Lassila & Tikanoja - Major shareholder announcements

Announcement pursuant to chapter 9 section 10 of the Securities Markets Act; Nordea Investment Fund Company’s holding in Lassila & Tikanoja plc exceeds 5%

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-03-13 08:05 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 
Lassila & Tikanoja plc  Stock exchange release  13 March 2013 9.05 am

Lassila & Tikanoja plc has received on 12 March 2013 an announcement pursuant
to section 10, chapter 9, of the Securities Markets Act from Nordea Investment
Fund Company, announcing that its current holding of the shares and votes in
Lassila & Tikanoja plc has exceeded the threshold of 5%. 

Issuing company and its business ID: Lassila & Tikanoja plc, 1680140-0

Complete name and business ID of the shareholder: Nordea Investment Fund
Company Finland Ltd, 1737785-9 

Basis of announcement: Transfer of shares

Date of transaction and exceeding the threshold: 12 March 2013

Above threshold: 1/20 (5%) of shares and votes

Holding of Nordea Investment Fund Company Finland

Before change in holding:
Number of Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares 1,747,777
Percentage of shares and votes 4.5%

Current holding:
Number of Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares 2,114,777
Percentage of shares and votes 5.5%

The registered number of the Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares is 38,798,874
shares, which entitle to a total of 38,798,874 votes. 


LASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC


Timo Leinonen
CFO


For additional information please contact Keijo Keränen, Head of Treasury and
IR, tel. +358 50 385 6957. 

Lassila & Tikanoja is a service company that is transforming the consumer
society into an efficient recycling society. In co-operation with our customers
we are reducing waste volumes, extending the useful lives of properties,
recovering materials and decreasing the use of raw materials and energy. We
help our customers to focus on their core business and to save the environment.
Together, we create well-being and jobs. With operations in Finland, Sweden,
Latvia and Russia, L&T employs 9,000 persons. Net sales in 2012 amounted to EUR
674.0 million. L&T is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. 

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