Bittium Corporation Disclosure Policy

The key objective of this Disclosure Policy is to ensure that all market participants have essential, sufficient and correct information on the Company and its business operations available simultaneously and without delay.

Bittium Corporation investors

Objectives and Key Principles

(Updated May 12, 2025)

Bittium Corporation’s (‘Bittium’ or ‘Company’) shares are quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki (BITTI).

In communications, Bittium complies with:

  • The Finnish legislation (including the Limited Liability Companies Act and the Securities Markets Act)
  • European Union regulations (Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the secondary legislation un-der this Regulation) 
  • The rules and guidelines of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
  • The guidelines of the Financial Supervisory Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA),
  • The Finnish Corporate Governance Code that applies to listed companies, and
  • Company´s insider and inside trading guidelines.

The key objective of this Disclosure Policy is to ensure that all market participants have essential, sufficient and correct information on the Company and its business operations available simultaneously and without delay on the basis of which they can assess the price formation of the Company´s financial in-strument. Information to be published is provided as soon as possible and equally to all operators on the market.

The key principles of Bittium’s communication are reliabilitysustainabilityopennessclarity and punctuality.

The Board of Directors of the Company has approved this Disclosure Policy.

Please contact Karoliina Malmi, Vice President, Communications and Sustainability, with questions related to the Disclosure Policy.

Investor Relation Events: Contact Persons and Responsibilities

The objective of the investor relations events is to support the appropriate value creation of Bittium’s shares by continuously and consistently disclosing all essential information on the Company equally to all market participants.


Bittium’s investor relations is responsible for preparing and distributing the stock exchange releases. The Board of Directors approves the financial statements, half-year financial reports as well as possible chang-es in the strategy, financial goals or profit guidance. The CEO approves other stock exchange releases. Bittium’s internal communication process ensures that Bittium’s management, including persons from whom media and analysts request comments, are fully aware of the matter concerned. This also ensures the timely publishing of information as well as wide and quick distribution.


Bittium’s CEO is ultimately responsible for investor relations. The CEO is supported in investor relations by the Vice President, Communications and ESG, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Legal Officer.


The following persons, two together, meet with investors, analysts and financial media: CEO, VP, Com-munications and ESG, and CFO. Business Segment representatives may participate in the investor and analyst meetings, if necessary, together with the above-mentioned persons.


Bittium’s Disclosure Committee consists of the following roles/persons: the CEO, VP, Communications and ESG, CFO, and Chief Legal Officer. The Disclosure Committee is responsible for disclosing the Compa-ny’s inside information. Decisions concerning disclosing insider information can be made by CEO alone, or a minimum of two members of the Disclosure Committee together.

Disclosure Obligation

Regular Disclosure Obligation

The regular disclosure obligation means the information concerning the issuer’s financial position and re-sult which is published regularly.
Bittium provides information on its financial position by publishing the half-year financial report, financial statement and annual report as a stock exchange release according to a pre-set schedule:

  • The Company’s financial reports are prepared in accordance with the recognition and value meas-urement principles of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The financial reports are the main data sources of Bittium’s economic result, balance sheet, financial position and out-look.
  • The release dates for the next accounting period are published before the termination of the previous accounting period. The schedule is also available on the Company’s website.

The annual report will be published at least three weeks before the Annual General Meeting:

  • Bittium’s annual report includes the Group’s and parent company’s official, audited financial statements, the Report by the Board of Directors including sustainability statement according to the CSRD directive, Auditor’s Report, Corporate Governance and Company’s Remuneration Re-port.

Outlook and Profit Warning

Outlook

Bittium announces financial outlook of the Company’s annual financial development. The outlook is based on the expectations concerning the development of the demand on the Company’s markets.


The outlook for the following year is primarily given in connection with the financial statement. The out-look is confirmed in the half-year financial report, as well as in the Business Reviews from January-March and January-September, if there is no need to specify the outlook before that.


The presented statements and assessments are based on the management’s current views on develop-ing the Group and its operations.


The outlook is constantly monitored by the Group Management Team. All significant events in terms of net sales and operating result will be reviewed against the valid financial outlook and significant changes in the outlook will immediately be disclosed as a profit warning.


