Canatu Plc – Notification under Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act
Canatu Plc has on 1 June 2026 received a notification in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, according to which Inventure Fund Ky’s holding has decreased below the threshold of five (5) percent of all shares and voting rights in Canatu Plc. According to the notification, the holding decreased below the threshold on 29 May 2026.
According to the notification, the aggregate holding of Inventure Fund Ky has decreased to 1,735,822 Canatu Plc’s Series A shares, corresponding to 4.99 percent of all shares and voting rights in Canatu Plc.
Total position of Inventure Fund Ky according to the notification:
| % 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 | 4.99 | – | 4.99 | 34,778,036 |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 6.81 | – | 6.81 |
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 ISIN code (if possible) | Number of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights | ||
| Direct (SMA 9:5) | Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) | Direct (SMA 9:5) | Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) | |
| FI4000512496 | 1,735,822 | – | 4.99 | – |
| SUBTOTAL A | 1,735,822 | 4.99 | ||
B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Physical or cash settlement | Number of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SUBTOTAL B | N/A | N/A | |||
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:
| Name | % of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments | Total of both |
| Sami Lampinen | – | – | – |
| Onventure Oy | – | – | – |
| Inventure Oy | – | – | – |
| Inventure Fund Ky | 4.99 | 0.00 | 4.99 |
Additional information
Mikko Vesterinen, CFO, tel. +358 505 217 908, mikko.vesterinen@canatu.com
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About Canatu
Canatu (CANATU, Nasdaq First North, Finland) is a fast-growing deep technology company creating advanced carbon nanotubes (Canatu CNTs), related products, and manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor, automotive, and medical diagnostics industries. Canatu partners with forerunner companies, together transforming products for better tomorrows with nano carbon.
Canatu’s versatile platform technology has broad potential applications. Its current core includes CNT membranes for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) processes in the semiconductor industry, enabling more effective manufacturing of the most advanced chips, as well as film heaters for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) in the automotive industry. Additionally, electrochemical sensors for medical diagnostics are in the development phase. Canatu’s patented CNT reactors and Dry DepositionTM method yield clean and pristine CNTs. The company operates through two business models: selling CNT products directly, as well as selling CNT reactors and licensing the related technology so that customers can produce CNT products under a limited license.
Headquartered in Finland, Canatu also operates in the US, Japan and Taiwan. Founded in 2004 as a spin-off from Aalto University’s Nanomaterials Group, Canatu currently has 145 full-time equivalent employees representing over 35 nationalities, with nearly 20% holding or pursuing doctorates. Discover more at www.canatu.com and follow us on LinkedIn.