Kemira Oyj - Company Announcement

Kemira Oyj: Transfer of the Company's Own Shares May 7, 2010

Kemira Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
May 7, 2010 at 10.00 am (CET+1)

Basis for disposal: Based on the decision of the Annual General Meeting of
Kemira Oyj on March 16, 2010, Kemira Oyj has transferred 12,255 shares to the
members of the Board of Directors as part of the remuneration of the Board.

Trading code: KRA1V

Number of shares: 12,255

Price/share: Gratuitous

After the transfer on May 7, 2010, the Company will continue to hold a total of
3,597,916 shares.

The Annual General Meeting on March 16, 2010 decided that the annual fee for the
Board of Directors be paid as a combination of the company's shares and cash in
such a manner that 40% of the annual fee is paid with the company's shares owned
by the company or, if this is not possible, shares purchased from the market,
and 60% is paid in cash. According to the decision the shares will be
transferred to the members of the Board of Directors and, if necessary, acquired
directly on behalf of the members of the Board of Directors within two weeks
from the release of Kemira's interim report January 1 - March 31, 2010.


Kemira Oyj
Päivi Antola, Senior Manager, Investor Relations and Financial Communications


For further information, please contact

Jukka Hakkila, Executice Vice President, Group General Counsel
Tel. +358 10 862 1690




Kemira is a global two billion euro chemicals company that is focused on serving
customers in water-intensive industries. The company offers water quality and
quantity management that improves customers' energy, water, and raw material
efficiency. Kemira's vision is to be a leading water chemistry company.

www.kemira.com <http://www.kemira.com/>
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