In addition to the financial outlook, Bittium publishes market outlook of the markets relevant to its busi-nesses. Market outlook is presented in connection with Business Segment related information in the fi-nancial reports. The market outlook is based on the management’s current view on the operational envi-ronment and market trends as well as associated risks.


In addition to the financial reports, Bittium’s financial outlook is published on the Company’s website as well as in annual report and investor presentations.

Profit Warning

Bittium will issue a profit warning if the Company considers that the development of its financial result or financial position deviates from a previously given outlook or guidance either positively or negatively. The profit warning will be published as soon as possible, if Bittium assesses that the result is likely to signifi-cantly deviate from the Company’s previously published financial outlook. The issuing of the profit warn-ing is done without any delay and cannot be postponed.

Long-Term Economic Objectives

In addition to the financial outlook, Bittium may publish its long-term financial targets. The long-term tar-gets of the Company will be assessed by the Board of Directors in connection with Company’s strategy and updated, if necessary, in connection with Company’s strategy update. The long-term targets will not constitute a forecast under stock exchange rules or a statement concerning the future.

Disclosure of Inside Information

The disclosure obligation related to inside information means the obligation of a listed company to publish the inside information concerning the said listed company as soon as possible.
Bittium will publish inside information related to its operations as soon as possible, provided that:

  • the information is precise by nature;
  • the information is non-public;
  • the information directly or indirectly concerns the Company or its financial instrument and;
  • the information is likely to have a significant effect, if published, on the price of the company´s fi-nancial instruments or associated financial derivates.

The information will be published regardless of whether it has a positive or negative effect on the price of the financial instrument.


According to the Market Abuse Regulation, disclosure of the inside information may be delayed at the Company’s own risk if the delaying requirements are met.

Inside Information Relevant to Bittium

Bittium assesses inside information in accordance with the regulations and especially from two aspects:

  • economic significance of the topic (possible effect on the Company’s outlook, turnover or result, balance sheet or financial position, or equity)
  • strategic significance of the topic (any changes to existing publicly disclosed strategy)

Examples of Inside Information Relevant to Bittium

  • A significant order, new customer relationship or investment decision
    • If the agreement is strategically or financially significant for the Company
  • Cooperation agreement or other significant agreement
    • If the agreement is strategically or financially significant for the Company
  • Company or business transaction
    • If it is of substantial size or strategically significant, or
    • The proportion of target´s turnover or balance sheet is more than 10% of Bittium group´s turnover or balance sheet, or
    • The proportion of the acquired company´s equity is more than 10% of Bittium´s equity according to the group balance-sheet, or
    • If the compensation paid for the transaction is more than 10% of Bittium´s equity according to the group balance-sheet or more than 10% of the total market value of the Bittium´s shares if its equity is below the total market value of the shares.
  • Significant credit loss or losing an important customer
  • Significant study results
  • Initiation of significant legal proceedings, a decision or reconciliation concerning them
  • Economic difficulties or an essential change in the financial position
  • An important authority´s decision concerning the Company
  • A shareholders’ agreement which came to the knowledge of the Company and may affect the use of the voting rights or disposing of the Company´s shares
  • Rumors circulating on the market and information leaks (a separate chapter addressing this matter)
  • Significant information concerning the subsidiaries or associates
  • A significant change in the Company´s operations

    Delay of Inside Information Disclosure

    Bittium may, at its own risk, delay the disclosure of inside information if all the following requirements are met:

    • Immediate publication is likely to endanger Bittium´s legitimate interests; and
    • The delay of the disclosure is not likely to mislead the public; and
    • Bittium is able to guarantee that the said information remains confidential.

    Bittium has an internal process for delaying the publishing of information in connection with establishing an insider project as well as for documenting and storing the related decisions, criteria and notifications. The process is described in the Company´s internal documentation.

    The Disclosure Committee is responsible for inside information assessments. It also assesses project-specifically whether the above-mentioned requirements for delaying the disclosure are met. The Disclosure Committee will meet when necessary but at least once a month.

    When a delaying decision is made, the Company will establish a project-specific insider list concerning the said inside information.

