243 | 6.37 | 16,032,243 | 6.37 |
7. Holdings of shares and voting rights after the triggering transaction:
| Shares and voting rights (type of share or ISIN code) |
Shares Number |
Shares % |
Voting rights Number |
Voting rights % |
| FI0009010862 | 8,885,285 | 3.50 | 8,885,285 | 3.5012 |
| Total | 8,885,285 | 3.50 | 8,885,285 | 3.50 |
| Agreement or arrangement that, if realized, would result in the acquisition or disposal of shares or voting rights |
Shares Number |
Shares % |
Voting rights Number |
Voting rights % |
| Convertible hybrid bond | +3,714,000 | +1.46 | +3,714,000 | +1.46 |
| Total | +3,714,000 | +1.46 | +3,714,000 | +1.46 |
| Total in section 7 |
Shares Number |
Shares % |
Voting rights Number |
Voting rights % |
| 12,599,285 | 4.97 | 12,599,285 | 4.97 |
8. Total number of shares and voting rights in the issuer as used in the calculation for the notification:
The total number of shares on the date of notification: 249,903,579. After the conversion of the hybrid bond, 253,617,579 (including the shares potentially subscribed based on Mandatum’s holding in the convertible hybrid bond. However, the calculation excludes the shares potentially subscribed by the other holders of the convertible hybrid bond.
The total number of voting rights on the date of notification: 249,903,579. After the conversion of the hybrid bond, 253,617,285 (including the shares potentially subscribed based on Mandatum’s holding in the convertible hybrid bond. However, the calculation excludes the shares potentially subscribed by the other holders of the convertible hybrid bond.
9. Direct holding of shares and voting rights
| Direct holding in shares and voting rights |
Shares Number |
Shares % |
Voting rights Number |
Voting rights % |
| 12,599,285 | 4.97 | 12,599,285 | 4.97 |
Additional information on the agreements or arrangements:
Type of agreement or other arrangement: Convertible hybrid bond.
Duration of agreement or other arrangement: As of the subscription of the hybrid bond 5 February 2014.
Intended date for exercising agreement or other arrangement: The period for converting the bond notes starts on 11 February 2014 and ends on 10 February 2018.
Additional information
Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited (Mandatum) has on 5 February 2014 subscribed convertible hybrid bond notes issued by Suominen Corporation, which entitles Mandatum to subscribe maximum of 3,714,000 new shares in Suominen during the converting period of 11 February 2014 to 10 February 2018.
With a transaction executed on 17 February 2015 Mandatum has sold Suominen Corporation’s shares based on which Mandatum’s share of Suominen Corporation’s existing shares and votes, including the shares potentially subscribed by above-mentioned convertible hybrid bond, has decreased to less than 5 %.
Suominen Corporation
Nina Kopola, President & CEO
For additional information, please contact:
Nina Kopola, President and CEO, Suominen Corporation, tel. +358 10 214 300
Suominen in brief
Suominen manufactures nonwovens as roll goods for wipes as well as for medical and hygiene products. The end products made of Suominen’s nonwovens – wet wipes, feminine care products and swabs, for instance - bring added value to the daily life of consumers worldwide. Suominen is the global market leader in nonwovens for wipes and employs approximately 600 people in Europe and in the Americas. Suominen’s net sales in 2014 amounted to MEUR 401.8 and operating profit excluding non-recurring items to MEUR 26.9 (continuing operations). The Suominen share (SUY1V) is listed in NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange. Read more at www.suominen.fi.
Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
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