Pöyry - Company Announcement

APPROVAL OF SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH STOCK OPTIONS

PÖYRY PLC          Company Announcement 24 April 2009 at 9.30 a.m.

APPROVAL OF SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH STOCK OPTIONS

Pursuant to Pöyry PLC's stock option programme 2004, 12 000 new
shares of the company have been subscribed in April 2009 with stock
options 2004A and 2004B. The Board of Directors of Pöyry PLC has
approved these subscriptions in its meeting on 23 April 2009.
Following these subscriptions, the total number of the company's
authorised shares will increase to 58 890 602.

The aim is to have the increase in the number of shares registered in
the Trade Register on 28 April 2009. 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 NASDAQ OMX Helsinki on 29 April
2009.

The subscription period for stock options 2004A started on 1 March
2007 and will end on 31 March 2010. A total of 284 128 shares have
been subscribed with stock options 2004A by 23 April 2009.

The subscription period for stock options 2004B started on 1 March
2008 and will end on 31 March 2011. A total of 127 628 shares have
been subscribed with stock options 2004B by 23 April 2009.

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, Executive Vice President, Legal and Risk Management,
Pöyry PLC
Tel. +358 10 33 22811

www.poyry.com

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