Elisa Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2016

Jan 26, 2016

Disclosure 329811

Elisa - Company Announcement

Notice Pursuant to the Finnish Securities Market Act, Chapter 9, Section 5

ELISA STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 26 JANUARY 2016 AT 5:45 PM Elisa Corporation (ELI1V) has received the following notice in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Market Act: According to the notification, the direct share ownership of Elisa Corporation shares owned by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds decreased on 25 January 2016 below five (5) per cent of Elisa Corporation’s entire stock while total ownership directly or through financial instruments remains above 5 per cent. Total number of Elisa shares is 167,335,073 and each share carries one voting right. Total positions of BlackRock, Inc. and its funds subject to the notification: Date % shares and % of shares and voting % voting rights through financial total rights instruments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resulting situation on the date 4.97 0.29 5.26 on which threshold was crossed or reached -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Position of previous 5.03 0.29 5.32 notification (if applicable) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed: A: Shares and voting rights: Class/type of Number of shares and % of shares and shares voting rights voting rights ISIN code (if possible) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) and 9:7) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FI0009007884 8,325,026 4.97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBTOTAL A 8,325,026 4.97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a: Type of Expiratio Exercise/ Physical or Number of % of shares financial n date Conversion cash shares and and voting instrument Period settlement voting rights rights -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Securities N/A N/A Physical 49,158 0.02 Lent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CFD N/A N/A Cash 425,612 0.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Return 22.6.2016 N/A Cash 17,000 0.01 Swap -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBTOTAL B 491,770 0.29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELISA CORPORATION Vesa Sahivirta IR Director tel. +358 10 262 3036 Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki Principal media www.elisa.com