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Notification of Holdings Pursuant to the Securities Markets Act

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-10-09 18:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finnlines Plc     
                                         Stock Exchange Release 9 October 2015
at 19:30 



NOTIFICATION OF HOLDINGS PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

Finnlines Plc (ID 0201153-9) (“Finnlines”) has on 9 October 2015 received a
notification of major shareholdings pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the
Finnish Securities Markets Act. 

Keskinäinen Eläkevakuutusyhtiö Ilmarinen's (“Ilmarinen”) aggregate holding of
shares and votes in Finnlines has fallen below 10 per cent and 5 per cent. 

1. Full name of the issuer of shares:

Finnlines Plc.

2. Full name of the person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Keskinäinen Eläkevakuutusyhtiö Ilmarinen (ID 0107638-1).

3. Chain of controlled undertakings.

Not applicable.

4. Date on which the threshold was reached or crossed:

9 October 2015.

5. Reason for the notification:

Ilmarinen's ownership has fallen below 10 per cent and 5 per cent of the shares
and votes in Finnlines, the ownership being 1 share which corresponds to 0.00
per cent of all the shares and votes in Finnlines. 

Ilmarinen has pursuant to a contract dated 9 October 2015 with Grimaldi Euromed
S.p.A. sold 5,449,032 shares in Finnlines which corresponds to 10.58 per cent
of all the shares and votes in Finnlines. Ilmarinen remains the holder of one
share in Finnlines following execution of the contract. 

The notification of major shareholdings does not contain any additional
information on the above arrangements. 

Finnlines has a total of 51,503,141 shares. The company has only one class of
shares and each share entitles to one vote. 

Further information: Tapani Voionmaa, Group General Counsel, tel. +358 50 565
5207 



Finnlines Plc

Tom Pippingsköld                                     Tapani Voionmaa
CFO                                                           Group General
Counsel 





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About Finnlines

Finnlines is a leading shipping operator of ro-ro and passenger services in the
Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The company is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Ltd and is a part of the Grimaldi Group, one of the world's largest operators
of ro-ro vessels and the largest operator of the Motorways of the Sea in Europe
for both passengers and freight. This affiliation enables Finnlines to offer
liner services to and from any destination in the Mediterranean, West Africa as
well as the Atlantic coast of both North and South America. 

www.finnlines.com