CORRECTION: Silmäasema Oyj: Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Market Act: Janus Henderson Group plc's ownership in Silmäasema has decreased below 5 percent

Silmäasema Oyj                
Stock Exchange Release                       
15 October 2018 at 17:35 p.m. EEST

Earlier published stock exchange release included a sentence with incorrect information "Total positions of Coronaria subject to the notification". Correct sentence is "Total positions of Janus Henderson Group subject to the notification". Complete corrected notification below.

Silmäasema Oyj has on 15 October 2018 received a notification under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the holding of Janus Henderson Group in Silmäasema's shares and votes has decreased below 5 percent on 12 October 2018.

Silmäasema Oyj has one series of shares in which each share carries one vote. The aggregate number of shares is 14,248,805.

Total positions of Janus Henderson Group subject to the notification:

  % shares and voting rights (A) % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (B) Total of both in % (A+B) Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation of the date on which the threshold was crossed of reached Below 5% Below 5% Below 5% 14,248,805
Position of previous notification (if applicable) 5.88% - 5.88% 14,248,805

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

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)
FI4000243399 - Below 5% - Below 5%
Subtotal A Below 5% Below 5%

Other information provided in the notification

8. 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
Janus Henderson Group plc, Henderson Group Holdings Asset Management Limited, HGI Asset Management Group Limited, Henderson Global Group Limited, Henderson Holdings Group Limited, HGI Group Limited, Henderson Global Investors (Holdings) Limited, Henderson Global Investors Limited Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text.

SILMÄASEMA OYJ

Anu Kankkunen, Interim CEO, CFO, tel. +358 50 669 69
Tuukka Hirvonen, Head of Communications and Investor Relations, tel. +358 50 416 7700

Silmäasema is a Finnish company, which offers all products and services for optical retail and eye healthcare nationwide. Silmäasema is the largest private eye clinic provider offering eye surgeries and the second largest optical retail chain in Finland. The Silmäasema chain has over 150 stores and 14 eye clinics in Finland as well as ten stores in Estonia. The Silmäasema chain employs close to 1,000 eye healthcare professionals. Silmäasema's Group net sales were EUR 118.3 million in 2017 and adjusted EBITDA was EUR 11.8 million.