2015-02-10 17:00:38 CET

2015-02-10 17:00:50 CET


REGULATED INFORMATION

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Sanitec - Company Announcement

Notification in accordance with the Finnish Securities Markets Act chapter 9 § 5: a decrease in the holdings of Sofia IV S.à r.l.


The actual acceptance period in the tender offer (the “Offer”) by Geberit AG
(“Geberit”) concerning all outstanding shares in Sanitec Corporation (“Sanitec”)
ended on 2 February 2015 at 5 p.m. (CET). Sofia IV S.à r.l., which is ultimately
controlled by EQT IV Limited, had on 14 October 2014 notified Sanitec that it
had signed an irrevocable undertaking to sell all the 20,000,000 shares it holds
in Sanitec to Geberit in the Offer.

Sanitec has today received from Sofia IV S.à r.l. a new notification pursuant to
chapter 9, section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act. According to the
notification, the ownership of Sofia IV S.à r.l. in Sanitec decreases to zero on
10 February 2015 pursuant to the completion of the Offer.

Sanitec has currently 100,000,000 registered shares, each share entitling to one
vote at the general meeting of shareholders.
For additional information, please contact:

Niklas Alm
Head of Investor Relations
ir@sanitec.com
mob. 46 76 855 7836

Noora Koikkalainen
Head of Corporate Communications
sanitec.corporation@sanitec.com
tel. 358 10 662 5426
About Sanitec - “Home of the Bathroom”

Sanitec is the leader in bathroom ceramics in Europe. We have a unique portfolio
of some of the most well-known brands with deep roots in the European fixtures
markets, strategically positioned to address local markets. We care passionately
about people's needs when it comes to complete bathroom concepts, providing
products that stand for guaranteed quality, high level of innovation and
attractive design. Stable relationships with key stakeholders in the value chain
and our unique brand strengths foster our leading position as well as the
loyalty and trust amongst our customers, our network of installers and the end
users of our products.

Sanitec operates an integrated European group with an unparalleled local
presence to provide the best value when it comes to bathroom products. In 2013
net sales amounted to EUR 702 million. Our production network includes 18
production facilities throughout Europe and currently Sanitec employs
approximately 6,200 people. Our head office is located in Helsinki, Finland. The
shares in Sanitec Corporation are traded on NASDAQ Stockholm under the symbol
“SNTC”.

For more information about Sanitec, please visit www.sanitec.com.

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