K-ryhmä: Kesko Corporation: Disclosure in compliance with Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act (24.4.2024)
Kesko Corporation has on 25 April 2024 received a notification pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act from BlackRock, Inc.
According to the notification, on 24 April 2024, BlackRock, Inc.'s holding in Kesko Corporation, including holding through financial instruments, fell below the threshold of five (5) per cent of shares.
According to the notification of BlackRock, Inc.:
% of % of shares Total of Total number of shares
shares and voting both in % and voting rights of
and rights (A + B) issuer
voting through
rights financial
(total instruments
of A) (total of B)
Resulting Below Below 5% Below 5% 400,079,008 shares
situation on the 5% shares shares 1,542,611,260 voting
date on shares Below 5% Below 5% rights
which threshold Below voting rights voting
was crossed or 5% rights
reached voting
rights
Position of 5.00% 0.01% shares 5.02% ------------------------
previous shares Below 5% shares
notification Below voting rights Below 5%
(if applicable) 5% voting
voting rights
rights
A: Shares and voting
rights
Class/type of Number % of
shares of shares
shares and
and voting
voting rights
rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 (SMA (SMA 9:6
and 9:7) 9:5) and 9:7)
FI0009000202 Below Below 5%
5% shares
shares Below 5%
Below voting
5% rights
voting
rights
SUBTOTAL A Below 5% Below 5%
shares shares
Below 5% Below 5%
voting voting
rights rights
B: Financial
Instruments according
to SMA 9:6a
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number % of
instrument date Conversion or cash of shares
Period settlement shares and
and voting
voting rights
rights
American Depositary N/A N/A Physical Below Below
Receipt 5% 5%
(US4925311080) shares shares
Below Below
5% 5%
voting voting
rights rights
Securities Lent N/A N/A Physical Below Below
5% 5%
shares shares
Below Below
5% 5%
voting voting
rights rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash Below Below
5% 5%
shares shares
Below Below
5% 5%
voting voting
rights rights
SUBTOTAL B Below Below
5% 5%
shares shares
Below Below
5% 5%
voting voting
rights rights
Kesko Corporation's
share capital is
divided into A shares
and B shares. The
total number of
shares is 400,079,008
of which 126,948,028
(31.7%) are A shares
and 273,130,980
(68.3%) are B shares.
The total amount of
own shares held by
the company is
2,113,471.
The 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 is
presented in the
enclosed attachment.
Further information is available from Lasse Luukkainen, Group General Counsel, tel. +358 105 322 818.
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Attachment: Annex