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Tokmanni Group Corporation: Announcement of a change in shareholding according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act

Tokmanni Group Corporation                 Company Announcement
19.5.2016                         16.00 EET

Tokmanni Group Corporation - Announcement of a change in shareholding according
to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act

Tokmanni Group Corporation (the "Company") has today received a notification
from Rockers Tukku Oy according to which Rockers Tukku Oy's direct holding in
Tokmanni Group increased above the 10 percent threshold on 19 May 2016.

Total positions of Rockers Tukku Oy:

                                  % of shares and
                                   voting rights                Total number of
                    % of shares  through financial   Total of     shares and
                     and votes      instruments     both in %    voting rights
                    (Total of A)   (total of B)                    of issuer

 Resulting            10.09 %                         10.09%      58,868,752
 situation on the
 date on which
 threshold was
 crossed or reached

 Position of            8.15%                         8.15%
 previous
 notification (if
 applicable)




Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold
was crossed and reached:

Shares and voting rights

                        Number of shares and voting   % of shares and voting
  Class/type of shares            rights                      rights

 ISIN code (if           Direct       Indirect       Direct       Indirect
 possible)              (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)

 FI4000197934           5,944,648                    10.09 %

 SUB-TOTAL A            5,944,648                   10.09 %








Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity:

                                        % of shares and
                                        voting rights
                   % of shares and      through financial
Name               voting rights        instruments         Total of both
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Seppo Saastamoinen

Suomen RH-Yhtiö Oy Seppo Saastamoinen                       Seppo Saastamoinen
                   owns 49.50% of                           owns 49.50% of
                   shares and 67.84% of                     shares and 67.84% of
                   votes                                    votes

Rockers Oy         Seppo Saastamoinen                       Seppo Saastamoinen
                   owns 49.5% of shares                     owns 49.5% of shares
                   and 91,67% of votes                      and 91,67% of votes

Rockers Tukku Oy   Rockers Oy owns 49%                      Rockers Oy owns 49%
                   of shares and votes                      of shares and votes

Rockers Tukku Oy   Suomen RH-Yhtiö Oy                       Suomen RH-Yhtiö Oy
                   owns 51% of shares                       owns 51% of shares
                   and votes                                and votes

Tokmanni Group Oyj Rockers Tukku Oy                         Rockers Tukku Oy
                   owns 8,15% of shares                     owns 8,15% of shares
                   and votes                                and votes





For more information

Joséphine Mickwitz, Head of Investor Relations, Tel +358 20 728 6535

Tokmanni in brief

Tokmanni is the largest general discount retailer in Finland measured by number
of stores and revenue. In 2015, Tokmanni's revenue was EUR 755 million and on
average it had approximately 3,200 employees. Tokmanni is the only nationwide
general discount retailer in Finland, with 156 stores across Finland as at 31
December 2015.



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