The Extraordinary General Meeting of Solidium Oy was held in Helsinki on 16 December 2014. The Extraordinary General Meeting resolved, in accordance with the proposal of the Board that a dividend distribution of EUR 187 million will be paid to the State of Finland.
Further information: Managing Director Kari Järvinen, tel. +358 (0)10 830 8905
Solidium is a limited company wholly owned by the State of Finland. Its mission is to strengthen and stabilise Finnish ownership in nationally important companies and increase the value of its holdings in the long term. Investment activities are based on financial analysis. The basis and core objective of Solidium’s investment strategy is proper, value-enhancing asset management of its current holdings. Through its stakes, Solidium is a minority owner in twelve listed companies: Elisa, Kemira, Metso, Outokumpu, Outotec, Sampo, SSAB, Stora Enso, Talvivaara Mining Company, TeliaSonera, Tieto and Valmet. The market value of Solidium’s investments is approximately 7.3 billion euros at the date of this press release. Further information: www.solidium.fi.