Tokmanni Group Corporation: Announcement of a change in shareholding according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act

13 februari 2017

Tokmanni Group Corporation                 Company Announcement    13.2.2017                         10.30

Tokmanni Group Corporation - Announcement of a change in shareholding according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act

Tokmanni Group Corporation has today received a notification from ELO Pension Company according to which ELO's direct holding in Tokmanni Group increased above the 5 percent threshold on February 10 ^th 2017.

Total position of ELO Pension Company:

	% of shares and votes (Total of A)	% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (total of B)	Total of both in %	Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	6.29 %		6.29% %	58,868,752
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	n/a		n/a

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

Shares and voting rights

Class/type of shares	Number of shares and voting rights		% of shares and voting rights
ISIN code (if possible)	Direct (SMA 9:5)	Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)	Direct (SMA 9:5)	Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
FI4000197934	3,700,000		6.29%

For further information

Joséphine Mickwitz, Head of Investor Relations, Tel +358 20 728 6535

Tokmanni in brief

Tokmanni is the largest general discount retailer in Finland measured by number of stores and revenue. In 2016, Tokmanni's revenue was EUR 776 million and on average it had approximately 3,200 employees. Tokmanni is the only nationwide general discount retailer in Finland, with 162 stores across Finland as at 31 December 2016.

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