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11:15 London, 13:15 Helsinki, 6 October 2023 - Afarak Group SE ("Afarak" or "the Company") (LSE: AFRK, NASDAQ: AFAGR)

AFARAK GROUP SE: NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

Stock Exchange Release

Afarak has on 6 October 2023 received a flagging notification pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 and 6 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act from D&J Foundation.

According to the flagging notification as a result of an intragroup merger in which LNS Resources Ltd (previous direct shareholder in Afarak Group SE) has been merged into its sister company LNS International Ltd, LNS International Ltd is as of 3 October 2023 the direct shareholder in Afarak Group SE.

LNS International Ltd is controlled by LNS Holding Ltd. LNS Holding Ltd is controlled by D&J Foundation.

Total positions of person subject to the notification:

 
                                                               % of shares 
                                                               and voting            Total number 
                                                     % shares    rights               of shares 
                                                       and       through              and voting 
                                                      voting    financial    % of     rights of 
                                                      rights   instruments   total      issuer 
---------------------------------------------------  --------  -----------  -------  ------------ 
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold 
 was crossed or reached                               26.47 %               26.47 %   267 041 814 
---------------------------------------------------  --------  -----------  -------  ------------ 
Position of previous notification (if applicable) 
---------------------------------------------------  --------  -----------  -------  ------------ 
 

Information on amounts regarding shareholding and voting rights following when the threshold was crossed:

A: Shares and voting rights:

 
                              Number of shares 
Class/type of shares          and voting rights        % of shares and voting rights 
---------------------  ------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                         Direct         Indirect         Direct         Indirect 
                        (SMA 9:5)   (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)   (SMA 9:5)   (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) 
---------------------  ----------  ------------------  ----------  ------------------ 
FI0009800098                               70,695,967                         26.47 % 
---------------------  ----------  ------------------  ----------  ------------------ 
SUBTOTAL A                                 70,695,967                         26.47 % 
---------------------  ------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.

 
                                        % of shares and 
                    % of shares and   voting rights through 
Name                 voting rights    financial instruments  Total of both 
------------------  ---------------  ----------------------  ------------- 
D&J Foundation 
------------------  ---------------  ----------------------  ------------- 
LNS Holding Ltd 
------------------  ---------------  ----------------------  ------------- 
LNS International 
 Ltd                        26.47 %                                26.47 % 
------------------  ---------------  ----------------------  ------------- 
 

Helsinki, October 6, 2023

AFARAK GROUP SE

Board of Directors

For additional information, please contact:

Afarak Group SE

Roman Lurf, CEO, +436641135012, Roman.Lurf@afarak.com https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=unJKuFTzwG4YIvJNyKSLTkNA5UXjkAKyYiR0x3Y14tmA2kEGMfO0ddOgBF258Kbk0m-9GScOxaKFWrdQBsxX86tUlc_Ldn8SkefS3RPo9LY=

Financial reports and other investor information are available on the Company's website: https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=RV53YXOPVt1bEEaVq_55mh63dMCzEiaAyNlLpcQIsjYfIsYXxxf_76x8YqGFsn1oFYx-krTg7yb4e80dXi7-Ug== www.afarak.com.

Afarak Group is a specialist alloy producer focused on delivering sustainable growth with a Speciality Alloys business in southern Europe and a FerroAlloys business in South Africa. The Company is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki (AFAGR) and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (AFRK).

Distribution:

NASDAQ Helsinki

London Stock Exchange

Main media

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