During January-September 2016, the volume of trades on Nasdaq Helsinki was 74,801,413 shares, equivalent to a turnover of EUR 2,851 million. Wärtsilä's shares are also traded on alternative exchanges, such as Chi-X, Turquoise and BATS. The total trading volume on these alternative exchanges was 69,554,159 shares.
Shares and shareholders
Shares on Nasdaq Helsinki | |||||||
Number of | Number of | ||||||
shares and | shares traded | ||||||
30.9.2016 | votes | 1-9/2016 | |||||
WRT1V | 197 241 130 | 74 801 413 | |||||
1.1. - 30.9.2016 | High | Low | Average 1 | Close | |||
Share price | 41.88 | 33.90 | 38.12 | 40.07 | |||
1 | Trade-weighted average price | ||||||
30.9.2016 | 30.9.2015 | ||||||
Market capitalisation, EUR million | 7 903 | 6 996 | |||||
Foreign shareholders, % | 54.0 | 51.2 |
Flagging notifications
During the review period January-September 2016, BlackRock Inc. informed Wärtsilä of the following changes in ownership:
On 23 September, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited increased its holding in Wärtsilä. Following the transaction BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited owned 5.05% of Wärtsilä’s shares and voting rights, while their total holding in Wärtsilä Corporation corresponded to 5.06%.
On 21 September, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited decreased its holding in Wärtsilä, crossing below the 5% disclosure limit on shares and voting rights and on total holdings.
On 16 September, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited increased its holding in Wärtsilä. Following the transaction BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited owned 5.00% of Wärtsilä’s shares and voting rights, while their total holding in Wärtsilä Corporation corresponded to 5.01%.
On 25 August, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited decreased its holding in Wärtsilä, crossing below the 5% disclosure limit on both holdings of shares and voting rights and total holdings.
On 3 May, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited increased its holding in Wärtsilä. Following the transaction, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited owned 5.01% of Wärtsilä’s shares and voting rights and 0.12% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments, corresponding to a total holding of 5.13%.
On 27 April, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited increased its holding in Wärtsilä. Following the transaction, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited’s total holding in Wärtsilä Corporation corresponded to 5.01%.
The total number of shares held by BlackRock, Inc. has remained above 5% of Wärtsilä’s share capital and total votes throughout the review period.