2017-04-28 09:00:40 CEST

2017-04-28 09:00:40 CEST


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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
28.4.2017                         10.00

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 Mandatum Henkivakuutusyhtiö's direct and
indirect holding in Tokmanni Group decreased below the 5 percent threshold on
 27 April 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             4.91 %                        4.91 %       58,868,752
 situation on the
 date on which
 threshold was
 crossed or reached

 Position of           5.49 %                        5.49 %
 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           2,636,514      252,417       4.48% %        0.43%

 SUB-TOTAL A            2,888,931                   4.91 %








Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity:

                                           % of shares and voting
                        % of shares and    rights through
Name                    voting rights      financial instruments   Total of both
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mandatum                4.48%                                      2,636,514
Henkivakuutusosakeyhtiö


Mandatum Life SICAV-    0.09%                                      54,476
SIF

Mandatum                0.34%                                      197,941
Henkivakuutusosakeyhtiö
/unit-link



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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