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Tokmanni Group Corporation: Announcement of a change in shareholding according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act

Tokmanni Group Corporation                 Company Announcement
14.11.2016                      19:40

Tokmanni Group Corporation - Announcement of a change in shareholding according
to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act

Tokmanni Group Corporation has today received a notification from Mandatum
Henkivakuutusyhtiö according to which the direct and indirect holding of
Mandatum Henkivakuutusyhtiö in Tokmanni Group increased above the 5 percent
threshold on 11 November 2016.

Total positions of Mandatum Henkivakuutusosakeyhtiö:

                                  % of shares and
                                   voting rights               Total number of
                    % of shares  through financial  Total of      shares and
                     and votes      instruments     both in %  voting rights of
                    (Total of A)   (total of B)                     issuer

 Resulting             5.49 %                        5.49 %       58,868,752
 situation on the
 date on which
 threshold was
 crossed or reached

 Position of             n/a                           n/a
 previous
 notification (if
 applicable)




Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold
was crossed and reached:

 A. Shares and voting rights
                        Number of shares and voting   % of shares and voting
  Class/type of shares            rights                      rights

 ISIN code (if           Direct       Indirect       Direct       Indirect
 possible)              (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)

 FI4000197934           2,350,000      880,339        4.00%         1.49%

 SUB-TOTAL A            3,230,339                   5.49%








Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural
person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.

                                           % of shares and voting
                        % of shares and    rights through
Name                    voting rights      financial instruments   Total of both
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mandatum                4.00%                                      2,350,000
Henkivakuutusosakeyhtiö


Mandatum Life SICAV-    0.33%                                      195,476
SIF

Mandatum                1.16%                                      684,863
Henkivakuutusyhtiö
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For more information

Joséphine Mickwitz, Head of Investor Relations, Tel +358 20 728 6535

Tokmanni in brief

Tokmanni is the largest general discount retailer in Finland measured by number
of stores and revenue. In 2015, Tokmanni's revenue was EUR 755 million and on
average it had approximately 3,200 employees. Tokmanni is the only nationwide
general discount retailer in Finland, with 156 stores across Finland as at 31
December 2015.



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