2014-02-05 16:55:00 CET

2014-02-05 16:55:01 CET


REGULATED INFORMATION

Finnish English
Suominen Oyj - Company Announcement

Notification under Chapter 9, section 10 of the Securities Market Act


Helsinki, Finland, 2014-02-05 16:55 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Suominen
Corporation   Stock Exchange Release  5 February 2014 at 17.55 (EET) 

NOTIFICATION UNDER CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT

Suominen Corporation has today received a notification referred to in Chapter
9, Section 5 of the Securities Market Act: 

1. Name of the issuer of shares:

Suominen Corporation (business identity code 1680141-9)

2. Name of the shareholder subject to the notification obligation:

Ahlström Capital Oy (business identity code 1670034-3)
AC Invest Two B.V. (registration code 51490943)

3. Reason for the notification:

Agreement or other arrangement that, if realized, would result in the
acquisition or disposal of shares or voting rights. 

4. Thresholds that are reached or crossed

The ownership may increase so that the following thresholds will be reached or
crossed: 5 %, 10 %, 15 %, 20 % or 25 %. 

The voting rights may increase so that the following thresholds will be reached
or crossed: 5 %, 10 %, 15 %, 20 % or 25 %. 

5. Date on which the threshold(s) is/are reached or crossed:

5 February 2014

6. Holdings of shares and voting rights notified in the previous notification:



Shares and voting rights (type of         Shares  Shares      Voting      Voting
 share or ISIN code                       Number       %      rights      rights
                                                              Number           %
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SUY1V                                  1,057,510    0.43   1,057,510        0.43
(ISIN FI0009010862)                                                             
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Total                                  1,057,510    0.43   1,057,510        0.43
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Agreement or arrangement that, if realized, would result in the acquisition or
disposal of shares or voting rights 



                                      Shares,  Shares   Voting rights,    Voting
                                       Number       %     Number (+/-)   rights,
                                        (+/-)   (+/-)                    % (+/-)
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1) Ahlstrom Corporation's option          max     max              max       max
 to sell the convertible hybrid   +43 330 000  +14,88      +43 330 000   +14,88*
 bond                                               *                           
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*the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are taken into  
 account here.                                                                  
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- 
2) AC Invest Two B.V.'s option            max     max              max       max
 to acquire                       +66 666 666  +26,89      +66 666 666   +26,89*
                                                    *                           
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*+22,89, if the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are  
 taken into account.                                                            
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- 
Total                                     max     max              max       max
                                     +109 996  +37,77     +109 996 666   +37,77*
                                          666       *                           
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*the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are taken into  
 account here.                                                                  
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- 





7. Holdings of shares and voting rights after the triggering transaction:



Shares and voting rights (type of share      Shares  Shares       Voting  Voting
 or ISIN code)                               Number       %       rights  rights
                                                                  Number       %
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUY1V                                     1,057,510    0.43    1,057,510    0.43
(ISIN FI0009010862)                                                             
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Total                                     1,057,510    0.43    1,057,510    0.43
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Agreement or arrangement that, if realized, would result in the acquisition or
disposal of shares or voting rights 



                          Shares, Number  Shares      Voting rights,      Voting
                                   (+/-)       %        Number (+/-)     rights,
                                           (+/-)                         % (+/-)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AC Invest Two B.V.'s                 max     max                 max         max
 option to acquire           +66,666,666  +26.89         +66,666,666     +26.89*
                                               *                                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*+22,89, if the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are  
 taken into account.                                                            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- 
Total                                max     max                 max         max
                             +66,666,666  +26.89         +66,666,666     +26.89*
                                               *                                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*+22,89, if the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are  
 taken into account.                                                            
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- 





Total shares in section 7



                  Shares            Shares      Voting rights      Voting rights
                  Number                 %             Number                  %
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             1 057 510 -       0,43-27,32*        1 057 510 -        0,43-27,32*
              67 724 176                           67 724 176                   
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*0,36-23,25, if the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond  
 are taken into account.                                                        
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- 





8. Total number of shares and voting rights in the issuer as used in the
calculation for the notification: 



Total number of shares in the issuer  Total number of voting rights in the      
                                       issuer                                   
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247 934 122                           247 934 122                               
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9. Direct holdings of shares and voting rights:





Shares  Shares  Voting rights  Voting rights
Number       %         Number              %
--------------------------------------------
     -       -              -              -
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10. Indirect holdings of shares and voting rights:

Name of the shareholder and reason for indirect holding (e.g., controlled
undertaking or transfer of voting rights) 



                           Shares         Shares  Voting rights  Voting rights
                           Number              %         Number              %
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AC Invest Two B.V.  See section 7  See section 7  See section 7  See section 7
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Total               See section 7  See section 7  See section 7  See section 7
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11. Chain of controlled undertakings:

AC Invest Two B.V. is a fully owned subsidiary of Ahlström Capital B.V. and
Ahlström Capital B.V. is a fully owned subsidiary of Ahlström Capital Oy. 

12. Additional information on agreements and other arrangements



Type of agreement or   Duration of agreement    Intended date for exercising    
 other arrangement      or other arrangement     agreement or other arrangement 
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AC Invest Two B.V.'s   10 months                                               -
 option to acquire                                                              
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Suominen Corporation
Nina Kopola, President & CEO

For additional information, please contact:
Nina Kopola, President & CEO, Suominen Corporation, tel. +358 10 214 300

Suominen in brief

Suominen supplies its industrial and retail customers with nonwovens and
flexible packaging for use in consumer products worldwide. Suominen is the
global market leader in nonwovens for wipes. The company employs more than
1,000 people in Europe and in the United States. Suominen's net sales in 2013
amounted to MEUR 433.1 and operating profit excluding non-recurring items was
MEUR 18.3 (continuing operations). The Suominen share (SUY1V) is listed in
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange. Read more at www.suominen.fi. 

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
Main media
www.suominen.fi