Raisio - Company Announcement

Raisio plc to repurchase own shares

Raisio plc    Stock Exchange Release 1 July 2011

RAISIO TO REPURCHASE OWN SHARES

The Board of Directors of Raisio plc has decided to start a share repurchase
based on the authorization given by the AGM on 24 March 2011. 

According to the authorization the shares will be acquired for the purpose of
developing the company's capital structure, for use in the financing or
implementing of company acquisitions and other arrangements, and for realising
share-based incentive systems or otherwise to be further assigned or annulled. 

The maximum amount of shares to be purchased is 5,000,000; a maximum of
4,000,000 of them can be free shares and a maximum of 1,000,000 restricted
shares. Raisio plc holds now 3,947,184 free shares and 201,295 restricted
shares. 

The acquisition of the shares will be implemented in the public trading
organized by NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd and will begin on 11 July 2011 at the
earliest and will continue until the above mentioned amounts have been
purchased or otherwise is announced. The authorization is valid until 24
September 2012. 

RAISIO PLC

Heidi Hirvonen
Communications and IR Manager
tel. +358 50 567 3060

Further information:
Raisio CEO Matti Rihko, tel. +358 400 830 727

Distribution
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd
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