(Stock Exchange Release)
Kemira Oyj has today received the following notices:
The Republic of Finland has today sold 40.097.420 shares of Kemira Oyj and, as a result, the Republic of Finland's holding of the share capital and voting rights in Kemira Oyj has decreased to 16,52%. Buyers are Oras Invest Oy, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company. Therefore we hereby notify the Finnish Financial Supervision Authority and Kemira Oyj the following:
A. Target company: Kemira Oyj (Business ID number 0109823-0)
B. Date of change in holdings: August 29, 2007
C. Oras Invest Oy's holding in Kemira Oyj has increased to 15.60%
- Number of shares: 19.507.020
- Proportion of share capital: 15.60%
- Proportion of voting rights: 15.60%
D. The Republic of Finland's holding in Kemira Oyj has decreased to 16.52%
- Number of shares: 20.656.500
- Proportion of share capital: 16.52%
- Proportion of voting rights: 16.52%
E. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company's holding in Kemira Oyj has increased to 9.6%
- Number of shares: 12.144.862
- Proportion of share capital: 9.71%
- Proportion of voting rights: 9.71%
F. Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company's holding in Kemira Oyj has increased to 5.3%
- Number of shares: 6.657.796
- Proportion of share capital: 5.32 %
- Proportion of voting rights: 5.32 %
G. Kemira Oyj's share capital comprises 125.045.000 shares that carry a total of 125.045.000 votes.
J. This notice was given by shareholders whose full names are
- The Republic of Finland
- Oras Invest Oy, (Business ID number 1908260-8)
- Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company (Business ID number 0533297-9)
- Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company (Business ID number 0107638-1)
Kemira Oyj
Timo Leppä, Executive Vice President, Group Communications
For further information, please contact:
Kemira Oyj
Esa Tirkkonen, Deputy CEO, Phone +358 10 862 1500
Timo Leppä, Executive Vice President, Group Communications, Mobile +358 50 301 6800
Kemira is a chemicals group made up of four business areas: Kemira Pulp&Paper, Kemira Water, Kemira Specialty and Kemira Coatings. Kemira is a global group of leading chemical businesses with a unique competitive position and a high degree of mutual synergy.
In 2006, Kemira recorded revenue of around EUR 2.5 billion and had a payroll of 9,000 employees. Kemira operates in 40 countries.
