Virala Acquisition Company Plc’s ten largest shareholders after the completion of the Initial Public Offering

02 July 2021

Virala Acquisition Company Plc Stock Exchange Release 2 July 2021 at 02.00 p.m.

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The ten largest registered shareholders of the Virala Acquisition Company Plc (the “Company”) and their shares of ownership after the completion of the initial public offering are shown in the table below based on the shareholders’ register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy. Shareholders’ holdings are presented based on information from the shareholders’ register as at 1 July 2021, and the information does not include the shareholders that are nominee registered.

Class C Shares Class F Shares Class E Shares Total Shares Total votes
Shareholder Number of shares Number of shares Number of shares Number of shares % Number of votes %
VIRALA OY AB 3 550 204 937 391 627 826 5 115 421 41.44 4 487 595 38.30
AHLSTROM INVEST B.V 900 000 900 000 7.29 900 000 7.68
JUSSI CAPITAL OY 900 000 900 000 7.29 900 000 7.68
KESKINÄINEN VAKUUTUSYHTIÖ FENNIA 500 000 500 000 4.05 500 000 4.27
SVENSKA LITTERATURSÄLLSKAPET I
FINLAND.
500 000 500 000 4.05 500 000 4.27
OY JULIUS TALLBERG AB 400 000 400 000 3.24 400 000 3.41
FÖRENINGEN KONSTSAMFUNDET RF 200 000 200 000 1.62 200 000 1.71
KUSINKAPITAL AB 200 000 200 000 1.62 200 000 1.71
MERIMIESELÄKEKASSA 200 000 200 000 1.62 200 000 1.71
OY G.W. SOHLBERG AB 150 000 150 000 1.22 150 000 1.28
Ten largest shareholders, in total 7 500 204 937 391 627 826 9 065 421 73.43 8 437 595 72.01
Other shareholders 3 279 796 0 0 3 679 796 26.57 3 279 796 27.99
In total 10 780 000 937 391 627 826 12 345 217 100 11 717 391 100
Of which nominee-registered shares in total 576 757 0 0 576 757 4.67 576 757 4.92

1) The company has three share classes (C, E and F), which differ from each other as set out in the Articles of Association in force as of the listing. The Company's Class C Shares (the “C Shares”) are admitted to trading on the SPAC segment of the regulated market of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. In addition to the abovementioned C Shares subscribed for, Virala Oy Ab (“Virala”) owns unlisted Class F which together with unlisted Class E Shares owned by Virala form the founder shares. Class F Shares can be converted into Class C Shares no earlier than three years and no later than seven years after the completion of the offering on certain conditions or exceptions as set out in the company’s Articles of Association. Class E Shares will automatically convert into Class F Shares under specific conditions if the company issues Class C Shares in a directed issue. The number of Class F Shares corresponds to eight per cent of all Class C Shares and Class F Shares in the Company after the offering and changes made to number of Class F Shares and Class E Shares. Further information on the founder shares and the Company’s share classes is available in the Articles of Association and the Offering Circular.

Additional information

Charlotta Palm, Project Assistant, Virala Oy Ab, +358 50 357 5566

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About VAC

Virala Acquisition Company Plc (VAC) is a Finnish acquisition company, tailored to the Finnish capital markets. The goal of VAC is to identify and execute one or more acquisitions that aim to create significant value for both the shareholders and the target company, as well as diversify the Finnish capital markets. VAC seeks one or more companies and/or businesses with an estimated enterprise value ranging from approximately EUR 50 to EUR 500 million. The founding shareholder of VAC is the industrial enterprise Virala which has committed to act as a long-term anchor owner and developer of the companies to be acquired. www.virala.fi/en/

About Virala

Virala is a long-established industrial owner company. Virala Group includes family-owned and co-controlled private and publicly traded companies, in which Virala acts as an active owner with significant shareholdings. In addition, the Group actively manages a global portfolio including private equity, venture capital and real estate investments. In 2020 Virala Group was the leading investor in three listed companies in Finland and Sweden, which in aggregate generated EUR 4.6 billion in revenue and had more than 13,000 employees around the world in 2020. Virala Group’s average annual return on equity was 24.7 per cent during 2014–2020. The parent company of Virala Group, Virala Corporation, is owned by Alexander and Albert Ehrnrooth.
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