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Vacon Oyj (HEL:VAC1V) Vacon Plc, Stock exchange announcement, 13 August 2008 at 5.30 pm
Notification of a change in shareholding under the Finnish Securities Markets Act
Vacon Plc has received information to the effect that Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group's shareholding in Vacon Plc has fallen below the threshold of 5% of the company's shares and voting rights. The combined direct and indirect shareholding of Ameriprise Financial and its group remains at 746,987 shares representing 4.88 percent of the shares and voting rights.
On August 8, 2008 Ameriprise Financial and its group, of which Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited is the holding company in the UK, sold 80,824 shares.
Vacon Plc has only one class of shares and the total number of shares is 15,295,000. Each share is entitled to one vote.
VACON PLC
Vesa Laisi President and CEO
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Mr. Vesa Laisi, President and CEO, Vacon Plc, phone: +358 (0)40 8371 510, e-mail: vesa.laisi@vacon.com
Mr. Mika Leppänen, Vice President, Finance & Control, phone: +358 (0)40 8371 235, e-mail: mika.leppanen@vacon.com
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