Vantaa, Finland, 2016-10-06 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cramo Plc Stock Exchange Release 6 October 2016, at 9.00 am Finnish time (EET)
Notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Markets Act
Cramo Plc has received on 5 October 2016 the following notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Markets Act ("SMA") from Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Holding LLC and MM Asset Management Holding LLC of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, according to which their total holding of shares in Cramo Plc has decreased below five (5) percent on 3 October 2016. According to the notification, the reasons for the notification were a disposal of shares or voting rights and the removal of Barings entities from the chain of controlled undertakings in due to the sale of shares.
Aggregate position of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Holding LLC and MM Asset Management Holding LLC according to the notification:
% of shares and voting rights |
% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments |
Total of both in % |
Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer |
|
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
4.89% | – | 4.89% | 44,690,554 |
Position of previous notification (if applicable)* |
5.48% | – | 5.48% |
* According to the latest notification provided to the company on 28 August 2015 the amount of the shares and voting rights has been 5.081%.
Notified details of the resulting situation following the crossing of the threshold:
A: Shares and voting rights
Number of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights | |||
Class/type of shares |
Direct (SMA 9:5) |
Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) |
Direct (SMA 9:5) |
Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) |
FI0009900476 | 2,185,577 | – | 4.89% | – |
SUBTOTAL A | 2,185,577 | 4.89% |
Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation as contained in the notification:
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
|||
Name |
% of shares and voting rights |
% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments |
Total of both |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company |
4.89% | – | 4.89% |
MassMutual Holdings LLC |
4.89% | – | 4.89% |
MM Asset Management LLC |
4.89% | – | 4.89% |
Additional information contained in the notification:
The complete chain of controlled undertakings is the following (the above section contains the entities which are below the 5% threshold): Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company MassMutual Holdings LLC MM Asset Management LLC Oppenheimer Acquisition OppenheimerFunds, Inc. OFI Global Institutional, Inc. OFI Global Trust Company OppenheimerFunds, Inc., and OFI Global Institutional, Inc. are investment managers that independently exercise their respective voting powers on behalf of the clients and investment funds whose assets they are managing. |
CRAMO PLC
Leif Gustafsson
President and CEO
Further information:
Mr Mattias Rådström, SVP, Communication, Marketing and Investor Relations, tel: +46 70 868 7045
Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
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Cramo is Europe’s second largest rental services company specialising in construction machinery and equipment rental and rental-related services as well as the rental of modular space. Cramo operates in fifteen countries and in about 330 depots. With a group staff around 2.500, Cramo's consolidated sales in 2015 was EUR 668 million. Cramo shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
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