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NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT: CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDINGS IN NORVESTIA OYJ

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-10-23 12:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norvestia Oyj     
    Stock exchange release       23 October 2015 at 13:30 

NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT:
CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDINGS IN NORVESTIA OYJ 

Norvestia Oyj has received flagging notifications, pursuant to Chapter 9,
Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, on 23 October 2015 from
Kaupthing hf. and CapMan Plc. 

According to the notifications, Kaupthing hf. has sold part of its holdings in
Norvestia Oyj to CapMan Plc on 23 October 2015. As a result of the share trade
the holdings of Kaupthing will fall below the 5 percent threshold in shares and
votes, and correspondingly the holdings of CapMan will exceed the 25 percent
threshold in shares and votes. 

1. Target company name
Norvestia Oyj

2. Grounds for flagging notification
Acquisition or disposal of shares or voting rights

3. Date on which the thresholds are reached or crossed
23 October 2015

4. Holdings before share trade, but after the combination of share classes

Kaupthing hf. (ID-nr 560882-0419)                                           
                 Number of shares   % of shares  Number of votes  % of votes
In total         1,692,159          11.05%       1,692,159        11.05%    
CapMan Plc (Business ID 0922445-7)                                          
                 Number of shares   % of shares  Number of votes  % of votes
In total         3,321,817          21.69%       3,321,817        21.69%    
5. Shares acquired or disposed of                                           
Kaupthing hf.                                                               
                 Number of shares   % of shares  Number of votes  % of votes
In total         -1,072,159         -7.00%       -1,072,159       -7.00%    
CapMan Plc                                                                  
                 Number of shares   % of shares  Number of votes  % of votes
In total         1,072,159          7.00%        1,072,159        7.00%     
6. Holdings after share trade                                               
Kaupthing hf.                                                               
                 Number of shares   % of shares  Number of votes  % of votes
In total         below 5%           below 5%     below 5%         below 5%  
CapMan Plc                                                                  
                 Number of shares   % of shares  Number of votes  % of votes
In total         4,393,976          28.69%       4,393,976        28.69%    

7. Total number of shares and voting rights in the issuer as used in the
calculation for the notifications: 
15,316,560 shares and votes

Norvestia Oyj



Juha Kasanen
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