Suominen Oyj - Total number of voting rights and capital

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

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-03-16 17:45 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Suominen
Corporation    Stock Exchange Release  16 March 2015 at 6:45pm (EET) 

NOTIFICATION UNDER CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT

Suominen Corporation (business identity code 1680141-9) has today received
notification referred to in Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Market Act
from Finnish Industry Investment Ltd (Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy), business
identity code 1007806-3). 

According to the notification, Finnish Industry Investment Ltd has on 16 March
2015 divested Suominen shares and consequently crossed the flagging threshold
of 5% of all shares and votes in Suominen Corporation. 

In its previous notification, Finnish Industry Investment Ltd stated it held
22,222,222 Suominen shares, corresponding to 9.04% of shares and votes in
Suominen Corporation. Before the transaction made on 16 March 2015, Finnish
Industry Investment Ltd held 14,009,604 shares, corresponding to 5.57% of all
shares and votes. After the transaction made on 16 March 2015, Finnish Industry
Investment Ltd holds in total 7,009,604 Suominen shares, corresponding to 2.78%
of all shares and votes. 

The total number of shares and votes in Suominen Corporation used as
calculation basis in the notification is 251,365,648. 

Suominen Corporation
Nina Kopola, President & CEO

For further information, please contact:
Nina Kopola, President & CEO, Suominen Corporation, tel +358 10 214 300

Suominen in brief

Suominen manufactures nonwovens as roll goods for wipes as well as for medical
and hygiene products. The end products made of Suominen's nonwovens - wet
wipes, feminine care products and swabs, for instance - bring added value to
the daily life of consumers worldwide. Suominen is the global market leader in
nonwovens for wipes and employs approximately 600 people in Europe and in the
Americas. Suominen's net sales in 2014 amounted to MEUR 401.8 and operating
profit excluding non-recurring items to MEUR 26.9 (continuing operations). The
Suominen share (SUY1V) is listed in NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange. Read
more at www.suominen.fi. 

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