Munksjö Oyj: Change in the holding of EQT

Helsinki, Finland, 2014-05-21 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
MUNKSJÖ OYJ, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 21 May 2014 at 8.00 am CEST

Munksjö Oyj has today received an announcement referred to in Chapter 9,
Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act. According to the announcement,
the holding of Munksjö Guernsey Holding Limited in Munksjö has today fallen
below the thresholds of 20 and 15 per cent.

According to the announcement, the holding of Munksjö Guernsey Holding Limited
is 2 644 shares and the holding of Munksjö Luxembourg Holding S.á.r.l. is 5 883
408 shares.

According to the announcement, Munksjö Luxembourg Holding S.á.r.l. is a
subsidiary of Munksjö Guernsey Holding Limited. After this change in the
holding, the total direct and indirect holding of Munksjö Guernsey Holding
Limited corresponds to 11.53 per cent of Munksjö's shares and voting rights.

Munksjö Oyj's registered share capital is EUR 15 000 000 and it consists of 51
061 581 shares. All shares carry equal voting rights.

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For more information, please contact:
Åsa Fredriksson, SVP HR and Communications, tel. +46 10 250 1003
Laura Lindholm, Investor Relations Manager, tel. +46 10 250 1026

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The Munksjö Group is an international specialty paper company with a unique
product offering for a large number of industrial applications and
consumer-driven products. Founded in 1862, Munksjö is among the leading
producers in the world of high-value added papers within attractive market
segments such as Decor paper, Release Liners, Electrotechnical paper, Abrasive
backings and Interleaving paper for steel. Given Munksjö's global presence and
way of integrating with its customers' operations, the company forms a global
service organisation with approximately 3,000 employees. Production facilities
are located in France, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil and China. Munksjö
Oyj is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Read more at www.munksjo.com.

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