Suominen Oyj - Total number of voting rights and capital

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

Suominen Corporation    Stock Exchange Release  20 March 2015 at 10:30 pm (EET)

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

Suominen Corporation (business identity code 1680141-9) has today received
notification referred to in Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Market Act
from Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company (Keskinäinen Eläkevakuutusyhtiö
Ilmarinen), business identity code 0107638-1). 

According to the notification, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company has
on 19 March 2015 divested Suominen shares and consequently crossed the flagging
threshold of 10% of all shares and votes in Suominen Corporation. 

In its previous notification, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company stated
it held 27,111,992 Suominen shares, corresponding to 11.02% of shares and votes
in Suominen Corporation. After the transaction made on 19 March 2015, Ilmarinen
Mutual Pension Insurance Company holds in total 18,422,103 Suominen shares,
corresponding to 7.33% of all shares and votes. 

The total number of shares and votes in Suominen Corporation used as
calculation basis in the notification is 251,365,648. 

Suominen Corporation
Nina Kopola, President & CEO

For further information, please contact:
Nina Kopola, President & CEO, Suominen Corporation, tel +358 10 214 300

Suominen in brief

Suominen manufactures nonwovens as roll goods for wipes as well as for medical
and hygiene products. The end products made of Suominen's nonwovens - wet
wipes, feminine care products and swabs, for instance - bring added value to
the daily life of consumers worldwide. Suominen is the global market leader in
nonwovens for wipes and employs approximately 600 people in Europe and in the
Americas. Suominen's net sales in 2014 amounted to MEUR 401.8 and operating
profit excluding non-recurring items to MEUR 26.9 (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
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