Valmet Oyj: Notification according to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act: Oras Invest Oy’s ownership in Valmet exceeds 5 percent

Valmet Oyj: Notification according to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act: Oras Invest Oy’s ownership in Valmet exceeds 5 percent

Valmet Oyj’s stock exchange release on December 16, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. EET

Valmet Oyj (“Valmet”) has on December 16, 2022, received the following notification from Oras Invest Oy, pursuant to the Finnish Securities Markets Act (as amended, the “SMA”), stating that Oras Invest Oy’s ownership and share of votes in Valmet has risen above the threshold of 5 percent on December 15, 2022.

Valmet has one series of shares in which each share carries one vote. The aggregate number of shares is 184,529,605.

Total positions of Oras Invest Oy according to the notification:

	% of shares and voting rights (total of A)	% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (total of B)	Total of both in % (A+B)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	5.04%	-	5.04%
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	-	-	-

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

A: Shares and voting rights

Class/type of shares ISIN code	Number of shares and voting rights		% of shares and voting rights
	Direct (SMA 9:5)	Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)	Direct (SMA 9:5)	Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
FI4000074984	9,300,000	-	5.04%	-
SUBTOTAL A	9,300,000		5.04%

Further information, please contact:

Pekka Rouhiainen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Valmet, tel. +358 10 672 0020

VALMET

Katri Hokkanen

CFO

Pekka Rouhiainen

Vice President, Investor Relations

DISTRIBUTION:

Nasdaq Helsinki

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Valmet is a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. With our automation systems and flow control solutions we serve an even wider base of process industries. Our 17,500 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers’ performance forward – every day.

The company has over 220 years of industrial history and a strong track record in continuous improvement and renewal. In 2022, a major milestone was achieved when the flow control company Neles was merged into Valmet. The combined company’s net sales in 2021 were approximately EUR 4.5 billion based on the respective company figures.

Valmet’s shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki and the head office is in Espoo, Finland.   

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