Notification in accordance with the Finnish Securities Market Act Chapter 9 § 5: BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited decreased holding in Wärtsilä Corporation

Wärtsilä Corporation, Flagging notifications 22 September 2016 at 12:20 UTC+2

BlackRock, Inc. has informed Wärtsilä Corporation that BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has disposed of Wärtsilä shares on 21 September 2016, crossing below the 5% disclosure limit on shares and voting rights and on total holdings. The total number of shares held by BlackRock, Inc. remains above 5% of Wärtsilä’s share capital and total votes.

Total position of BlackRock, Inc. and its funds subject to the notification:

	% of shares and voting rights	% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments	% of total	Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached	8.40%	0.11%	8.52%	197,241,130
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	8.49%	0.11%	8.61%

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed:

A: Shares and voting rights

Class / type of shares	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)
FI0009003727		16,584,654		8.40%
SUBTOTAL A	16,584,654		8.40%

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
Securities Lent	N/A	N/A	Physical	214,371	0.10%
CFD	N/A	N/A	Cash	7,621	0.00%
SUBTOTAL B				221,992	0.11%

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