Silmäasema Oyj: Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Market Act: Coronaria's ownership in Silmäasema has increased above 20 percent
Silmäasema Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
1 November 2018 at 11:30 a.m. EET
Silmäasema Oyj has on 1 November 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 20 percent on 31 October 2018.
According to the notification, Coronaria's holding in Silmäasema's shares and votes is 20.00 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 | 20.00% | 20.00% | 14,248,805 | |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 19.72% | 19.72% | 14,248,805 |
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 | 2,849,762 | 20.00% | ||
| Subtotal A | 2,849,762 | 20.00% | ||
Other information provided in the notification
| 8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation: 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 |
| Cor Group Oy (0770374-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.