Suominen Yhtymä - Major shareholder announcements

Notification according to chapter 2, section 10 of the Securities Markets Act

Tampere, Finland, 2011-08-04 14:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Suominen
Corporation            Stock exchange release 4 August 2011 at 3:30 p.m. 


Notification according to chapter 2, section 10 of the Securities Markets Act

Suominen Corporation has today received a notification of change in holdings in
accordance with chapter 2, section 9 of the Securities Markets Act as follows: 

Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited's share of the total number of shares
and voting rights in Suominen Corporation shall exceed 5 per cent as a result
of the arrangement which, if completed, may result in the exceeding of the
flagging threshold. 

In accordance with chapter 2, section 9 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act
we hereby notify the Financial Supervisory Authority and Suominen Corporation
as follows: 

1. Name of the issuer of shares: Suominen Corporation

2. Reason for the flagging notification: arrangement which may result in the
exceeding of the flagging threshold of 5 per cent based on the total number of
shares and voting rights as set out in chapter 2, section 9 of the Finnish
Securities Market Act. 

3. Name and business identity code of the shareholder subject to the
notification obligation: Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited, Business ID
0641130-2. 

4. Share of total number of shares and voting rights:

Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited's shareholding after the arrangement:
Number of shares: 22,222,222 shares
Share of the total number of shares and voting rights: 9.4%

5. Main content of the arrangement:

Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited has on 3 August 2011 signed a
commitment to subscribe for new shares for 10 million euros in a directed share
issue prepared by Suominen Corporation. 

The commitment to subscribe for new shares is related to the release today by
Suominen Corporation, whereby Suominen Corporation has signed an agreement with
Ahlstrom Corporation to buy its Home and Personal nonwovens business area. 

The transaction will be financed by share issue and debt. The share issue will
be carried out as a directed share issue with a subscription price of 0.45 euro
per share. 

Shareholders that represent a minimum of 64 per cent of the shares and votes
have committed to advocate a minimum of 85 million euro and a maximum of 120
million euro share issue in the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders is expected to be held in
September 2011. 

The criterion for the flagging is that the share issue will be carried out at
the minimum size of 85 million euros. 

The completion of the transaction is subject to approval by competition
authorities. 

Helsinki 4 August 2011

Sampo plc

pp. Laura Liljeström    pp. Kirsi Ylikoski

The registered number of issued shares of Suominen Corporation totals
47,395,014 and each share has one vote. 

Tampere 4 August 2011

Suominen Corporation

Arto Kiiskinen
Vice President and CFO


For additional information, please contact:
Mr. Arto Kiiskinen, Vice President and CFO, tel. +358 (0)10 214 300


Suominen produces high-quality flexible packaging, wet wipes and nonwovens for
industry and the retail sector. The Group is one of Europe's leading
manufacturers in all its business areas, with operations in Finland, Poland,
the Netherlands, and Russia. The Group had net sales of EUR 173 million in 2010
and it employs around 900 people. Suominen is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
www.suominen.fi