BlackRock, Inc. has informed Wärtsilä Corporation that BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has purchased Wärtsilä shares on 22 November 2017, crossing above the 5% disclosure limit on total holding in shares and voting rights. Following the transaction, the total holding of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited amounts to 5.05%. The total number of shares held by BlackRock, Inc. remains above 5% of Wärtsilä’s share capital and total votes.
Total position of BlackRock, Inc. and its funds subject to the notification:
|
|
% of shares and voting rights |
% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments |
% of total |
Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer |
|
Resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached |
8.53% |
0.48% |
9.01% |
197,241,130 |
|
Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
8.15% |
0.34% |
8.49% |
|
Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed:
A: Shares and voting rights
|
Class / type of shares |
Number of shares and voting rights |
% of shares and voting rights |
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|
|
Direct (SMA 9:5) |
Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) |
Direct (SMA 9:5) |
Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) |
|
FI0009003727 |
|
16,840,839 |
|
8.53% |
|
SUBTOTAL A |
16,840,839 |
8.53% |
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B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:
|
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise / Conversion Period |
Physical or cash settlement |
Number of shares and voting rights |
% of shares and voting rights |
|
Securities Lent |
N/A |
N/A |
Physical |
830,134 |
0.42% |
|
CFD |
N/A |
N/A |
Cash |
117,086 |
0.05% |
|
SUBTOTAL B |
|
|
|
947,220 |
0.48% |