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PÖYRY RESOLVED ON DIRECTED SHARE ISSUE

PÖYRY PLC          Company Announcement 4 February 2009 at 3:45 p.m.

PÖYRY RESOLVED ON DIRECTED SHARE ISSUE

The Board of Directors of Pöyry PLC has resolved on a directed share
issue on the basis of the authorisation granted to the Board of
Directors by the Annual General Meeting on 10 March 2008 to be used
as part of the company's incentive plan for its management and
employees.

The directed share issue will be executed by conveying a total of
10 000 of the company's own shares held by the company to persons
included in the company's incentive plan without consideration. The
shares conveyed in the directed share issue will entitle to dividends
and other shareholder rights upon registration into the book-entry
accounts of the respective persons. The directed share issue does not
affect the company's share capital or the total number of shares of
the company.

Under the authorisation granted by the Annual General Meeting on 10
March 2008, a maximum of 5 800 000 of the company's own shares held
by the company may be conveyed. After the present directed share
issue the maximum number of shares that may be conveyed is 5 790 000
of the company's own shares held by the company. The authorisation is
in force for three years from the date of said Annual General
Meeting. After the present directed share issue the company holds
385 000 own shares of the company.

PÖYRY PLC

Heikki Malinen
President and CEO

Teuvo Salminen
Deputy to President and CEO

Additional information by:
Anne Viitala, Executive Vice President, Legal and Risk Management,
Pöyry PLC
Tel. +358 10 33 22811

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