Anora Group Plc   Stock Exchange Release   13 September 2021 at 10.45 am EET

Anora Group Plc: Notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 10 of the Securities Markets Act

Anora Group Plc has on 10 September 2021 received a notification pursuant to Chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Markets Act from Lazard Asset Management LLC. According to the notification, as a result of the recent merger of Altia Oyj and Arcus ASA, Lazard's holdings in Anora Group Plc have on 1 September 2021 decreased below 5% of the shares outstanding.

Total position of Lazard Asset Management LLC of Anora Group Plc shares according to the notification:

% of shares % of shares Total of both Total
and voting and voting in % number of
rights rights shares
through and voting
financial rights of
instruments issuer
Resulting 2.73% 2.73% 67 553 624
situation on the shares; 0.59% shares; 0.59%
date on shares shares
which threshold with voting with voting
was crossed or rights rights
reached attached attached
Position of 5.36% 5.36%
previous shares; 1.44% shares; 1.44%
notification shares shares
(if applicable) with voting with voting
rights rights

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

A: Shares and voting rights

Number of % of shares
shares and and voting
voting rights rights
Class/type Direct (SMA Indirect (SMA Direct (SMA Indirect (SMA
of shares 9:5) 9:6 and 9:7) 9:5) 9:6 and 9:7)
FI4000292438 1 843 015 2.73%
shares; 398 022 shares; 0.59%
shares with shares
voting rights with voting
attached rights
attached
SUBTOTAL A 1 843 015 2.73%
shares; 398 022 shares; 0.59%
shares with shares with
voting rights voting rights
attached attached

Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation:

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 % of shares Total of both
and voting and voting
rights rights
through
financial
instruments
Lazard 2.73% 2.73% shares; 0.59% shares
Asset shares; 0.59% with voting rights attached
Management shares
LLC with voting
rights
attached

Additional information provided in the notification:

Clarity to #8: Lazard Asset Management LLC is not controlled by one individual, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lazard Freres & Co, a New York Limited Liability Company with one member, Lazard Group LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company. Interest of Lazard Group LLC are held by Lazard Limited, which is a Bermuda corporation with shares that are publicly traded on the NYSE under "LAZ". Lazard Asset Management exercises voting rights without interference from Lazard Freres & Co. Lazard Asset Management is a fiduciary and shares are held on behalf of its clients.

ANORA GROUP PLC

Contact:

Tua Stenius-Örnhjelm, Investor Relations, tel. +358 40 748 8864

Distribution:

Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd

Oslo Børs

Principal media

www.anora.com (http://www.anoragroup.com)