2014-01-10 19:15:00 CET

2014-01-10 19:15:03 CET


REGULATED INFORMATION

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Suominen Oyj - Company Announcement

Notification under Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Market Act


Helsinki, Finland, 2014-01-10 19:15 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Suominen
Corporation   Stock Exchange Release  10 January 2014 at 20.15 (EET) 

NOTIFICATION UNDER CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT


Suominen Corporation has today received a notification referred to in Chapter
9, Section 5 of the Securities Market Act: 


1. Name of the issuer of shares:

Suominen Corporation (business identity code 1680141-9)

2. Name of the shareholder subject to the notification obligation:

Ahlstrom Oyj (business identity code 1670043-1)

3. Reason for the notification:

Agreement or other arrangement that, if realized, would result in the
acquisition or disposal of shares or voting rights. 

4. Thresholds that are reached or crossed

The ownership may increase or decrease so that the following thresholds will be
reached or crossed: 5 %, 10 %, 15 %, 20 %, 25 % tai 30 %. 

The voting rights may increase or decrease so that the following thresholds
will be reached or crossed: 5 %, 10 %, 15 %, 20 %, 25 % tai 30 %. 

5. Date on which the thresholds are reached or crossed

10 January 2014

6. Holdings of shares and voting rights notified in the previous notification:

Shares and voting rights (type of         Shares  Shares      Voting      Voting
 share or ISIN code                       Number       %      rights      rights
                                                              Number           %
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SUY1V                                     66 666   26.89  66 666 666       26.89
(ISIN FI0009010862)                          666                                
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Total                                     66 666   26.89  66 666 666       26.89
                                             666                                
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7. Holdings of shares and voting rights after the triggering transaction:

Shares and voting rights (type of         Shares  Shares      Voting      Voting
 share or ISIN code)                      Number       %      rights      rights
                                                              Number           %
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SUY1V                                 66 666 666  26.89*  66 666 666      26.89*
(ISIN FI0009010862)                                                             
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Total                                 66 666 666  26.89*  66 666 666      26.89*
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*22.89, if the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are   
 taken into account.                                                            
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Agreement or arrangement that, if realized, would result in the acquisition or
disposal of shares or voting rights 

                                      Shares,    Shares         Voting    Voting
                                       Number   % (+/-)        rights,   rights,
                                        (+/-)             Number (+/-)   % (+/-)
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1) Ahlstrom Corporation's                 max       max            max       max
 underwriting to the convertible      +43 330   +14.88*    +43 330 000   +14.88*
 hybrid bond                              000                                   
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2) Ahlstrom Corporation's option          max       max            max       max
 to sell the convertible hybrid       -43 330   -14.88*    -43 330 000   -14.88*
 bond                                     000                                   
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*The shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are taken into  
 account here.                                                                  
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- 
3) AC Invest Two B.V.'s option to         max       max            max       max
 acquire                              -66 666   -26.89*    -66 666 666   -26.89*
                                          666                                   
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*-22.89, if the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are  
 taken into account.                                                            
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- 
Total                                 -66 666  -26.89 -    -66 666 666  -26.89 -                                        666    +14.88  - +43 330 000    +14.88
                                    - +43 330                                   
                                          000                                   
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Total shares in section 7

            Shares            Shares           Voting rights     Voting rights  
            Number            %                Number            %              
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)+2)+3)     0 - 109 996 666       0 - 37.77*   0 - 109 996 666       0 - 37.77*
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*the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are taken into  
 account here.                                                                  
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- 
        1)  66 666 666        22.89 - 37.77*   66 666 666 -      22.89 - 37.77* 
            - 109 996 666                      109 996 666                      
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*the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are taken into  
 account here.                                                                  
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- 
1) + 2)     66 666 666        22.89 - 37.77*   66 666 666 -      22.89 - 37.77* 
            - 109 996 666                      109 996 666                      
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*the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are taken into  
 account here.                                                                  
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- 
        3)  0 - 66 666 666    0 - 26.89*       0 - 66 666 666    0 - 26.89*     
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*0 - 22.89, if the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond   
 are taken into account.                                                        
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- 
1) + 3)     0 - 109 996 666   0 - 37.77*       0 - 109 996 666   0 - 37.77*     
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*the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are taken into  
 account here.                                                                  
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- 



8. Total number of shares and voting rights in the issuer as used in the
calculation for the notification 

Total number of shares in the issuer     Total number of voting rights in the   
                                          issuer                                
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1-2) 291 264 122 (the shares subscribed  1-2) 291 264 122 (the shares subscribed
 for based on the convertible hybrid      for based on the convertible hybrid   
 bond are taken into account here)        bond are taken into account here)     
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3) 247 934 122                           3) 247 934 122                         
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9. Direct holding of shares and voting rights



Shares         Shares         Voting rights  Voting rights
Number         %              Number         %            
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See section 7  See section 7  See section 7  See section 7
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10. Additional information on agreements and other arrangements



Type of agreement or other      Duration of           Intended date for         
 arrangement                     agreement or other    exercising agreement or  
                                 arrangement           other arrangement        
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Ahlstrom Corporation's          31 March 2014           By the end of February  
 underwriting to the                                             2014.          
 convertible hybrid bond                                                        
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Ahlstrom Corporation's option   9.5 months                                     -
 to sell the convertible                                                        
 hybrid bond                                                                    
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AC Invest Two B.V.'s option to  10 months                                      -
 acquire                                                                        
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Suominen Corporation

Nina Kopola
President & CEO, Suominen Corporation

For additional information, please contact:
Nina Kopola, President and CEO, Suominen Corporation, tel. +358 10 214 300

Suominen in brief

Suominen supplies its industrial and retail customers with nonwovens and
flexible packaging for use in consumer products worldwide. Suominen is the
global market leader in nonwovens for wipes. The company employs more than
1,000 people in Europe and in the United States. Suominen's net sales in 2012
amounted to MEUR 410.4 and operating profit excluding non-recurring items was
MEUR 12.9 (continuing operations). The Suominen share (SUY1V) is listed in
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange. Read more at www.suominen.fi. 

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
Main media
www.suominen.fi