TECHNOPOLIS PLC STOCK EXHANGE RELEASE October 17, 2018 at 8:45 a.m. EEST
Flagging Notification in Accordance with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act
Technopolis Plc (“Technopolis”) has received on October 16, 2018 a flagging notification pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act (the “SMA”) from Kildare Holdings, Ltd. According to the notification, Kildare Nordic Acquisitions S.à r.l. has completed its voluntary public cash tender offer for all the issued and outstanding shares in Technopolis which are not held by Technopolis or its subsidiaries. In addition, Kildare Nordic Acquisitions S.à r.l. has purchased shares in Technopolis in open market acquisitions (including shares the settlement of which is still pending). According to the notification, the total holdings in Technopolis shares and votes indirectly held by Kildare Holdings, Ltd (directly held by Kildare Nordic Acquisitions S.à r.l.) has increased to approximately 92.70 percent out of all shares and votes in Technopolis.
Technopolis has one share series, each share entitling to one vote. The total number of shares and votes in Technopolis is 158,793,662.
The total position of Kildare Holdings, Ltd, an entity subject to the notification:
| % of shares and voting rights (A) | % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (B) | Total of both in % (A+B) | |
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 92.70% | 0 | 92.70% |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | - | - | - |
Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
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) | |
| FI0009006886 | 0 | 147,197,214 | 0 | 92.70% |
| SUBTOTAL A | 147,197,214 | 92.70% | ||
Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation as contained in the notification
The complete 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 |
| Kildare Holdings, Ltd | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kildare GenPar II, L.P. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kildare European Partners II, L.P. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kildare Holdings Luxembourg II EUR S.à r.l. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kildare Nordic Acquisitions S.à r.l. | 92.70% | 0 | 92.70% |
Technopolis Plc
Further information:
Minna Karttunen
Head of IR
Technopolis Plc
+358 40 513 3225
Minna.Karttunen@technopolis.fi
Technopolis is a shared workspace expert. We provide and flexible offices, coworking spaces and everything that goes with them. Our services run from designing the workspace to reception, meeting solutions, restaurants and cleaning. We are obsessed with customer satisfaction and value creation. Our 17 campuses host 1,600 companies with 50,000 employees in six countries within the Nordic and Baltic Sea region. Technopolis Plc (TPS1V) is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. www.technopolis.fi/en