Pöyry - Company Announcement

APPROVAL OF SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH STOCK OPTIONS

PÖYRY PLC          Company Announcement 30 September 2008 at 9.00
a.m.

APPROVAL OF SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH STOCK OPTIONS

Pursuant to Pöyry PLC's stock option programme 2004, 10 760 new
shares of the company have been subscribed in September 2008 with
stock options 2004A and 2004B. The Board of Directors of Pöyry PLC
has approved these subscriptions in its meeting on 29 September 2008.
Following these subscriptions, the total number of the company's
authorised shares will increase to 58 813 702.

The aim is to have the increase in the number of shares registered in
the Trade Register on 3 October 2008. According to the terms and
conditions of stock options 2004, the subscribed new shares entitle
to dividend and other shareholders' rights as of the date of
registration of the shares into the Trade Register. The new shares
will be joined to the old shares and are expected to be available for
public trading on the main list of the OMX Nordic Exchange in
Helsinki on 6 October 2008.

The subscription period for stock options 2004A started on 1 March
2007 and will end on 31 March 2010. A total of 234 128 shares have
been subscribed with stock options 2004A by 29 September 2008.

The subscription period for stock options 2004B started on 1 March
2008 and will end on 31 March 2011. A total of 100 728 shares have
been subscribed with stock options 2004B by 29 September 2008.

The terms and conditions of stock options 2004 and further
information on the stock option programme is available on the
company's web site www.poyry.com

PÖYRY PLC

Heikki Malinen
President and CEO

Teuvo Salminen
Deputy to President and CEO

Additional information by:
Anne Viitala, Group General Counsel, Pöyry PLC
Tel. +358 10 33 22811

www.poyry.com

DISTRIBUTION:
OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki
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