Market announcement

AS LHV Group

LEI code

529900JG015JC10LED24

Size of the entity

Large group

Economic activities

Financial and Insurance Activities

Industry sector(s)

Credit institution

Country of registered office

Estonia

General information

Categories

Other corporate action

Unique data record identifier

7315

Submission date and time

27.05.2019 08:00:00

Content of announcement in Estonian

Title

Muudatused AS-i LHV Varahaldus juhatuses

Message

AS-i LHV Group konsolideerimisgruppi kuuluva fondivalitseja AS-i LHV Varahaldus
nõukogu kavatseb 5. juunil 2019 võtta vastu otsuse, mille kohaselt valitakse
alates 6. juunist LHV Varahalduse tegevjuhiks ja uueks juhatuse liikmeks Vahur
Vallistu.

Vastavalt varasemas börsiteates avaldatule astub Mihkel Oja pärast uue juhatuse
liikme valimist tagasi. Varasema börsiteatega saab tutvuda siin:
https://cns.omxgroup.com/cdsPublic/viewDisclosure.action?disclosureId=873662&mes
sageId=1099469. Mihkel Oja tagasiastumine toimub pärast tööülesannete üleandmist
juunikuus. Pärast Mihkel Oja tagasiastumist kuulub äriühingu juhatusse kaks
liiget: Vahur Vallistu ja Joel Kukemelk.

"Seadusandluse muutlikkusest hoolimata on LHV Varahalduse ülesandeks fondide,
sealhulgas pensionifondide, investoritele parima tootluse pakkumine. Peame
suutma jätkuvalt tõestada, et jõukus koguneb säästmise ja investeerimise kaudu,
mitte aga läbi pensionipõlve arvelt tarbimise. Seejuures usume, et riigi poolt
pensionifondide investeeringute piirangute vähendamisega on loodud eeldused
senisest kõrgema pikaajalise tootluse saavutamisele. See omakorda nõuab senisest
suuremas ulatuses börsiväliste investeeringute tegemist, mistõttu muuhulgas saab
Vahuri üheks oluliseks ülesandeks investeerimismeeskonna tugevdamine. Ühtlasi on
oluline, et peamiselt pensionifondidele keskendunud LHV Varahaldus suudaks
tulevikus turule tulla ka muude investeerimistoodetega," ütles LHV Groupi
juhataja Madis Toomsalu.

"Ootan põnevusega LHV Varahalduse meeskonnaga liitumist. Senine pikaajaline
pensionifondide tootlus kõikide investeerimisstrateegiate lõikes tõendab
ilmekalt, et tegu on võimeka organisatsiooni ning pühendunud inimestega,"
kommenteeris Vahur Vallistu. "Samas seisavad ees uued väljakutsed ja võimalused;
sel aastal rakenduvate investeerimispiirangute leevenemisega seonduvalt plaanime
senisest enam vaadata börsiväliste investeeringute suunas ning seda nii
kinnisvaras kui ka teistes varaklassides," lisas Vallistu.

Vahur Vallistu on alates 2011. aastast töötanud Swedbank AS-i
projektifinantseerimise osakonnas ning olnud 2018. aastast Swedbank AS-i
korporatiivpanganduse komitee liige. Ta kuulub SA Haridussõprade Toetusfond
nõukokku. Vahur Vallistu ei oma AS-i LHV Group aktsiaid. Ta on lõpetanud
Stockholmi Kõrgema Majanduskooli Riias ning omab CFA sertifikaati.

LHV Group on suurim kodumaine finantskontsern ja kapitali pakkuja Eestis. LHV
Groupi peamised tütarettevõtted on LHV Pank ja LHV Varahaldus. LHV-s töötab üle
400 inimese. LHV pangateenuseid kasutab 174 000 klienti ja LHV hallatavatel
pensionifondidel on üle 177 000 aktiivse kliendi.


Priit Rum
LHV kommunikatsioonijuht
Telefon: 502 0786
E-post:[email protected]

Content of announcement in English

Title

Changes in the Management board of AS LHV Varahaldus

Message

The Supervisory board of AS LHV Varahaldus, a fund management company belonging
to the AS LHV Group consolidation group, intends on 5 June 2019 to pass a
decision appointing Vahur Vallistu the CEO and Management board member of AS LHV
Varahaldus as of 6 June.

Pursuant to a previous announcement, Mihkel Oja will resign after a new
Management board member has been appointed. The relevant announcement is
available here:
https://cns.omxgroup.com/cdsPublic/viewDisclosure.action?disclosureId=873662&mes
sageId=1099468. Mihkel Oja's resignation will take place after the transfer of
duties in June. After the resignation of Mihkel Oja, the Management board will
consist of two members: Vahur Vallistu and Joel Kukemelk.

"Regardless of inconsistencies in legislation, the aim of LHV Varahaldus is to
offer the best performance to the investors of the investment funds, including
pension funds. We need to be able to continuously demonstrate that wealth is
accumulated through saving and investing, not by consuming at the expense of
retirement age. We thereby believe that thanks to the alleviation of the
investment restrictions made by the legislator, conditions have been created to
achieve even higher long-term performance. That in turn requires an increase in
the percentage of non-listed investments, which is why one of the important
tasks of Vahur will be reinforcement of the investment team. It is also
important that LHV Varahaldus which is mainly focused on the management of
pension funds could in the future bring other investment products to the
market," said Madis Toomsalu, the CEO of LHV Group.

"I look forward to joining the team of LHV Varahaldus. The historical long-term
performance of the pension funds across all investment strategies proves
distinctly that it is a capable organization with dedicated people," commented
Vahur Vallistu. "On the other hand, new challenges and opportunities lie ahead;
as a result of the alleviation of investment restrictions coming into effect
this year, we intend to increasingly look towards non-listed investments both in
real estate and other asset classes," added Vallistu.

As of 2011, Vahur Vallistu has been working in the project financing department
of AS Swedbank and as of 2018, has been a committee member of the Corporate
banking. He belongs to the Supervisory board of SA Haridussõprade Toetusfond.
Vahur Vallistu does not own shares of AS LHV Group. He has graduated from the
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and has a CFA certificate.

LHV Group is the largest domestic financial group and capital provider in
Estonia. LHV Group's key subsidiaries are LHV Pank and LHV Varahaldus. LHV
employs over 400 people, and 174,000 customers use LHV's banking services.
Pension funds managed by LHV have more than 177,000 active clients.


Priit Rum
LHV Communication Manager
Phone: +372 502 0786
Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])