{"id":103905,"date":"2026-01-20T10:28:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/afarak-group-se-notification-pursuant-to-chapter-9-section-10-of-the-finnish-securities-markets-act-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:28:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:28:06","slug":"afarak-group-se-notification-pursuant-to-chapter-9-section-10-of-the-finnish-securities-markets-act-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/afarak-group-se-notification-pursuant-to-chapter-9-section-10-of-the-finnish-securities-markets-act-2\/","title":{"rendered":"AFARAK GROUP SE: NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"
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10:15 London, 12:15 Helsinki, 20 January 2026 – Afarak Group SE (“Afarak” or “the Company”) (LSE: AFRK, NASDAQ: AFAGR)<\/p>\n

AFARAK GROUP SE: NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT<\/b>
Stock Exchange Release<\/b><\/p>\n

Afarak Group SE has on 19 January 2026 received a flagging notification from Jorma Nieminen pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, stating that the combined ownership of Jorma Nieminen and his companies 4capes Oy and Osuusasunnot Oy in Afarak\u2019s shares has exceeded the 5 percent threshold.<\/p>\n

According to the notification, the direct and indirect shareholding of Jorma Nieminen in Afarak has increased to 13,897,071 shares, corresponding to 5.02 percent of Afarak\u2019s total number of shares and voting rights.<\/p>\n

Total positions of person subject to the notification:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n% shares and voting rights<\/b><\/td>\n% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments<\/b><\/td>\n% of total<\/b><\/td>\nTotal number of shares and voting rights of issuer<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached<\/td>\n5.02<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5.02<\/td>\n\n

277 041 814<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Information on amounts regarding shareholding and voting rights following when the threshold was crossed:<\/b>
A: Shares and voting rights:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Class\/type of shares <\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Number of shares<\/b>
and voting rights<\/b><\/td>\n		% of shares and voting rights<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Direct<\/b>
(SMA 9:5)<\/td>\n		Indirect<\/b>
(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)<\/td>\n		Direct<\/b>
(SMA 9:5)<\/td>\n		Indirect<\/b>
(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FI0009800098<\/td>\n4\u00a0586\u00a0400<\/td>\n9\u00a0310 671<\/td>\n1.66<\/td>\n3.36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SUBTOTAL A<\/b><\/td>\n13 897\u00a0071<\/b><\/td>\n5.02<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and\/or the<\/b>
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Name<\/b><\/td>\n% of shares and voting rights<\/b><\/td>\n% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments<\/b><\/td>\nTotal of both<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jorma Nieminen<\/b><\/td>\n5.02<\/b><\/td>\n0<\/b><\/td>\n13\u00a0897 071<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Helsinki, January 20, 2026<\/p>\n

AFARAK GROUP SE
Board of Directors<\/p>\n

For additional information, please contact:<\/b><\/p>\n

Guy Konsbruck, CEO, +356 2122 1566,\u00a0guy.konsbruck@afarak.com<\/a>
Financial reports and other investor information are available on the Company’s website:\u00a0www.afarak.com<\/a>.
Afarak Group\u00a0is a specialist alloy producer focused on delivering sustainable growth with a Speciality Alloys business in southern\u00a0Europe\u00a0and a FerroAlloys business in\u00a0South Africa. The Company is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki (AFAGR) and the Main Market of the\u00a0London Stock Exchange\u00a0(AFRK).
Distribution:
NASDAQ\u00a0Helsinki
London Stock Exchange
Main media
www.afarak.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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10:15 London, 12:15 Helsinki, 20 January 2026 – Afarak Group SE (“Afarak” or “the Company”) (LSE: AFRK, NASDAQ: AFAGR) AFARAK GROUP SE: NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACTStock Exchange Release Afarak Group SE has on 19 January 2026 received a flagging notification from Jorma Nieminen pursuant to Chapter 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