Huhtamäki Oyj - Notice to general meeting

Huhtamäki Oyj: Notice to the General Meeting

HUHTAMÄKI OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 27.3.2013 AT 9.00

Notice is given to the shareholders of Huhtamäki Oyj to the Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at 2.00 p.m. at
Kulttuuritalo (Helsinki Hall of Culture), at the address Sturenkatu 4, Helsinki,
Finland. The reception of shareholders who have registered for the meeting and
the distribution of voting tickets will commence at 1.00 p.m. Coffee will be
served after the meeting.

A. Matters on the agenda of the General Meeting

The following matters will be considered at the General Meeting:

1. Opening of the meeting

2. Calling the meeting to order

3. Election of persons to scrutinize the minutes and to supervise the counting
of votes

4. Recording the legality of the meeting

5. Recording the attendance at the meeting and adoption of the list of votes

6. Presentation of the Annual Accounts including the Consolidated Annual
Accounts, the Report of the Board of Directors and the Auditor's Report for the
year 2012

- Review by the CEO

7. Adoption of the Annual Accounts including the Consolidated Annual Accounts

8. Resolution on the use of the profit shown on the balance sheet and the
payment of dividend

The Board of Directors proposes that a dividend of EUR 0.56 per share would be
paid based on the balance sheet adopted for the financial period ended on
December 31, 2012. The dividend is proposed to be paid to a shareholder who on
the dividend record date April 30, 2013 is registered as a shareholder in the
Company's shareholders' register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The Board of
Directors proposes that the dividend would be paid on May 8, 2013.

No significant changes have taken place in the Company's financial position
since the end of the financial year. The Company's liquidity position is good
and the proposed distribution does not, in the view of the Board of Directors,
risk the Company's ability to fulfill its obligations.

9. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the
CEO from liability

10. Resolution on the remuneration and expense compensation of the members of
the Board of Directors

The General Meeting held on April 24, 2012 confirmed the following annual
remuneration for the members of the Board of Directors: for the Chairman EUR
100,000, for the Vice-Chairman EUR 60,000 and for other members EUR 50,000. In
addition, a meeting fee of EUR 600 per meeting is paid to all members for the
Board and Board Committee meetings they attend with the exception that a meeting
fee of EUR 2,000 per meeting is paid to the Chairman of the Audit Committee and
a meeting fee of EUR 1,000 per meeting is paid to the other members of the Audit
Committee for the Audit Committee meetings they attend. Traveling expenses of
the Board members are compensated in accordance with the Company policy.

The Nomination Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that the
remuneration for the members of the Board of Directors would be otherwise kept
unchanged, except that a meeting fee of EUR 1,200 per meeting would be paid to
the Chairman of the Human Resources Committee for the Human Resources Committee
meetings he/she attends and a meeting fee of EUR 1,200 per meeting would be paid
to the Chairman of the Nomination Committee for the Nomination Committee
meetings he/she attends.

11. Resolution on the number of members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that the number of
members of the Board of Directors would be seven (7).

12. Election of members of the Board of DirectorsThe Nomination Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that Ms. Eija
Ailasmaa, Mr. Pekka Ala-Pietilä, Mr. William R. Barker, Mr. Rolf Börjesson, Ms.
Maria Mercedes Corrales, Mr. Jukka Suominen and Ms. Sandra Turner would be re-
elected as members of the Board of Directors for a term ending at the end of the
next Annual General Meeting.

Of the current members of the Board of Directors, Mr. Mikael Lilius has notified
the Company that he will not be available for re-election to the Board of
Directors.

All of the candidates have given their consent to the election. In addition, all
of the candidates have notified the Company that if they are elected to the
Board of Directors, they will elect Mr. Pekka Ala-Pietilä as the Chairman of the
Board of Directors and Mr. Jukka Suominen as the Vice-Chairman of the Board of
Directors.

13. Resolution on the remuneration of the Auditor

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that the Auditor's
remuneration would be paid against an invoice approved by the Audit Committee of
the Board of Directors.

14. Election of the Auditor

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that Ernst & Young Oy, a
firm of Authorized Public Accountants, would be elected as Auditor for the
financial year January 1 - December 31, 2013. Ernst & Young Oy has announced
that M.Sc. (Econ), Mr. Harri Pärssinen, APA, would be the Auditor with principal
responsibility.

