Franklin Templeton ownership exceeds 5% - a notification under Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Securities Market Act

Uponor Corporation     Stock exchange release   6 March 2012 13.30 EET

Franklin Templeton ownership exceeds 5% - a notification under Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Securities Market Act

Uponor Corporation has received a notification referred to in Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Securities Market Act on a change in holdings, according to which the holdings of Franklin Resources, Inc., a U.S. company, reached 5.05% on 2 March 2012. The number of shares and voting rights held by the company amounted to 3,693,458. According to the notification, no individual fund or client account managed by Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC holds 5% or more.

Uponor Corporation number of shares totalled 73,206,944 on 1 March 2012. The company has one share series.

Foreign ownership in Uponor amounted to 24.5% at the end of 2011 (31 Dec 2010: 19.1%). In addition to Franklin Templeton, Capital Research and Management Company, Inc. notified in 2007 that its ownership amounts to ca 5.8% of the total number of shares in Uponor.


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Uponor is a leading international provider of plumbing and indoor climate solutions for residential and commercial building markets across Europe and North America. In Northern Europe, Uponor is also a prominent supplier of infrastructure pipe systems. Uponor offers its customers solutions that are sustainable and safe and reliable to own and operate. The Group employs approx. 3,200 persons, in 30 countries. In 2011, Uponor's net sales totalled ca €800 million. Uponor Corporation is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki in Finland. http://www.uponor.com.