2009-05-29 12:30:00 CEST

2009-05-29 12:30:50 CEST


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Oriola-KD Oyj - Changes in company's own shares

Oriola-KD increases the number of key persons belonging to the Oriola-KD Group's share-based incentive scheme



Oriola-KD Corporation Stock Exchange Release 29 May 2009 at 1.30
p.m.

The Board of Directors of Oriola-KD Corporation has decided to
increase the number of key persons belonging to the Oriola-KD Group's
share-based incentive scheme for its top management with 10 persons,
with a maximum award of 45,500 class B-shares in total for the
earnings period in 2009. After this 21 key persons belong to the
share-based incentive scheme. The expansion of the scheme seeks to
encourage key persons belonging to Group's top management to long
term work by strengthening their commitment to develop the company's
operations.

The Oriola-KD Group's share-based incentive scheme for 2007-2009,
which was launched in 2006, comprises a maximum of 650,000 class
B-shares, of which 306,888 class B-shares have already been granted
to key persons belonging to incentive scheme. After this, the total
maximum award for the earnings period 2009 is 254,800 B-shares.

Oriola-KD Corporation

Eero Hautaniemi
President and CEO

Thomas Heinonen
General Counsel

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
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Released by:
Oriola-KD Corporation
Corporate Communications
Orionintie 5
FI-02200 Espoo, Finland
www.oriola-kd.com