Notification in accordance with the Finnish Securities Market Act Chapter 9 § 5: BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited decreased holding in Wärtsilä Corporation


Notification in accordance with the Finnish Securities Market Act Chapter 9 § 5: BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited decreased holding in Wärtsilä Corporation

Wärtsilä Corporation Company Announcement 22 September 2016 at 12.20 pm EET

BlackRock, Inc. has informed Wärtsilä Corporation that BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has disposed of Wärtsilä shares on 21 September 2016, crossing below the 5% disclosure limit on shares and voting rights and on total holdings. The total number of shares held by BlackRock, Inc. remains above 5% of Wärtsilä's share capital and total votes.

Total position of BlackRock, Inc. and its funds subject to the notification:

  % of shares and voting rights % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments % of total Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 8.40% 0.11% 8.52% 197,241,130
Position of previous notification (if applicable) 8.49% 0.11% 8.61%  

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed:

A: Shares and voting rights

Class / type of shares Number of shares and voting rights % of shares and voting rights
  Direct (SMA 9:5) Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) Direct (SMA 9:5) Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
FI0009003727   16,584,654   8.40%
SUBTOTAL A 16,584,654 8.40%

B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:

Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise / Conversion Period Physical or cash settlement Number of shares and voting rights % of shares and voting rights
Securities Lent N/A N/A Physical 214,371 0.10%
CFD N/A N/A Cash 7,621 0.00%
SUBTOTAL B       221,992 0.11%