Sponda - Major shareholder announcements

Notification on a change in ownership

Sponda Plc                                        Stock Exchange Release
          21 July 2017, 9.45


Notification on a change in ownership


Pursuant to the Finnish Securities Market Act (Section 9:5) Keskinäinen
työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma has notified that, as from 20 July 2017, Keskinäinen
työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma's holding in shares of Sponda Plc has fallen below
5%, and the current holding of Keskinäinen työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma in Sponda
Plc's shares is 0%.


Target company: Sponda Plc
Subject to the obligation to publish flagging notifications: Keskinäinen
työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma
Date of change in share holdings: 20 July 2017
Number of shares before notification: 29 083 070 shares
Proportion of shares before notification: 8.56%
Proportion of voting rights before notification: 8.56%


Sponda Plc



Sponda Plc is a property investment company specializing in commercial
properties in the largest cities in Finland. Sponda's business concept is to
own, lease and develop retail and office properties and shopping centres into
environments that promote the business success of its clients. The fair value of
Sponda's investment properties is approximately EUR 3.8 billion and the leasable
area is around 1.2 million m².




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