Sievi Capital Plc: Flagging notification in accordance with Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act: Preato Capital AB’s holding in Sievi Capital has crossed the threshold of 20 % Sievi Capital PlcStock exchange release, 25 March at 9:55 am EET Sievi Capital Plc: Flagging notification in accordance with Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act: Preato Capital AB’s holding in Sievi Capital has crossed the threshold of 20 % Sievi Capital Plc has received on 24 March 2021 the following notification from Simon Hallqvist, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Market Act, according to which Preato Capital AB’s total holding of shares in Sievi Capital Plc has crossed the threshold of twenty percent (20 %) on 24 March 2021. Preato Capital AB is controlled by Simon Hallqvist through Hallqvist AB. Simon Hallqvist’s ownership of Sievi Capital Plc’s shares and votes according to the notification: % ofshares and voting rights % ofshares 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 23.27 – 23.27 57 974 409 Position of previous notification (if applicable) – – – – Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed: A: Shares and voting rights Class/type of shares ISIN code 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) FI0009008924 13 490 000 23.27 SUBTOTAL A 13 490 000 23.27 SIEVI CAPITAL PLC FURTHER INFORMATION:CEO Päivi Marttila, tel. +358 400 285 358 DISTRIBUTION: Nasdaq Helsinki LtdMajor mediawww.sievicapital.fi Sievi Capital is a listed (Nasdaq Helsinki) private equity investment company that invests in small and medium-sized Finnish companies. Sievi Capital acts in close partnership with management and co-owners in target companies and actively supports growth, performance and value creation.