SOLTEQ PLC: ANNOUNCEMENT ACCORDING TO SECURITY MARKETS ACT, CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10


Solteq Plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE on January 3, 2014 at 4.00 pm

Solteq Plc has today received from Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company (Business ID 0201103-7) notification, as stated in Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Security Markets Act.

The notification contains the following information:

The Mutual Insurance Company Pension Fennia and LocalTapiola Mutual Pension Insurance Company were merged on 1.1.2014.The merger forms a new company Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company. The arrangement leads to a situation where Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company owns more than 10 % of the shares and votes in Solteq Plc.

The Mutual Insurance Company Pension Fennia owned 2,000,000 shares in Solteq Plc, which were transferred to Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company in the merger. Shares transferred in the merger represent 13,34 % of the total of the company’s shares and votes.

The full amount of registered shares in Solteq Plc is 14 998 061 shares, which have 14 998 061 votes. The company has one series of shares.

SOLTEQ PLC

For further information:

CEO Repe Harmanen
Tel +358 400 467 717
E-mail: repe.harmanen@solteq.com

CFO Antti Kärkkäinen
Tel +358 40 8444 393
Email: antti.karkkainen@solteq.com

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NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
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