The investment company Industrivärden, Essity's principal shareholder, acquired 600,000 Class B shares in the hygiene and health products group on May 19. The shares were purchased at an average price of SEK 255.21 per share, representing a total transaction value of SEK 153.1 million. The trades were executed across multiple exchanges, according to the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority's (Finansinspektionen) insider register.

Following this transaction, Industrivärden holds 82.2 million shares, corresponding to 12.05 percent of the capital and 29.58 percent of the voting rights in Essity, according to the ownership tracking service Holdings.