Ameriprise Financial's holdings in Tikkurila fell below 5 percent (Announcement pursuant to the Securities Markets Act, Chapter 9, Section 5)

Tikkurila Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
May 31, 2016 at 12:30 (CET+1)

Ameriprise Financial's holdings in Tikkurila fell below 5 percent (Announcement pursuant to the Securities Markets Act, Chapter 9, Section 5)

Tikkurila Oyj (business ID 0197067-4) has received a notification, based on the Securities Markets Act, from Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited on May 27, 2016.

The holding of Ameriprise Financial Inc's holding companies (Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC and Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC) in shares of Tikkurila Oyj fell below the 1/20 (5%) threshold due to trades executed on May 27, 2016. The holding of the above mentioned company in Tikkurila Oyj has amounted to a total of 2,112,430 shares, which corresponds to 4.8 percent of the total amount of shares and votes in Tikkurila Oyj.

The percentages of shares and voting rights have been calculated in proportion to the total number of shares registered with the Trade Register and the total number of voting rights related to them. The share capital of Tikkurila Oyj is EUR 35,000,000.00 and it is divided into 44,108,252 shares. The company has one series of shares, and each share entitles to one voting right.

Tikkurila Oyj
Jukka Havia, CFO

For further information, please contact:

Tikkurila Oyj
Minna Avellan, Director, Investor Relations and Brand Concept Development, tel. +358 40 533 7932, minna.avellan@tikkurila.com

Tikkurila is the leading paints and coatings professional in the Nordic region and Russia. With our roots in Finland, we now operate in 16 countries. Our high-quality products and extensive services ensure the best possible user experience in the market. Sustainable beauty since 1862.

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