Rovio Entertainment Corp.: Flagging notification in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act
Rovio Entertainment Corporation Stock Exchange Release February 8, 2023 at 8.30 a.m. EET
Flagging notification in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act
Rovio Entertainment Corporation (the "Company") has received a notification pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act from Invesco Ltd. According to the notification, the holding of Invesco Ltd. in the Company's shares and votes decreased below the 5% threshold on February 6, 2023.
Following the transaction, Invesco Ltd. owns 2.97% of the Company’s shares and voting rights.
Total positions of Invesco Ltd.:
| % of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments | Total of both in % | Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer | |
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 2.97 | 0 | 2.97 | 82,963,825 |
| Position of previous notification | 5.89 | 0 | 5.89 |
Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
A: Shares and voting rights
| Class/type of shares | Number of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights | ||
| ISIN code | Direct (SMA 9:5) | Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) | Direct (SMA 9:5) | Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) |
| 0 | 2,464,665 | 0 | 2.97 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 2,464,665 | 2.97 | ||
ROVIO ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
More information:
Rene Lindell, CFO
[email protected]
+358 40 730 3442
Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd
Key media
https://investors.rovio.com/en
About Rovio:
Rovio Entertainment Corporation is a global mobile-first games company that creates, develops and publishes mobile games, which have been downloaded over 5 billion times. Rovio is best known for the global Angry Birds brand, which started as a popular mobile game in 2009, and has since evolved from games to various entertainment, animations and consumer products in brand licensing. Rovio has produced The Angry Birds Movie (2016), and its sequel, The Angry Birds Movie 2 was released in 2019. The company offers multiple mobile games and has eight game studios – one in Espoo (Finland), one in Stockholm (Sweden), one in Copenhagen (Denmark), one in Barcelona (Spain), two in Montreal and one in Toronto (Canada). The studios also include a subsidiary in Izmir (Turkey) called Ruby Games, which was acquired in 2021. Most of the employees are based in Finland where Rovio is headquartered. The company’s shares are listed on the main list of NASDAQ Helsinki stock exchange with the trading code ROVIO.
