Canatu Plc – Notification under Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act
Canatu Plc Company Release 17 September 2024 at 6:00 pm EEST
Canatu Plc – Notification under Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act
Canatu Plc has on 17 September 2024 received a notification in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, according to which Oy G.W. Sohlberg Ab’s direct holding has decreased below the threshold of five (5) percent of all shares and voting rights in Canatu Plc. According to the notification, the holding decreased below the threshold on 16 September 2024.
According to the notification, the aggregate direct holding of Oy G.W. Sohlberg Ab is 1,000,000 Canatu Plc’s Series A shares, corresponding to 2.91 percent of all shares and voting rights in Canatu Plc.
Total position of Oy G.W. Sohlberg Ab according to the notification:
| % of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments | 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 | 2.91 | 2.91 | 34,386,816* | |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
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 (if possible) | 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) | |
| FI4000512496 | 1,000,000 | 2.91 | ||
| SUBTOTAL A | 1,000,000 | 2.91 | ||
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 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SUBTOTAL B | N/A | N/A | |||
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.
* Canatu Plc has amended the disclosure made in the notification by correcting the marked section.
Additional information
Juha Kokkonen
CEO
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About Canatu
Canatu (CANATU, Nasdaq First North, Finland) is a fast-growing deep technology company creating advanced carbon nanotubes (Canatu CNTs), related products, and manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor, automotive, and medical diagnostics industries. Canatu partners with forerunner companies, together transforming products for better tomorrows with nano carbon.
Canatu’s versatile platform technology has broad potential applications. Its current core includes CNT membranes for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) processes in the semiconductor industry, enabling the manufacturing of the most advanced chips, as well as film heaters for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) in the automotive industry. Additionally, electrochemical sensors for medical diagnostics are in the development phase. Canatu’s patented CNT reactors and Dry DepositionTM method yield clean and pristine CNTs. The company operates through two business models: selling CNT products directly, as well as selling CNT reactors and licensing the related technology so that customers can produce CNT products under a limited license.
Headquartered in Finland, Canatu also operates in the US, Japan, and Taiwan. Founded in 2004 as a spin-off from Aalto University’s Nanomaterials Group, Canatu currently has around 130 employees representing over 30 nationalities, with 20 percent holding or pursuing doctorates. Discover more at http://www.canatu.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn.