BlackRock Increases Holding in Wartsila (Finland)

BlackRock, Inc. has informed Wärtsilä Corporation that it has purchased Wärtsilä shares on 5 January 2011 and now owns more than one twentieth (1/20) of the company’s votes.

Following the transaction BlackRock Inc. owns 4,941,593 shares or 5.01% of Wärtsilä’s share capital and total votes.

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Source: Wärtsilä, January 7, 2011;