Silmäasema Oyj: Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Market Act: Coronaria's ownership in Silmäasema has increased above 10 percent

4 October 2018

Silmäasema Oyj: Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Market Act: Coronaria's ownership in Silmäasema has increased above 10 percent

Silmäasema Oyj                
Stock Exchange Release                       
4 October 2018 at 6:40 p.m. EEST

Silmäasema Oyj has on 4 October 2018 received a notification under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the holding of Coronaria Oy in Silmäasema's shares and votes has exceeded 10 percent on 3 October 2018.

According to the notification, Coronaria's holding in Silmäasema's shares and votes is 12.28 percent.

Silmäasema Oyj has one series of shares in which each share carries one vote. The aggregate number of shares is 14,248,805.

Total positions of Coronaria subject to the notification:

  % shares and voting rights (A) % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (B) Total of both in % (A+B) Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation of the date on which the threshold was crossed of reached 12.28%   12.28% 14,248,805
Position of previous notification (if applicable)        

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

A: Shares and voting rights:

Class/type of shares ISIN code 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)
FI4000243399 1,749,533   12.28%  
Subtotal A 1,749,533   12.28%  

SILMÄASEMA OYJ

Anu Kankkunen, Interim CEO, CFO, tel. +358 50 669 69
Tuukka Hirvonen, Head of Communications and Investor Relations, tel. +358 50 416 7700

Silmäasema is a Finnish company, which offers all products and services for optical retail and eye healthcare nationwide. Silmäasema is the largest private eye clinic provider offering eye surgeries and the second largest optical retail chain in Finland. The Silmäasema chain has over 150 stores and 14 eye clinics in Finland as well as ten stores in Estonia. The Silmäasema chain employs close to 1,000 eye healthcare professionals. Silmäasema's Group net sales were EUR 118.3 million in 2017 and adjusted EBITDA was EUR 11.8 million.