DISCLOSURE OF CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDINGS UNDER CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT
Helsinki, Finland, 2017-03-16 16:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
PLC UUTECHNIC GROUP OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE MARCH 16, 2017 at 17:00
DISCLOSURE OF CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDINGS UNDER CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT
Notification of major shareholdings made by Hannu Laakkonen to Plc Uutechnic Group Oyj:
The total number of shares and voting rights of Plc Uutechnic Group Oyj is 56 505 210.
HANNU LAAKKONEN, NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR SHAREHOLDINGS
1 Information on the issuer of the shares:
Plc Uutechnic Group Oyj, registered number 0520181-3
2 Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of shares.
3 Full names of those with a notification obligation:
Hannu Laakkonen
4 Full names of shareholder:
HML Finance Oy
5 Date of the transaction and the date when the threshold was reached:
March 16, 2017.
Reached threshold of major shareholdings
Reached 10 %
6 Information to be disclosed:
Shares and related voting rights upon completion of the arrangement
Position before the arrangement causing the change including the shares held by HML Finance Oy
| Number of shares | % of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 6 654 375 | 11,89 | 6 654 375 | 11,89 |
Position after the arrangement causing the change including the shares held by HML Finance Oy
| Number of shares | % of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 6 654 375 | 11,78 | 6 654 375 | 11,78 |
Additional Information:
HML Finance Oy is 100 % in control of Hannu Laakkonen. Hannu Laakkonen has sold all the shares of Plc Uutechnic Group Oyj owned by himself to HML Finance Oy. As a result of the acquisition HML Finance increased its holding to more than 10 %.
In Uusikaupunki March 16, 2017
PLC UUTECHNIC GROUP OYJ
Board of Directors
Uutechnic Group is focused on improving the competitiveness of its customers by providing them advanced equipment technology and unique service concept worldwide. The product range includes agitators, different types of pressure vessels, process- and storage tanks, reactors and heat exchangers. Additionally different types of long welded and machined axially symmetrical parts as rolls, cylinders, tubes and cones.
The main industries are hydrometallurgy, mining-, pulp and paper-, food-, fertilizer-, other chemical industries and environmental technology.
Plc Uutechnic Group’s subsidiaries are AP-Tela Oy, Japrotek Oy Ab, Uutechnic Oy and Stelzer Rührtechnik International GmbH.
Further information:
Jouko Peräaho, CEO Plc Uutechnic Group Oyj, +358 500 740 808