Munksjö Oyj: Change in the holding of Ahlström Capital Oy

Helsinki, Finland, 2016-02-18 20:55 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
MUNKSJÖ OYJ, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 18 February 2016 at 8:55 p.m. CET

Munksjö Oyj: Change in the holding of Ahlström Capital Oy

Munksjö Oyj has today received an announcement referred to in Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act from AC Invest Five B.V. The announcement includes the following information:

AC Invest Five B.V. has today increased its holding in Munksjö and as a consequence, the indirect holding of Ahlström Capital Oy has exceeded the threshold of 15 per cent.

The direct holding of AC Invest Five B.V. and the indirect holding of Ahlström Capital Oy has today increased to 7,897,619 shares, corresponding to a holding of 15.47 per cent of Munksjö's shares and voting rights. AC Invest Five B.V. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ahlstrom Capital B.V. and Ahlstrom Capital B.V. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ahlström Capital Oy.

Munksjö Oyj's registered share capital is EUR 15 000 000 and it consists of 51 061 581 shares. All shares carry equal voting rights.

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