Mariehamn, 2015-08-12 19:59 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Bank of Åland Plc
Stock Exchange Release
August 12, 2015, 9.00 p.m.
Disclosure of change in shareholdings pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act
The Bank of Åland Plc (Ålandsbanken Abp) has received a notification, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, according to which the amount of shares held by Wiklöf Holding Ab in the Bank of Åland Plc as of August 12, 2015 has exceeded the 10 percent threshold. Wiklöf Holding Ab acquired 30,000 Series B shares in the Bank of Åland Abp, and after this transaction thus holds a total of 1,031,363 Series B and 507,128 Series A shares in the Bank of Åland Abp, which corresponds to 10.13 percent of the shares in the Bank of Åland Plc and 8.08 percent of the voting power in the Bank of Åland Plc.
After the transaction the Wiklöf Holding group of companies owns a total of 2,510377 shares and thus have 16.53 % of the amount of shares and 19.73 % of the voting rights.
The ownership of Wiklöf Holding Ab after the transaction
Shares |
Number of shares (directly) |
Number of shares (indirectly) |
Number of voting rights (directly) |
Number of voting rights (indirectly) |
Series A shares (FI0009000103) | 507,128 | 1,303,013 | 10,142,560 | 26,060,260 |
Series B shares (FI0009001127) |
1,031,363 | 1,207,364 | 1,031,363 | 1,207,364 |
Total | 1,538,491 | 2,510,377 | 11,173,923 | 27,177,624 |
Shares | % of shares (directly) | % of shares (indirectly) | % of voting rights (directly) |
% of voting rights (directly) |
Series A shares (FI0009000103) | 7.83 | 20.1 | 7.83 | 20.1 |
Series B shares (FI0009001127) |
11.85 | 13.8 | 11.85 | 13.8 |
Total | 10.13 | 16.32 | 8.08 | 19.66 |
For further information, please contact:
Peter Wiklöf, Managing Director and Chief Executive, tel +358 40 512 7505