{"id":65742,"date":"2024-02-29T09:08:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T09:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/afarak-group-se-notification-pursuant-to-chapter-9-section-10-of-the-finnish-securities-markets-act\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T09:08:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T09:08:05","slug":"afarak-group-se-notification-pursuant-to-chapter-9-section-10-of-the-finnish-securities-markets-act","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\/","title":{"rendered":"AFARAK GROUP SE: NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"main-body-container\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p align=\"justify\">09:00 London, 10:00 Helsinki,\u00a029 February 2024\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Afarak Group SE\u00a0(&#8220;Afarak&#8221; or &#8220;the Company&#8221;) (LSE: AFRK, NASDAQ: AFAGR)<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>AFARAK GROUP SE: NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Stock Exchange Release<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Afarak Group SE has on 29 February 2024 made a flagging notification to FIN-FSA pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act. According to the flagging notification Afarak\u2019s portion of the Company\u2019s shares has exceeded the threshold of 5 per cent.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">According to the notification, Afarak holds 16,041,514 treasury shares in Afarak, which corresponds to approximately 5.79 % of the total shares in Afarak. This is based on the fact that a total of 10,000,000 new shares issued on the basis of the directed share issuance without payment to the Company itself decided by Afarak\u2019s Board of Directors on February 14, 2024 based on the authorization granted by Afarak\u2019s Annual General Meeting on June 21, 2023 have been registered in the Trade Register today.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Total positions of person subject to the notification:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width:97.48%; border-collapse:collapse ;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:4.72%;;border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; border-left: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width:2.9%;;border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \"><strong>% shares and voting rights<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width:4.74%;;border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \"><strong>% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width:4.37%;;border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \"><strong>% of total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width:8.25%;;border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \"><strong>Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:4.72%;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; border-left: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \">Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:2.9%;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; \">5.79<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:4.74%;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; \">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:4.37%;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; \">5.79<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:8.25%;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \">\n<p>277 041 814<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:4.72%;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; border-left: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \">Position of previous notification (if applicable)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:2.9%;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; \">2.64<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:4.74%;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; \">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:4.37%;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; \">2.64<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:8.25%;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Information on amounts regarding shareholding and voting rights following when the threshold was crossed:<\/strong><br \/><strong>A: Shares and voting rights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width:97.48%; border-collapse:collapse ;\">\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:0.4px;;border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; border-left: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \"><strong>Class\/type of shares <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:0.4px;;border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \"><strong>Number of shares<\/strong><br \/><strong>and voting rights<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:9.04%;;border-top: solid black 1pt ; border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \"><strong>% of shares and voting rights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:0.4px;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \"><strong>Direct<\/strong><br \/>(SMA 9:5)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.4px;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \"><strong>Indirect<\/strong><br \/>(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.4px;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \"><strong>Direct<\/strong><br \/>(SMA 9:5)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:5.48%;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \"><strong>Indirect<\/strong><br \/>(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:0.4px;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; border-left: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \">FI0009800098<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.4px;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; \">16\u00a0041\u00a0514<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.4px;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; \">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:0.4px;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; \">5.79<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:5.48%;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; \">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:0.4px;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; border-left: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: top ; \"><strong>SUBTOTAL A<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:0.4px;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; \"><strong>16 041\u00a0514<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:9.04%;;border-right: solid black 1pt ; border-bottom: solid black 1pt ; text-align: left ;  vertical-align: middle; vertical-align: bottom ; \"><strong>5.79<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">Helsinki, February 29, 2024<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">AFARAK GROUP SE<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Board of Directors<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>For additional information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Guy Konsbruck, CEO, +356 2122 1566,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=nn4IYczMrKnTDDcAybOJmMQu3yuQo0sbRvqU6CjLR-bGJmkP4V7GnRcHAi0sNk_peoiNhqscwgFx2Xz0D78gwtZFV2MMv5tZ59uPmh72s-YjFPvIG7b_yu9PqV3_pyqt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><u>\u00a0guy.konsbruck@afarak.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Financial reports and other investor information are available on the Company&#8217;s website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Rouyb5eurhlaPVQM3sby3r8bRN5B85YhjL6EwRQNA99nNQnm8hdRHEiIWHO5Ky812b9cwVm2Ex5e6hVs8f1kIw==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><u>www.afarak.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">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).<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Distribution:<br \/>NASDAQ\u00a0Helsinki<br \/>London Stock Exchange<br \/>Main media<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Rouyb5eurhlaPVQM3sby3oMpfsJqk2Sz9zXjcBTu_FSk9Lv2kIrqjdEunX2j8VuFfjGB6qyjWnJ5xcWQtRnNXA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><u>www.afarak.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>09:00 London, 10:00 Helsinki,\u00a029 February 2024\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Afarak Group SE\u00a0(&#8220;Afarak&#8221; or &#8220;the Company&#8221;) (LSE: AFRK, NASDAQ: AFAGR) AFARAK GROUP SE: NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT Stock Exchange Release Afarak Group SE has on 29 February 2024 made a flagging notification to FIN-FSA pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of 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