Lassila & Tikanoja - Major shareholder announcements

Announcement pursuant to chapter 2 section 10 of the Securities Markets Act; Ilmarinen’s holding in Lassila & Tikanoja plc falls below 5%

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-12-11 13:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 
Lassila & Tikanoja plc  Stock exchange release  11 December 2012 2.00 pm

Lassila & Tikanoja plc has received today an announcement pursuant to section
9, chapter 2, of the Securities Markets Act from Ilmarinen Mutual Pension
Insurance Company, announcing that its current holding of the shares and votes
in Lassila & Tikanoja plc has fallen below the threshold of 5%. 

Issuing company and its business ID: Lassila & Tikanoja plc, 1680140-0

Complete name and business ID of the shareholder: Ilmarinen Mutual Pension
Insurance Company, 0107638-1 

Basis of announcement: Transfer of shares

Date of transaction and falling below the threshold: 11 December 2012

Below threshold: 1/20 (5%) of shares and votes

Holding of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company

Before change in holding:
Number of Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares 2,017,803
Percentage of shares and votes 5.2%

Current holding:
Number of Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares 1,897,803
Percentage of shares and votes 4.9%

The registered number of the Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares is 38,798,874
shares, which entitle to a total of 38,798,874 votes. 

LASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC

Ville Rantala
CFO


For additional information please contact Keijo Keränen, Head of Treasury and
IR, tel. +358 50 385 6957. 

Lassila & Tikanoja specialises in environmental management and property and
plant support services. With operations in Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Russia,
L&T employs 9,100 persons. Net sales in 2011 amounted to EUR 652 million. L&T
is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. 

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
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