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SOLTEQ PLC: ANNOUNCEMENT ACCORDING TO SECURITY MARKETS ACT, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10, ABOUT AN ARRANGEMENT WHICH WILL, IF REALIZED, LEAD TO A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP

Solteq Plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE on April 2, 2013 at 4.00 pm

Solteq Plc has today received from LocalTapiola Mutual Pension Insurance
Company (Business ID 0201103-7, ”LocalTapiola) notification, as stated in
Chapter 2 Section 9 of the Security Markets Act. 

The notification contains the following information:

The Mutual Insurance Company Pension Fennia and LocalTapiola Mutual Pension
Insurance Company will form a new Pension Company starting from 1.1.2014. The
boards of the two companies have accepted the merger plan on 27.3.2013. The
merger still requires the acceptance from the authorities and the general
meeting. 

At the time of acceptance 27.3.2013, the Mutual Insurance Company Pension
Fennia owns 2,000,000 shares in Solteq Plc, which is 13,34 % of the total of
the company's shares and votes. 

If the merger is realized, this leads to a situation where the new company owns
more than 10 % of the shares and votes in Solteq Plc. 

The full amount of registered shares in Solteq Plc is 14 998 061 shares, which
have 14 998 061 votes. The company has one series of shares. 

SOLTEQ PLC

For further information:

CEO Repe Harmanen
Tel +358 400 467 717
E-mail: repe.harmanen@solteq.com

CFO Antti Kärkkäinen
Tel +358 40 8444 393
Email: antti.karkkainen@solteq.com

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NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
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