Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 and 6 of the Securities Market Act: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ownership in Valmet decreased to below 5 percent

Valmet Oyj’s stock exchange release on August 14, 2019 at 10:30 p.m. EET

Valmet Oyj has on August 13, 2019 received a notification referred to in Securities Market Act from Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., stating that the company’s ownership and share of votes in Valmet Oyj has fallen below the threshold of 5 percent.
                                                                                                                         
As a result of transactions on August 12, 2019, the total holding of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. decreased to 7,275,810 shares, representing an ownership of 4.85 percent of Valmet Oyj’s total number of shares and share of votes.

Valmet Oyj has one series of shares in which each share carries one vote. The aggregate number of shares is 149,864,619.

Total positions of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. subject to the notification obligation:

	% of shares and voting rights (total of A)	% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (total of B)	Total of both in % (A+B)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	2.73%	2.12%	4.85%
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.82%	2.20%	5.02%

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)
FI4000074984		4,098,403		2.73%
SUBTOTAL A	4,098,403		2.73%

B: Financial Instruments according to SMA 9:6a

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of shares and voting rights	% of shares and voting rights
Securities Lending	Open			3,175,501	2.12%
Swap	19.6.2020		Cash	1,906	0.001%
SUBTOTAL B				3,177,407	2.12%

Further information, please contact:
Calle Loikkanen, Director, Investor Relations, Valmet, tel. +358 10 672 0020

VALMET

Kari Saarinen
CFO

Calle Loikkanen
Director, Investor Relations

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