15. Closing of the meeting

B. Documents of the General Meeting

The proposals for the decisions on the matters on the agenda of the General
Meeting as well as this notice are available on Huhtamäki Oyj's website at
www.huhtamaki.com. The Annual Accounts, the Report of the Board of Directors and
the Auditor's Report of Huhtamäki Oyj are also available on the above-mentioned
website. The proposals for decisions and the other above-mentioned documents are
also available at the meeting and copies of these documents and of this notice
will be sent to shareholders upon request. The minutes of the meeting will be
available to the shareholders on the above-mentioned website as from May
8, 2013, at the latest.

C. Instructions for the participants in the General Meeting

1. Shareholders registered in the shareholders' register

Each shareholder, who is registered on April 15, 2013 in the shareholders'
register of the Company held by Euroclear Finland Ltd., has the right to
participate in the General Meeting. A shareholder, whose shares are registered
on his/her personal Finnish book-entry account, is registered in the
shareholders' register of the Company.

A shareholder, who is registered in the shareholders' register of the Company
and who wants to participate in the General Meeting, shall register for the
meeting no later than April 22, 2013 at 4.00 p.m. by giving a prior notice of
participation to the Company. The notice has to be received by the Company
before the end of the registration period. Such notice can be given:

a) on the Company's website www.huhtamaki.com following the instructions given
therein, or

b) by telephone +358 20 770 6879 on weekdays between 9.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m.
(Finnish time).

In connection with the registration, a shareholder shall notify his/her name,
personal identification number / business identity code, address, telephone
number and the name of a possible assistant or proxy representative and the
personal identification number of a proxy representative. The personal data is
used only in connection with the General Meeting and with the processing of
related registrations.

The shareholder, his/her authorized representative or proxy representative
shall, where necessary, be able to prove his/her identity and/or right of
representation.

2. Holders of nominee registered shares

A holder of nominee registered shares has the right to participate in the
General Meeting by virtue of such shares, based on which he/she on the record
date of the General Meeting April 15, 2013 would be entitled to be registered in
the shareholders' register of the Company held by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The
right to participate in the General Meeting requires, in addition, that the
shareholder on the basis of such shares has been temporarily registered into the
shareholders' register of the Company held by Euroclear Finland Ltd. at the
latest by April 22, 2013 by 10.00 a.m. As regards nominee registered shares this
constitutes due registration for the General Meeting.

A holder of nominee registered shares is advised to request without delay the
necessary instructions regarding the registration in the temporary shareholder's
register of the Company, the issuing of proxy documents and registration for the
General Meeting from his/her custodian bank. The account management organization
of the custodian bank has to register a holder of nominee registered shares who
wants to participate in the General Meeting into the temporary shareholders'
register of the Company at the latest by the time stated above.

3. Proxy representative and powers of attorney

A shareholder may participate in the General Meeting and exercise his/her rights
at the meeting by way of proxy representation. A proxy representative of a
shareholder shall produce a dated proxy document or otherwise in a reliable
manner demonstrate his/her right to represent the shareholder at the General
Meeting.

When a shareholder participates in the General Meeting by means of several proxy
representatives representing the shareholder with shares at different securities
accounts, the shares by which each proxy representative represents the
shareholder shall be identified in connection with the registration for the
General Meeting.

Possible proxy documents are requested to be delivered in originals to Huhtamäki
Oyj, Annual General Meeting, Miestentie 9, 02150 Espoo, Finland before the end
of the registration period.

4. Other information

Pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 25 of the Companies Act, a shareholder who is
present at the General Meeting has the right to request information with respect
to the matters to be considered at the meeting.

On the date of this notice, February 12, 2013, the total number of shares and
votes in Huhtamäki Oyj is 107,205,986, which includes 4,594,089 own shares held
by the Company or its subsidiaries. Such own shares do not have voting rights.

In Espoo, February 12, 2013

HUHTAMÄKI OYJ
Board of Directors


For further information, please contact:
Sami Pauni, Group Vice President, Legal, and General Counsel, tel.
+358 10 686 7872

Huhtamaki Group is a leading manufacturer of consumer and specialty packaging
with 2012 net sales totaling EUR 2.3 billion. Foodservice and consumer goods
markets are served by approximately 14,200 people in 64 manufacturing units and
several sales offices in 31 countries. The parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, has
its head office in Espoo, Finland and its share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Ltd. Additional information is available at www.huhtamaki.com.

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