Fondia Plc: Notification of Holdings According to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act (Johan Hammarén)
Fondia Plc
Company release
2025-02-04 at 8.50 p.m. EET
Fondia Plc has received on 4 February 2025 a notification pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, that there has been a merger in the chain of ownership of the shares controlled by Johan Hammarén. Hypericus AB, the former owner of Fondia Plc's shares, has merged into Oy Johan Hammarén & Co Ab. As a result of the merger, Hypericus AB has been dissolved and its assets and liabilities, including its shares in Fondia Plc, have been transferred to Oy Johan Hammarén & Co Ab. Therefore, Hypericus AB's holding in Fondia Plc's shares has fallen to zero (0%) and Oy Johan Hammarén & Co Ab's holding in Fondia Plc has exceeded the 15% threshold.
Total positions of person subject to the notification obligations
| % of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments | Total of both in % | Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer | |
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was reached | 17.07% | - | 17.07% | 3,953,134 (amendment by issuer) |
Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was reached:
A: Shares and voting rights
| Class/type of sharesISIN code | Number of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights | ||
| Direct(SMA 9:5) | Indirect(SMA 9:6 ja 9:7) | Direct(SMA 9:5) | Indirect(SMA 9:6 ja 9:7) | |
| FI4000232913 | - | 674,764 | - | 17.07% |
Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:
| Name | % of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments | Total of both |
| Johan Hammarén | 0.00% | - | - |
| Oy Johan Hammarén & Co Ab | 16.60% | - | 656,250 |
| (Hypericus AB, merged company) | 0.00% | - | - |
| Johan Hammarén | 0.00% | - | - |
| Oy Hammarén & Co Ab | 0.47% | - | 18,514 |
Further information:
The person subject to the notification obligation holds the shares through his controlling companies listed in the table above.
The merger between the transferring company, Hypericus AB, and the acquiring company, Oy Johan Hammarén & Co Ab, in the chain of control of the person subject to the notification. The merger has been registered in the Trade Register on 31 January 2025 and the shares held by the merging company have been transferred to the acquiring company.
The total shareholding of the person subject to the notification obligation in Fondia Plc's has remained unchanged since the previous notification.
Fondia Plc
Contact details:
Timo Lappi, Interim CEO; Chair of the Board of Directors, tel. +358 40 756 7809
Fondia in brief
Fondia solves the legal needs of companies by combining the best services from internal legal departments and law firms. Fondia operates in Finland, Sweden, Estonia, and Lithuania, and the Group's net sales in 2023 were EUR 26.1 million. Fondia employs over 190 people.
Aktia Alexander Corporate Finance Ltd acts as Fondia Plc's Certified Adviser.
Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd
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