Helsinki, Finland, 2015-06-16 07:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOCKMANN plc, Major shareholders announcements 16.6.2015 at 8:30 Stockmann has been notified that the holdings of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company (business identity code 0533297-9) in Stockmann plc’s shares has increased above 5 per cent on 15 June 2015. 1. Name of the target company: Stockmann plc 2. Date of the change in holdings: 15 June 2015 3. Exact share of Stockmann's share capital and votes after the transaction:
| Number of shares A+B | Percentage of the shares | Percentage of the voting rights | |
| Varma | 3.988.063 | 5.54 | 1.99 |
The ownership is divided into two share series so that the number of Series A shares is 324.352 and the number of Series B shares is 3.663.711. Further information: Jukka Naulapää, Director, Legal affairs, tel. +358 9 121 3850 www.stockmanngroup.com STOCKMANN plc Per Thelin CEO Distribution: Nasdaq OMX Principal media