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Oriola-KD Oyj Oriola-KD Corporation Stock Exchange Release 30 July 2008 at 2.00 p.m.
In accordance with the Securities Market Act Section 9 Chapter 2, Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry has notified Oriola-KD Corporation today as follows:
After share acquisitions on 29 July 2008 by Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry and its subsidiary's share of the total votes in Oriola-KD Corporation has exceeded one twentieth (1/20).
Moreover, Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry announces that:
1. The full name and business identity code of the company is Oriola-KD Corporation, business identity code 1999215-0
2. Reason for which the flagging announcement is done: The ownership of Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry and its subsidiary has exceeded one twentieth (1/20) of the total votes of the company.
3. The date on which the ownership has exceeded the one twentieth (1/20) limit meant in Section 9 of Chapter 2 of the Securities Markets Act: 29 July 2008.
4. The ownership by Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry and its subsidiary in Oriola-KD Corporation is as follows on 29 July 2008:
Number % of the total % of Shareholder of shares share capital total votes Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry Series A 1,659,860 1.17% 3.11% Series B - - -
Tukinvest Oy Series A 1,048,500 0.74% 1.97% Series B - - -
Total: 2,708,360 1.91% 5.08%
The total number of Oriola-KD Corporation shares is 141,907,828. The number of A-shares is 48,692,203 and the number of B-shares is 93,215,625. Each A-share provides 20 votes and each B-share 1 vote. Accordingly the total number of votes is 1,067,059,685.
5. The shareholders' full names and business identity codes are:
Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry, 0221720-3 Tukinvest Oy, 0559961-4
6. The ownership chain of the undertakings mentioned here in:
Tukinvest Oy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry
Oriola-KD Corporation
Eero Hautaniemi President and CEO
Pellervo Hämäläinen Vice President, Communications & IR
Further information:
Eero Hautaniemi President and CEO Tel. +358 10 429 2109 Email: eero.hautaniemi@oriola-kd.com
Pellervo Hämäläinen Vice President, Communications and IR Tel. +358 10 429 2497 Email: pellervo.hamalainen@oriola-kd.com
Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Oy Principal media
Oriola-KD Corporation Corporate Communications Orionintie 5 FI-02200 Espoo, Finland www.oriola-kd.com