Notification on a change in ownership

Sponda Plc                                           Stock Exchange Release           21 July 2017, 9.45

Notification on a change in ownership

Pursuant to the Finnish Securities Market Act (Section 9:5) Keskinäinen työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma has notified that, as from 20 July 2017, Keskinäinen työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma's holding in shares of Sponda Plc has fallen below 5%, and the current holding of Keskinäinen työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma in Sponda Plc's shares is 0%.

Target company: Sponda Plc
Subject to the obligation to publish flagging notifications: Keskinäinen työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma
Date of change in share holdings: 20 July 2017
Number of shares before notification: 29 083 070 shares
Proportion of shares before notification: 8.56%
Proportion of voting rights before notification: 8.56%

Sponda Plc

Sponda Plc is a property investment company specializing in commercial properties in the largest cities in Finland. Sponda's business concept is to own, lease and develop retail and office properties and shopping centres into environments that promote the business success of its clients. The fair value of Sponda's investment properties is approximately EUR 3.8 billion and the leasable area is around 1.2 million m².