Glaston Oyj Abp - Company Announcement

Glaston: DISCLOSURE UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

Helsinki, Finland, 2011-02-25 20:15 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Glaston Corporation
Stock Exchange Release 25.2.2011, 21.15(EET) 

Glaston: DISCLOSURE UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

Glaston Corporation (1651585-0) has received a disclosure under Chapter 2,
Section 9 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the total number of
Glaston shares owned by Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy (1007806-3) and
Keskinäinen työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma (0533297-9) has through share
subscriptions on 25 February 2011 for both companies risen above 5% of the
total number of Glaston shares. 

The companies have on 25 February 2011 subscribed for the shares of Glaston in
a directed share issue and convertion of the convertible loan held by them. The
shares issued in the directed issue and convertion of the convertible loan will
be registered in the Trade Register on or about 4 March 2011. 

The holding of Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy after registration of the shares is
according to the disclosure: 

Number of shares  Percent (%) of total shares  Percent (%) voting rights
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       8,139,692                        8.32%                      8.32%
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The holding of Keskinäinen työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma after registration of
the shares is according to the disclosure: 



Number of shares  Percent (%) of total shares  Percent (%) voting rights
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       8,137,549                        8.31%                      8.31%
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After registration of the shares issued in the directed share issue and
conversion of the convertible loan Glaston share capital comprises 97,880,768
shares. Each share entitles its holder to one vote. Thus, the total number of
votes is 97,880,768. 



For further information, please contact:

Arto Metsänen, President and CEO, phone +358 10 500 6100
Tapio Engström, CFO, phone +358 10 500 6419.



Glaston Corporation
Arto Metsänen
President and CEO





Glaston Corporation
Glaston Corporation is an international glass technology company and a pioneer
of glass processing technology.Its product range and service network are the
widest in the industry. Glaston's well-known brands are Bavelloni in
pre-processing machines and tools, Tamglass and Uniglass in safety glass
machines, and Albat+Wirsam in glass industry software. Glaston's share (GLA1V)
is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Small Cap List. 

Distribution: NASDAQ, OMX, key media, www.glaston.net