Harvia Plc: Harvia Plc’s ten largest shareholders after the completion of the Initial Public Offering

Stock Exchange Release | 27 March 2018

HARVIA PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 27 MARCH 2018 AT 4:00 P.M. EET

Harvia Plc's ten largest shareholders after the completion of the Initial
Public Offering

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The ten largest registered shareholders of Harvia Plc ("Harvia" or the "Company") and their shares of ownership after the initial public offering (the "IPO") are shown in the table below. Shareholders' holdings have been retrieved from the shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd (situation as at 26 March 2018).

Shareholder

Number of shares

% of shares and votes

CapMan Buyout X Fund A L.P.(1 3,176,603 17.12
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Helsinki Branch 2,949,000 15.90
Nordea Bank AB (publ), Finnish Branch 2,176,121 11.73
CapMan Buyout X Fund B Ky(2 1,328,404 7.16
Sijoitusrahasto Nordea Nordic Small Cap 1,294,793 6.98
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company 515,000 2.78
Odin Finland 475,000 2.56
OP-Suomi Pienyhtiöt 450,000 2.43
Tiipeti Oy 429,290 2.31
Sijoitusrahasto Säästöpankki Pienyhtiöt 420,000 2.26
Ten largest, in total

13,214,211

71.24

Other shareholders 5,335,668 28,76
Total

18,549,879

100.0

1) The Company has received a notification in accordance with the Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act from CapMan Buyout X Fund A L.P. ("CapMan Fund A"), according to which CapMan Fund A's direct holding of the shares and votes of the Company decreased to 17.12 percent and CapMan Fund A's holding through financial instruments increased above the threshold of 5 percent on 22 March 2018. The change was due to a share lending agreement signed by CapMan Fund A and Danske Bank A/S, Finland Branch ("Danske Bank") in connection with the Initial Public Offering of the Company on 22 March 2018, according to which CapMan Fund A has on 22 March 2018 lent 1,085,268 existing shares in the Company to Danske Bank. The registered holdings of CapMan Fund A, which amounts to 3,176,603 shares, does not include the lent shares.
2) CapMan Buyout X Fund B Ky ("CapMan Fund B") has on 22 March 2018 lent 453,841 existing shares in the Company to Danske Bank. The registered holdings of CapMan Fund B, which amounts to 1,328,404 shares, does not include the lent shares.

The following table sets forth for illustrative purposes the ten largest shareholders of Harvia before the execution of the Company's IPO on (situation as at 28 February 2018).

Shareholder

Number of shares

% of shares and votes

CapMan Buyout X Fund A L.P. 4,741,198  49.0
CapMan Buyout X Fund B Ky 1,982,692  20.5
Avus Oy 429,290 4.4
Tiipeti Oy 429,290 4.4
KTR-Invest Oy 429,290 4.4
Mantereenniemi Oy 429,290 4.4
Tapio Pajuharju 220,000 2.3
David Ahonen 135,000 1.4
Timo Harvia 128,750 1.3
Teemu Harvia 128,750 1.3
Ten largest, in total

9,053,550

93.5

Other shareholders 626,250 6.5
Total

9,679,800

100.0

Additional information:

Tapio Pajuharju, CEO
tel. +358 50 577 4200
tapio.pajuharju@harvia.fi

Harvia in short

Harvia is one of the leading companies operating in the sauna and spa market globally, as measured by revenue.[1] Harvia's brands and product offering are well-known in the market[2] and the Company's comprehensive product offering strives to meet the needs of the international sauna and spa market, of both private and professional customers.

Harvia's revenue amounted to EUR 60.1 million in 2017, its operating profit was EUR 9.3 million and adjusted operating profit EUR 10.7 million during the same period. The Company employs some 365 professionals in Finland, China and Hong Kong, Romania, Austria, Germany and Estonia. The company's headquarters in Muurame, Finland are adjacent to its largest sauna and sauna component manufacturing facility.

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[1] International Management Consultant Analysis conducted in autumn 2017 and commissioned by Harvia.

[2] The Harvia brand was the most recognised sauna brand in a survey of Finnish, Swedish, German, Russian and American consumers (altogether 810 consumers) conducted by an international management consultant company in autumn 2017 and commissioned by Harvia.