Glaston Oyj Abp - Company Announcement

Notification of Change in Holdings according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-03-12 13:45 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Glaston Corporation
   Stock Exchange Release  12 March 2013 at 14.45 p.m. 

Notification of Change in Holdings according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the
Securities Markets Act 

Glaston Corporation has today received a notification of change in holdings in
accordance with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act as follows: 

Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company´s share of the total number of shares
and voting rights in Glaston Corporation has exceeded 10 per cent. 

The change in holdings is related to a share issue directed to the public and a
conversion issue directed to the holders of Glaston Corporation's convertible
bond 2009 and debenture bond 2011 described in a stock exchange release issued
by Glaston Corporation on 11 March 2013. 

In accordance with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act
we hereby notify the Financial Supervisory Authority and Glaston Corporation as
follows: 

1. Name of the issuer of shares: Glaston Corporation

2. Reason for the flagging notification: Glaston Corporation share issues.

3. Name and business identity code of the shareholder subject to the
notification obligation: Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Business ID
0117086-1. 

4. Date of change in holdings: 11 March 2013

5. Share of the total number of shares and voting rights in the issuer:
Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company's shareholding following the share
issues: 
Number of shares: 26,764,885 shares
Share of the total number of shares and voting rights: 13.82 per cent

Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company had no shareholding in Glaston
Corporation before the share issues. 

The calculation basis for the flagging is the total number of Glaston
Corporation shares following the share issues. The number of Glaston
Corporation shares and voting rights totals 193,708,336 after the share issues. 

Helsinki 11 March 2013
Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company



Helsinki 12 March 2013
Glaston Corporation
Arto Metsänen
CEO and President

For further information, please contact:
Mr. Arto Metsänen, CEO and President, Glaston Corporation, tel. +358 10 500 500

Glaston Corporation
Glaston is a global company developing glass processing technology for
architectural, solar, appliance and automotive applications. Our portfolio
ranges from pre-processing and safety glass machines to services. We are
dedicated to our customers' continued success and provide services for all
glass processing needs with a lifecycle-long commitment in mind. For more
information, please visit www.glaston.net. Glaston's share (GLA1V) is listed on
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Small Cap List. 

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