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2007-04-03 16:30:12 CEST 2007-04-03 16:30:12 CEST REGULATED INFORMATION Kemira GrowHow Oyj - Decisions of general meetingThe Decisions of Kemira GrowHow Oyj s General Meeting of Shareholders 2007Kemira GrowHow Oyj STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 3.4.2007 klo 17:30 Kemira GrowHow Oyj's General Meeting of Shareholders today approved the financial statements and discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the CEO from liability for the financial year 2006. The Meeting decided that a dividend of EUR 0.15 per share be paid for the financial year 2006. The dividend will be paid to each shareholder who has been registered in the shareholder register maintained by Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd. as of the dividend record date, 10 April 2007. The dividends will be paid on 17 April 2007. The General Meeting of Shareholders elected seven members to Kemira GrowHow Oyj's Board of Directors to serve until the close of the General Meeting of Shareholders 2008. Mr Ossi Virolainen was re-elected as Chairman of the Board and Mr Lauri Ratia was re-elected as Deputy Chairman. Mr Arto Honkaniemi, Ms Satu Raiski, Ms Helena Terho and Mr Esa Tirkkonen were re-elected and Ms Maija Torkko was elected as a new member of the Board of Directors. The General Meeting of Shareholders re-elected KPMG Oy Ab as auditor, with Mr Petri Kettunen, authorized public accountant, as its responsible auditor and Mr Pekka Pajamo, authorized public accountant, as its deputy auditor. The General Meeting of Shareholders authorized the Board of Directors to resolve to dispose of a maximum of 1,860,700 Company's own shares through a share issue. The shares may be used as payment in connection with possible acquisitions or other arrangements or sold through public trading. The shares may also be disposed of without consideration for the purpose of using them as payment of possible bonuses to the Group's personnel funds which are due or for the purpose of distributing them to the Group's personnel (including the Managing Director and the Deputy Managing Director) within the existing share bonus plan. The authorization is effective until 31 May 2008. The General Meeting of Shareholders authorized the Board of Directors to resolve to issue a maximum of 6,000,000 new shares for subscription through one or more share issues. The Board of Directors has a right to resolve upon directed issue of new shares, if, from the Company's perspective, there exists weighty financial reasons, such as financing of acquisitions or improvement of the Company's capital structure. The authorization is effective until 31 May 2008. The General Meeting of Shareholders decided to establish a Nomination Committee to prepare proposals for the next General Meeting of Shareholders on the composition and remuneration of the Board of Directors. The minutes of the General Meeting of Shareholders will be available for review by the shareholders at the Company's offices on 17 April 2007 at the latest. Kemira GrowHow Oyj Heikki Sirviö CEO For additional information please contact: Kemira GrowHow Oyj Kaj Friman, Deputy CEO, CFO Tel. +358 50 62 626 Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange Media Kemira GrowHow Oyj is one of the leading producers of fertiliser and feed phosphates in Europe. Kemira GrowHow develops and markets fertilisers and integrated solutions for crop cultivation, animal feed supplements and chemicals required in various industries. The company has approximately 2,500 employees worldwide and in 2006 net sales were 1.2 billion euros. Kemira GrowHow Oyj is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. |
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