compliance
to
emission
regulations
may
affect
the
investment
appetite
of
ship
owners
and
operators.
This
concerns
both
newbuilding
programmes
and
the
management
of
existing
fleets.
Ship
owners
and
operators
face
risks
to
their
business
profitability
due
to
the
limited
ability
or
desire
of
people
to
travel,
a
lower
demand
for
goods
due
to
continued
high
inflation
or
economic
slowdown,
as
well
as
higher
voyage,
operating
and
financing
costs.
Highly
indebted
shipowners
or
operators
may
not
withstand
the
potential
risk
of
higher
financing
costs,
a
slower
than
expected
growth
in
demand,
or
a
lowered
credit
rating.
In
the
offshore
oil
and
gas
industry,
uncertainty
around
the
longer-term
demand
for
crude
oil,
oil
price
volatility
and
pressure
to
decarbonise
are
pushing
oil
majors
to
re-evaluate
their
spending
on
exploration
activities
and
The
overarching
trend
in
the
energy
markets
is
the
transition
to
renewable
energy
sources
such
as
wind
and
solar.
The
pace
of
this
shift
is
the
principal
driver
in
the
growth
of
battery
energy
storage
and
thermal
balancing
technologies.
New
technology
innovations,
as
well
as
the
price
and
availability
of
fuels
and
raw
materials,
affect
Wärtsilä’s
business.
High
and
volatile
gas
prices
directly
impact
the
relative
competitiveness
of
the
portfolio,
especially
in
thermal
baseload
plants.
Similarly,
policies
related
to
the
energy
and
electricity
markets
have
direct
and
indirect
impacts
on
future
energy
capacity
and
the
generation
mix.
For
example,
energy
and
climate
policy
may
speed
or
delay
the
energy
transition.
Recent
years
have
highlighted
the
role
of
geopolitics
in
energy
market
policy
and
investment
decisions.
Concentrated
supply
chains
in
some
raw
materials
and
the
tight
competitive
situation
impose
direct
risks
on
the
Energy
business.
Energy
commodities
and
supply
chains
have
been
at
the
heart
of
trade
policy
lately,
presenting
risks
for
all
energy
technologies.
Competition
between
and
among
energy
technologies
presents
price
pressure,
especially
in
the
fast-growing
battery
energy
storage
markets.
Finally,
uncertainty
related
to
any
of
the
aforementioned
factors
tend
to
delay
investment
decisions.
The
Group
is
a
defendant
in
a
number
of
legal
cases
that
have
arisen
out
of,
or
are
incidental
to,
the
ordinary
course
of
its
business.
These
lawsuits
mainly
concern
issues
such
as
contractual
and
other
liability,
labour
relations,
property
damage,
and
regulatory
matters.
From
time
to
time,
the
Group
receives
claims
of
different
amounts
and
with
varying
degrees
of
substantiation.
There
is
currently
one
unusually
sizeable
claim.
It
is
the
Group’s
policy
to
provide
for
amounts
related
to
the
claims
as
well
as
for
litigation
and
arbitration
matters
when
an
unfavourable
outcome
is
probable,
and
the
amount
of
loss
can
be
reasonably
estimated.
The
Risks
and
Risk
Management
section
of
the
annual
report
contains
a
more
detailed
description
of
Wärtsilä’s
risks
and
risk
management.
Wärtsilä
shares
on
Nasdaq
Helsinki
31.12.2023
outstanding
shares
votes
1-12/2023
WRT1V
1.1.-31.12.2023
High
Low
Average*
Close
13,34
7,94
10,30
13,13
*Trade
-weighted
average
price
31.12.2023
31.12.2022
MEUR
31.12.2023
31.12.2022
%
52,7
51,4
In
2023,
the
number
of
shares
traded
on
Nasdaq
Helsinki
was
277,945,404,
equivalent
to
a
turnover
of
EUR
2,864
million.
Wärtsilä’s
shares
are
also
traded
on
alternative
exchanges,
including
Turquoise,
BATS,
Chi-X
and
CBOE
DXE.
The
total
trading
volume
on
these
alternative
exchanges
amounted
to
Under
the
provisions
of
the
Finnish
Securities
Markets
Act,
shareholders
of
listed
companies
have
an
obligation
to
notify
both
the
Finnish
Financial
Supervision
Authority
and
the
listed
company
holdings
when
crossing
predefined
thresholds.
During
2023,
Wärtsilä
received
62
notifications
of
change
in
holding
pursuant
to
Chapter
9,
section
5
of
the
Securities
Markets
Act,
according
to
which
the
total
number
of
holding
in
Wärtsilä’s
shares
and
voting
rights
owned
by
BlackRock,
Inc.
and
its
funds
directly
or
through
financial
instruments
had
decreased
below
5
per
cent
or
increased
above
5
per
cent.
All
flagging
notifications
received
by
Wärtsilä
during
2023
can
be
found
on
Wärtsilä’s
website
at
www.wartsila.com/investors/shareholders/flaggings