UPM-Kymmene Oyj: Notification according to chapter 9, section 10 of the Securities Market Act
UPM-Kymmene CorporationStock Exchange Release (Flagging Release)4 October 2024 at 10:25 EEST
Notification according to chapter 9, section 10 of the Securities Market Act
UPM-Kymmene Corporation has on 2 October 2024 received a notification according to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act in which BlackRock, Inc. announces Group restructure following the acquisition of Global Infrastructure Management LLC.
Total positions of BlackRock, Inc. and its funds:
+----------------+----------+------------------+------+------------+
| |% of |% of shares and |Total |Total number|
| |shares and|voting rights |of |of shares |
| |voting |through financial |both |and voting |
| |rights |instruments (total|in % |rights of |
| |(total |of B) | |issuer |
| |of A) | |(A + | |
| | | |B) | |
+----------------+----------+------------------+------+------------+
|Resulting |6.20% |0.23% shares |6.43% |533,735,699 |
|situation on the|shares | |shares|shares |
|date on | |0.23% voting | | |
|which threshold |6.20% |rights |6.43% |533,735,699 |
|was crossed or |voting | |voting|voting |
|reached |rights | |rights|rights |
+----------------+----------+------------------+------+------------+
|Position of |5.08% |0.28% shares |5.36% | |
|previous |shares | |shares| |
|notification | |0.28% voting | | |
|(if applicable) |5.08% |rights |5.36% | |
| |voting | |voting| |
| |rights | |rights| |
+----------------+----------+------------------+------+------------+Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
A: Shares and voting rights
+------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-------------+
|Class/type |Number of shares |Number of shares |% of shares|% of shares |
|of shares |and voting rights|and voting rights|and voting |and voting |
| | | |rights |rights |
+------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-------------+
|ISIN code |Direct (SMA 9:5) |Indirect (SMA 9:6|Direct (SMA|Indirect (SMA|
|(if | |and 9:7) |9:5) |9:6 and 9:7) |
|possible) | | | | |
+------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-------------+
|FI0009005987| |33,112,404 shares| |6.20% shares |
| | | | | |
| | |33,112,404 voting| |6.20% voting |
| | |rights | |rights |
+------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-------------+
|SUBTOTAL A | |33,112,404 shares| |6.20% shares |
| | | | | |
| | |33,112,404 voting| |6.20% voting |
| | |rights | |rights |
+------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-------------+B: Financial Instruments according to SMA 9:6a
+--------------+----------+---------+-----------+-----------------+------------+
|Type of |Expiration|Exercise/|Physical or|Number of shares |% of shares |
|financial |date |Conve |cash |and voting rights|and voting |
|instrument | |rsion |settlement | |rights |
| | |period | | | |
+--------------+----------+---------+-----------+-----------------+------------+
|American |N/A |N/A |Physical |447,304 shares |0.08% shares|
|Depositary | | | | | |
|Receipt | | | |447,304 voting |0.08% voting|
|(US9154362084)| | | |rights |rights |
+--------------+----------+---------+-----------+-----------------+------------+
|Securities |N/A |N/A |Physical |170,085 shares |0.03% shares|
|Lent | | | | | |
| | | | |170,085 voting |0.03% voting|
| | | | |rights |rights |
+--------------+----------+---------+-----------+-----------------+------------+
|CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |620,339 shares |0.11% shares|
| | | | | | |
| | | | |620,339 voting |0.11% voting|
| | | | |rights |rights |
+--------------+----------+---------+-----------+-----------------+------------+
| | | |SUBTOTAL B |1,237,728 shares |0.23% shares|
| | | | | | |
| | | | |1,237,728 voting |0.23% voting|
| | | | |rights |rights |
+--------------+----------+---------+-----------+-----------------+------------+Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and financial instruments are effectively held:
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|Name |% of shares|% of shares and voting rights|Total|
| |and voting |through financial instruments|of |
| |rights | |both |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | | |Below|
| | | |5% |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|BlackRock Investment | | |Below|
|Management, LLC | | |5% |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|BlackRock Investment | | |Below|
|Management (UK) Limited | | |5% |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|BlackRock Investment | | |Below|
|Management (Australia) | | |5% |
|Limited | | | |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|BlackRock Institutional Trust| | |Below|
|Company, National Association| | |5% |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|BlackRock Fund Advisors | | |Below|
| | | |5% |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|BlackRock Financial | | |Below|
|Management, Inc. | | |5% |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|BlackRock Asset Management | | |Below|
|North Asia Limited | | |5% |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|BlackRock Asset Management | | |Below|
|Deutschland AG | | |5% |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|BlackRock Asset Management | | |Below|
|Canada Limited | | |5% |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|BlackRock Advisors, LLC | | |Below|
| | | |5% |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|BlackRock Advisors (UK) | | |Below|
|Limited | | |5% |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|BlackRock (Singapore) Limited| | |Below|
| | | |5% |
+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----+
|Aperio Group, LLC | | |Below|
| | | |5% |
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