2007-04-03 16:30:12 CEST

2007-04-03 16:30:12 CEST


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Kemira GrowHow Oyj - Decisions of general meeting

The Decisions of Kemira GrowHow Oyj s General Meeting of Shareholders 2007


Kemira 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
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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.