Helsinki/Berlin, 20 May 2015 - Ferratum Oyj (ISIN: FI4000106299, WKN A1W9NS) ("Ferratum") has received the following notifications of changes in major holdings. Ferratum publishes this ad-hoc announcement pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act.
AS Pontos Capital has on 19 May 2015 notified Ferratum that its holding of the shares and voting rights in Ferratum has as of 18 May 2015 fallen below the 5 % notification threshold.
Prior to the transaction AS Pontos Capital held 1,325,298 shares and votes, representing 6.1 % of the shares and votes of Ferratum Oyj.
AS Pontos Capital holds after the triggering transaction 441,547 shares and voting rights which represents 2.0 % of the company's shares and voting rights. Additionally AS Pontos Capital holds indirectly, via its subsidiary OÜ Pontcap 158,453 shares and voting rights representing 0.3 % of the shares and voting rights in Ferratum Oyj. The total number of shares and voting rights on which AS Pontos Capital has calculated the above percentages is 21,723,960.
END OF THE AD-HOC ANNOUNCEMENT
About Ferratum Group:
The Finnish Ferratum Group, a pioneer for mobile consumer loans in Europe, offers short-term consumer loans. Ferratum's customers can utilize digital media to apply for consumer credit in amounts varying between EUR 25 and EUR 2,000. Managed by its founder Jorma Jokela, Ferratum has expanded rapidly since it was founded in 2005: Ferratum has 1.0 million active and former customers who have been granted one or more loans in the past and 3.0 million total user accounts in its database (as of 31 March 2015). Ferratum is represented in 21 markets and employs 383 people as of 31 December 2014.
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Dr. Clemens Krause, CFO
T: +49 30 88715308
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M: clemens.krause@ferratum.com
Ferratum Group
Paul Wasastjerna
Head of Investor Relations
T: +358 40 7248247
F: +358 20 741 1614
M: paul.wasastjerna@ferratum.com
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