Mariehamn, 2015-12-17 08:45 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Viking Line Abp STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 17.12.2015, 9.45 AM
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT.
Viking Line Abp has on 16 December 2015 received a notification pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Market Act.
Target Company: Viking Line Abp (0144983-8)
Name of the person subject to the notification obligation: Rafael Mattsson (estate)
Reason for notification: Other. Indirect ownership has ceased.
The estate of Rafael Mattson has been the majority shareholder in Ab Rafael, Finnish Business Identity Code 0499588-5. Ab Rafael in turn owns 13.68% of the shares in the target company, a total of 1,476,944 shares. According to the notification the estate's indirect ownership in the Target Company has ceased, since the shares in Ab Rafael have been distributed to the co-owners of the estate through inheritance. None of the co-owners attains according to notification the position of majority owner in Ab Rafael. Ab Rafael's holding in the target company has not changed as a result of the distribution of the estate.
Viking Line Abp's registered number of shares and votes is 10,800,000. Viking Line Abp has a single series of shares.
VIKING LINE ABP
Jan Hanses
President and CEO
CEO Jan Hanses, jan.hanses@vikingline.com, +358-18-27000