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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
11.11.2016                       14:30

Tokmanni Group Corporation - Announcement of a change in shareholding according
to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act

Tokmanni Group Corporation (the "Company") has today received a notification
from Rockers Tukku Oy according to which Rockers Tukku Oy's direct holding in
Tokmanni Group increased above the 15 percent threshold on 11 November 2016.

Total positions of Rockers Tukku Oy:

                                   % of shares and
                                    voting rights               Total number of
                     % of shares  through financial  Total of     shares and
                      and votes      instruments     both in %   voting rights
                    (Total of A)    (total of B)                   of issuer

 Resulting             15.01 %                        15.01%      58,868,752
 situation on the
 date on which
 threshold was
 crossed or reached

 Position of            10.09%                        10.09%
 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           8,836,825                    15.01 %

 SUB-TOTAL A            8,836,825                   15.01 %








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 rights
                   % of shares and      through financial
Name               voting rights        instruments         Total of both
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Seppo Saastamoinen

Takoa Invest Oy    Seppo Saastamoinen                       Seppo Saastamoinen
                   owns 49.50% of                           owns 49.50% of
                   shares and 67.84% of                     shares and 67.84% of
                   votes                                    votes

Rockers Tukku Oy   Takoa Invest Oy owns                     Takoa Invest Oy owns
                   100% of shares and                       100% of shares and
                   votes                                    of votes

Tokmanni Group Oyj Rockers Tukku Oy                         Rockers Tukku Oy
                   owns 15,01% of                           owns 15,01% of
                   shares and votes                         shares and votes





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 2015, Tokmanni's revenue was EUR 755 million and on
average it had approximately 3,200 employees. Tokmanni is the only nationwide
general discount retailer in Finland, with 156 stores across Finland as at 31
December 2015.



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