2014-01-10 19:15:00 CET

2014-01-10 19:15:02 CET


REGULATED INFORMATION

Finnish English
Suominen Oyj - Company Announcement

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


Helsinki, Finland, 2014-01-10 19:15 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Suominen
Corporation   Stock Exchange Release  10 January 2014 at 20.15 (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 %, 25 % tai 30 %. 

The voting rights may increase so that the following thresholds will be reached
or crossed: 5 %, 10 %, 15 %, 20 %, 25 % tai 30 %. 

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

10 January 2014

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

Shares and voting rights (type of share   Shares  Shares      Voting      Voting
 or ISIN code                             Number       %      rights      rights
                                                              Number           %
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SUY1V                                          -       -           -           -
(ISIN FI0009010862)                                                             
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Total                                          -       -           -           -
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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       %
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SUY1V                                         1 057    0,43    1 057 510    0,43
(ISIN FI0009010862)                             510                             
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Total                                         1 057    0,43    1 057 510    0,43
                                                510                             
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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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- 



Total shares in section 7

                      Shares          Shares     Voting rights     Voting rights
                      Number               %            Number                 %
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         1)      1 057 510 -      0,36-15,24       1 057 510 -        0,36-15,24
                  44 387 510                        44 387 510                  
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         2)      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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- 
1) + 2)          1 057 510 -     0,36-38,13*       1 057 510 -       0,36-38,13*
                 111 054 176                       111 054 176                  
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*the shares subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are taken into  
 account here.                                                                  
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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: 1) 291 264 122 (the shares subscribed for
based on the convertible hybrid bond are taken into account here), 2) 247 934
122. 



Total number of voting rights in the issuer: 1) 291 264 122 (the shares
subscribed for based on the convertible hybrid bond are taken into account
here), 2) 247 934 122. 



9. 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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10. 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. 

11. Additional information on agreements and other arrangements

Type of agreement or other     Duration of           Intended date for          
 arrangement                    agreement or other    exercising agreement or   
                                arrangement           other arrangement         
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Ahlstrom Corporation's option  9,5 months                                      -
 to sell the convertible                                                        
 hybrid bond                                                                    
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AC Invest Two B.V.'s option    10 months                                       -
 to acquire                                                                     
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Suominen Corporation
Nina Kopola, President & CEO

For additional information, please contact:
Nina Kopola, President and 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 2012
amounted to MEUR 410.4 and operating profit excluding non-recurring items was
MEUR 12.9 (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