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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
03.07.2017                       14.15

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 Varma Mutual
Pension Insurance Company according to which Varma's direct holding in Tokmanni
Group increased above the 5 percent threshold on 30 June 2017.

Total positions of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company:

                                  % 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             5.24 %                        5.24 %       58,868,752
 situation on the
 date on which
 threshold was
 crossed or reached

 Position of
 previous
 notification (if
 applicable)




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

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           3,085,000                     5.24%

 SUB-TOTAL A            3,085,000                   5.24 %











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 2016, Tokmanni's revenue was EUR 776 million and on
average it had approximately 3,200 employees. Tokmanni is the only nationwide
general discount retailer in Finland, with 162 stores across Finland as at 31
December 2016.



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