Kotipizza Group Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

Kotipizza Group Oyj: Flagging notification in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act

Kotipizza Group Oyj
Stock Exchange Release 9 February 2017 at 9.00 am (EET)
Flagging notification in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities
Markets Act
Kotipizza  Group  Oyj  ("Kotipizza")  has  received  a  notification pursuant to
Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act from Sentica Buyout III GP Oy
(business ID 2126931-6) and Sentica Buyout III Ky (business ID 2237279-6).

According  to the notification, Sentica Buyout III Ky and Sentica Buyout III Co-
Investment Ky (business ID 2237018-4) (together referred to as the "Funds") have
sold  a total number of 4,020,618 shares in an accelerated book-building process
(the "Share Sale"). In connection with the completion of the Share Sale, Sentica
Buyout  III Ky's direct ownership  of the shares and  voting rights in Kotipizza
fell  below the 5 per cent threshold. According to the notification, in the same
connection  Sentica Buyout III GP Oy's indirect ownership through the Funds fell
below the 5 per cent threshold of all the shares and voting rights in Kotipizza.

In  addition, Kotipizza  has received  a press  release regarding the Share Sale
published  by Sentica Partners Oy on 9 February 2017 at 9.00 am (EET). The press
release has been attached to this stock exchange release.

As  a result of the Share Sale, Sentica Buyout III Ky and Sentica Buyout III Co-
investment Ky no longer own any shares or votes in Kotipizza.


The  general  partner  of  Sentica  Buyout  III  Ky  and  Sentica Buyout III Co-
Investment Ky is Sentica Buyout III GP Oy, which exercises the power of decision
in  the Funds. The  investment management functions  for both of  the Funds have
been  transferred  to  Sentica  Partners  Oy  based  on  a  separate  investment
management agreement.

Kotipizza has a total of 6,351,201 shares. Each share entitles its holder to one
(1) vote.

Kotipizza Group Oyj
Tommi Tervanen, CEO

More information:
Tommi Tervanen, CEO
tel. +358 207 716 743

Timo Pirskanen, CFO
tel. +358 207 716 747


Kotipizza Group in brief
Kotipizza is a Finnish pizza chain founded in 1987. At the end of financial year
2015, the  number of restaurants stood at 257 restaurants. In 2015, the sales of
Kotipizza  restaurants were EUR 77.3 million. Kotipizza Group net sales were EUR
56.4 million  for the financial year 2015 with  a comparable EBITDA of EUR 5.03
million respectively.
Attachment: Press release published by Sentica Partners Oy on 9 February 2017 at
9.00 am (EET).

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Attachments:

Kotipizza Group Flagging notification.pdf

Kotipizza Group Flagging notification attachment Sentica release.PDF