Martela Oyj - Decisions of general meeting

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MARTELA OYJ

MARTELA OYJ        STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE            APRIL 1, 2008              


THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MARTELA OYJ                                       


Martela Corporation's Annual General Meeting was held in Helsinki on Tuesday    
April 1, 2008. The Meeting approved the Financial Statements and discharged the 
responsible parties from liability for the financial period January 1 - December
31, 2007. The Board of Directors proposal for a dividend of EUR 0,50 /share was 
approved.                                                                       

As members of the Board of Directors were elected Heikki Ala-Ilkka, Tapio       
Hakakari, Jori Keckman, Heikki Martela, Pekka Martela and Jaakko Palsanen. The  
Annual General Meeting confirmed an annual compensation of EUR 30 000 for the   
Chariman of the Board and EUR 15 000 for Board Members.                         

Authorized Public Accountant KPMG Oy Ab was elected as the company's            
auditor.                                                                        

The Annual General Meeting also approved the Board of Directors proposal        
concerning the authorization to repurchase the Company´s own shares and/or to   
dispose them. Altogether no more than 415.560 of the company's A shares may be  
repurchased.                                                                    

According to the Board of Directors' proposal, the Annual General Meeting       
decided to amend the Articles of Association due to the new Companies Act, which
entered into force on September 1, 2006. The Articles of Association can be     
found at www.martela.com.                                                       

The record date for dividend payments is Friday, April 4, 2008 and the dividend 
will be paid on Friday, April 11, 2008.                                         


In Helsinki, 1 April 2008.                                                      

Martela Oyj                                                                     
Heikki Martela                                                                  
Managing Director                                                               

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www.martela.fi / www.martela.com

Attachments:

release 01042008.pdf