Posti Group shares attract investors from Finland and abroad – share sales oversubscribed many times over

Posti Group shares attract investors from Finland and abroad - share sales oversubscribed many times over

Posti Group Corporation's initial public offering and sale of shares generated strong demand.

Both Finnish and international investors were interested in the company's shares, with private and institutional sales being oversubscribed many times over. The State will own 65.8 per cent of Posti's shares after the sale and listing, provided that the additional share option is fully exercised and including new shares for Posti employees.

Around 11,000 private investors gave initial commitments in the sale of shares. Along with purchasers from Finland, initial commitments in institutional sales came from investors in the Nordic countries and the United Kingdom, among others.

The price of shares was set at EUR 7.50 apiece. The State will be selling a total of 13,340,000 shares, which includes an additional share option of 1,740,000 shares. Based on the sales offers, 20 per cent of shares will be allocated to private investors and 80 per cent to investment firms.

Due to the strong demand, the central government decided to increase the number of shares available to private investors from the initial 1,000,000 to a total of 2,668,000 shares. Investors also had the opportunity to purchase shares entitling them to bonus shares.

The State will own 65.8 per cent of Posti's shares after the sale and listing, provided that the additional share option is fully exercised and including new shares for Posti employees. Taking into account the bonus shares, the State's ownership may fall to a maximum of 65.6 per cent within 12 months. With the sale of shares, the Finnish public owns around eight per cent of the company's shares, while institutional investors own around 26 per cent.

Posti's shares will be listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange prelist on Friday 10 October 2025 at 10.00 and will make their official debut on the main list on 14 October 2025.

"One of the objectives set in the Government Programme is to strengthen domestic ownership and promote opportunities for retail investors to participate in the share issues of state-owned companies. I am especially pleased the Finnish public was so interested in Posti's initial public offering and that citizens were able to strengthen domestic ownership by participating," says Maija Strandberg, Director General of the Ownership Steering Department at the Prime Minister's Office.

The aim of the initial public offering and sale of shares was to broaden Posti's ownership base and enable the company's growth to continue by increasing its financial flexibility as a listed company and strengthening its profile and brand among investors, customers and other stakeholders.

Inquiries: Maija Strandberg, Director General, tel. +358 50 407 8423 and Jukka Ohtola, Senior Ministerial Adviser, Financial Affairs, tel. +358 50 526 3454, Ownership Steering Department, Prime Minister's Office

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