LASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS ANNOUNCEMENT 30 April 2009 4.15 pm
Lassila & Tikanoja plc has received today an announcement pursuant to section 9, chapter 2, of the Securities Markets Act from Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, announcing that its current holding of the shares and votes in Lassila & Tikanoja plc has fallen below the threshold of 10%.
Issuing company and its business ID: Lassila & Tikanoja plc, 1680140-0
Complete name and business ID of the shareholder: Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, 0107638-1
Basis of announcement: Transfer of shares
Date of transaction and falling below the threshold: 30 April 2009
Below threshold: 1/10 (10%) of shares and votes
Holding of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company
Before change in holding:
Number of Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares 3,954,858
Percentage of shares and votes 10.2%
Current holding:
Number of Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares 2,954,858
Percentage of shares and votes 7.6%
The registered number of the Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares is 38,798,874 shares, which entitle to a total of 38,798,874 votes.
LASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC
Heli Pantzar
Finance Director
For additional information please contact IR Manager Keijo Keränen, tel. +358 50 385 6957.
Lassila & Tikanoja specialises in environmental management and property and plant support services and is a leading supplier of wood-based biofuels, recovered fuels and recycled raw materials. With operations in Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Russia, L&T employs 9,500 persons. Net sales in 2008 amounted to EUR 606 million. L&T is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
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