Okmetic Oyj - Company Announcement

NEW OKMETIC SHARES REGISTERED WITH THE TRADE REGISTER

OKMETIC OYJ      STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE     4 MARCH 2010   AT 11.30 A.M

NEW OKMETIC SHARES REGISTERED WITH THE TRADE REGISTER

On 25 January 2010, Okmetic Oyj´s board of directors decided on a directed share
issue of 400,000 shares to Okmetic Management Oy, the company, founded by
President Kai Seikku and Deputy to the President Mikko Montonen. These 400,000
new shares were registered with the Trade Register today. The share offering was
fully subscribed on 25 January 2010.

New shares shall be registered on the book-entry account of the subscriber today
and they entitle to all shareholders´ rights in the company as of today. Trading
in the new shares alongside the existing shares will commence on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki Ltd. as of tomorrow.

The amount that corresponds to the subscription price of the new shares,
1,200,000.00 euro, has been credited to the reserve for invested unrestricted
equity of the company. As a result of the share issue the number of Okmetic´s
shares and votes increase to 17,287,500 shares and the share capital remains
unchanged, 11,281,250.00 euro.

OKMETIC OYJ

Kai Seikku
President

For further information, please contact:

Senior Vice President, Finance Esko Sipilä, Okmetic Oyj,
tel. +358 9 5028 0286, email: esko.sipila@okmetic.com

Communications Manager Jenni Laine, Okmetic Oyj,
tel. +358 9 5028 0509, email: jenni.laine@okmetic.com

Distribution:

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Principal media
www.okmetic.com

OKMETIC IN BRIEF

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Okmetic is a technology company which supplies tailor-made silicon wafers for
sensor and semiconductor industries and sells its technological expertise to the
solar cell industry. Okmetic provides its customers with solutions that boost
their competitiveness and profitability.

Okmetic's silicon wafers are part of a further processing chain that produces
end products that improve human interaction and quality of life. Okmetic's
products are based on high-tech expertise that generates added value for
customers, innovative product development and an extremely efficient production
process.

Okmetic has a global customer base and sales network, production plants in
Finland and the US and contract manufacturers in Japan and China.

Okmetic's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki under the code OKM1V. For
more information on the company, please visit our website at www.okmetic.com.





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