Tuija Lindholm’s voting stake in Martela falls below 5%

what happened

GlobeNewswire reported that Martela Corporation received a notification on October 12, 2026, stating that the voting rights attached to Tuija Lindholm’s shares had fallen below the 5% disclosure threshold under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Market Act. The information was included in Martela’s stock exchange release issued at 16:00 EEST on October 12.

The filing shows direct ownership of 82,123 shares, representing 0.40% of the shares and voting rights. Martela’s total number of shares and voting rights rose to 20,698,114 following the registered changes.

On September 29, 2026, the Extraordinary General Meeting approved the combination of the share series, related amendments to the Articles of Association and a directed share issue without consideration. On September 30, the Board approved a directed share issue against consideration. The changes were registered on October 12: 151,195 new shares were issued without consideration to series K holders, while 15,907,707 shares were issued in the paid offering. Martela said the notification resulted from dilution that pushed the voting proportion below 5%.

why it matters

For markets, the disclosure highlights a change in Martela’s capital structure and the reduction of an existing holder’s relative voting influence following the registered share issues.

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