    The Disclosure Committee constantly monitors that the delaying requirements are met and inside information is published as soon as possible after the delaying requirements no longer are met or the confidentiality of the information can no longer be guaranteed. Bittium reports the delay of the disclosure of information to the Financial Supervisory Authority immediately after the information has been published

    Other Stock Exchange Releases

    • Invitations to the Annual General Meeting and decisions
      • Auditors and changes related to them
    • Financial instrument issues
    • Changes in the Board of Directors or Company´s management (CEO and Management Group members)
    • Share-based incentive schemes
    • Transactions of the Company and related parties
    • Financial calendar

    Press Releases

    In addition to the stock exchange releases, Bittium publishes press releases on actions or events relating to the company’s business that do not meet the criteria set for a stock exchange release but that have news value or that are of general interest among stakeholders.

    Examples of Bittium’s press releases:

    • Orders that do not exceed the significance classification set for a stock exchange release and disclosure of which the Company has received an authorization from the customer (confidentiality). Orders are always published after they have been made official and the Company has received them in writing.
    • Letters of intent and framework agreements if they do not constitute inside information, in which case they would be published as a stock exchange release.
    • Transactions with a smaller significance and value
    • Smaller cooperation arrangements with customers or other partners
    • Product announcements and updates, new versions and software that do not meet the criteria set for a stock exchange release
    • Exhibition or other event participation
    • Recognitions received by the Company and certificates granted for the products

    Reporting and Communication Principles

    Channels, Languages and Availability of the Reports

    Stock exchange releases and all other relevant information about Bittium will be always published both in Finnish and English.

    Bittium will publish all stock exchange releases without delay to Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. and main media, as well as on the Company’s website. Furthermore, the releases will be sent by email to all who have subscribed to the Company’s email list.

    Press releases will be published to main media and on the Company’s website, as well as sent to all who have subscribed to the Company’s email list.

    The financial statements, annual reports, corporate governance statements, audit reports and all quarterly financial reports will remain available on Bittium’s website for at least 10 years.

    Regulated information, such as stock exchange releases and Annual General Meeting materials, will remain available on Bittium´s website for at least 5 years. Other essential material, such as media and investor communication presentations and webcasts will remain available on Bittium’s website at least for a year.

    Investor and Analyst Relations

    Bittium actively meets with capital market representatives.

    In connection with the announcement of financial results (half-year financial report, financial statements) Bittium will organize a webcast for analysts, institutional investors and media. The event will be broadcasted, and a recording will be available on the company’s website after the event.

    Bittium meets with analysts and media representatives regularly, excluding the silent period. New undisclosed information or such supplementary information that may constitute inside information together with the previously published information will not be published during these events. Analysts observing Bittium are published on the Company´s website. Bittium is not responsible for the opinions of the analysts or assessments or recommendations published by them.

    Silent Period

    Bittium adheres to a so-called silent period prior to the announcement of its financial reports, during which Bittium´s representative will not meet with capital market representatives and refrain from commenting on the Company´s financial position or the Company´s or market´s future prospects.

    During the silent period, the management and other key personnel including people involved in preparing the financial reports are not allowed to trade financial instruments according to Bittium´s Insider Guidelines.

    The silent period starts 21 days before the announcement of the financial reports and lasts until they are published. The date of the financial report announcements and silent period are available on Bittium´s website, investor calendar.

    Insider Guidelines

    Bittium´s Insider Guidelines are described in the Corporate Governance Statement.

    Exceptional Situations and Rumors

    Bittium will not comment on rumors, share price development, analysts´ assessments, or competitors’ or customers’ actions.

    If there are significant incorrect or misleading information about Bittium spreading in the market and if this information is likely to affect Bittium’s share price, Bittium may publish a stock exchange release to provide the market with correct information.

    In cases where the rumor is clearly related to inside information which has been delayed, and if rumor is sufficiently precise to indicate that the confidentiality of the information can no longer be guaranteed, the inside information will be published without a delay with a stock exchange release. If an inside information concerning Bittium has been leaked, Bittium will publish such information without delay.

    Crisis Communications

    Bittium has defined the Group’s internal crisis communication guidelines. If a situation is classified as a crisis, the Group’s Vice President, Communications and ESG will convene a crisis team meeting. The crisis team consists of the CEO, CFO, Chief Legal Officer, HR Director and Vice President, Communications and ESG. In crisis situations, the assurance of the quality of information published, promptness and activeness are emphasized.