Tikkurila Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

Ilmarinen's holdings in Tikkurila fell to 9.78 percent (Announcement pursuant to the Securities Markets Act, Chapter 2, Section 10)

Tikkurila Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
January 8, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. (CET+1)


Tikkurila Oyj (business ID 0197067-4) has received a notification, based on the
Securities Markets Act, from Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company on
January 8, 2014.

The holding of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company in shares of Tikkurila
Oyj has fallen below the 1/10 (10%) threshold due to trades made on January
8, 2014. After these transactions the holding of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension
Insurance Company in Tikkurila Oyj amounts to a total of 4,312,079 shares, which
corresponds to 9.78 percent of the total amount of shares and voting rights in
Tikkurila Oyj.

The percentages of shares and voting rights have been calculated in proportion
to the total number of shares registered with the Trade Register and the total
number of voting rights related to them. The share capital of Tikkurila Oyj is
EUR 35,000,000.00 and it is divided into 44,108,252 shares. The company has one
series of shares, and each share entitles to one voting right.

Tikkurila Oyj
Jukka Havia, CFO


For further information, please contact:

Tikkurila Oyj
Jukka Havia, CFO, mobile +358 50 355 3757, jukka.havia@tikkurila.com


For 150 years already, Tikkurila has provided consumers and professionals with
user-friendly and sustainable solutions for surface protection and decoration.
Tikkurila wants to be the leading paint company in the Nordic area as well as in
Russia and other selected Eastern European countries. - Tikkurila inspires you
to color your life.

www.tikkurilagroup.com


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