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2007-03-05 17:00:38 CET 2007-03-05 17:00:38 CET REGULATED INFORMATION Pöyry - Decisions of general meetingDECISIONS MADE BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF PÖYRY PLCThe Annual General Meeting ("Annual Meeting") of Pöyry Plc has on March 5, 2007 made the following decisions: The Annual Meeting adopted Pöyry Plc's financial statements and the consolidated statements and granted the members of the Board of Directors, the company's President and CEO, and the Deputy to the President and CEO discharge from liability for the financial year ended December 31, 2006. The Annual Meeting resolved that a dividend of EUR 0.50 be distributed per outstanding share for the financial year 2006. The record date for distribution of dividend is March 8, 2007 and the payment date is March 15, 2007. The Annual Meeting resolved that the Board of Directors consist of seven (7) ordinary members. The Annual Meeting re-elected the following members to the Board of Directors: Henrik Ehrnrooth, Pekka Ala-Pietilä, Matti Lehti, Heikki Lehtonen, Harri Piehl, Franz Steinegger and Karen de Segundo. The Annual Meeting resolved that the annual fees of the members of the Board of Directors be EUR 40 000 for a member, EUR 50 000 for the Vice Chairman and EUR 60 000 for the Chairman of the Board, and the annual fee of the members of the committees of the Board of Directors be EUR 12 500. In addition, the Annual Meeting authorised the Board of Directors to decide about an additional fee of not more than EUR 12 500 per annum for each of the foreign residents of the Board of Directors. The authorisation shall be in force until the next Annual General Meeting. In its assembly meeting immediately following the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors elected Henrik Ehrnrooth as Chairman and Heikki Lehtonen as Vice Chairman. With regard to the Board's committees, the Board of Directors resolved to divide the Nomination and Compensation Committee into two committees. Heikki Lehtonen and Harri Piehl were elected members of the Audit Committee. Henrik Ehrnrooth, Matti Lehti, Pekka Ala-Pietilä as well as Georg Ehrnrooth as the external member were elected members of the Nomination Committee. Karen de Segundo and Heikki Lehtonen were elected members of the Compensation Committee. In accordance with the authorisation by the Annual Meeting the Board resolved to pay an additional fee of EUR 12 500 per annum to the foreign resident members of the Board. KPMG Oy Ab, Authorised Public Accountants, continues as Pöyry Plc's auditors based on the resolution made in the Annual Meeting on March 6, 2002. Sixten Nyman, Authorised Public Accountant, continues as Auditor in Charge. Authorisation to issue shares The Annual Meeting authorised the Board of Directors to decide to issue new shares and to convey the company's own shares held by the company in one or more tranches. The share issue can be carried out as a share issue against payment or without consideration on terms to be determined by the Board of Directors and in relation to a share issue against payment at a price to be determined by the Board of Directors. The authorisation also includes the right to issue special rights, in the meaning of Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Companies Act, which entitle to the company's new shares or the company's own shares held by the company against consideration. A maximum of 11 600 000 new shares can be issued. A maximum of 5 800 000 own shares held by the company can be conveyed. The authorisation also comprises the right to deviate from the shareholders' pre-emptive subscription right provided that the company has an important financial reason for the deviation in a share issue against payment and provided that the company, taking into account the interest of all its shareholders, has a particularly important financial reason for the deviation in a share issue without consideration. Within the above mentioned limits the authorisation can be used e.g. in order to strengthen the company's capital structure, to broaden the company's ownership, to be used as payment in corporate acquisitions or when the company acquires assets relating to its business and as part of the company's incentive programmes. It is proposed that shares may also be subscribed for or own shares conveyed against contribution in kind or by means of set-off. In addition, the authorisation includes the right to decide on a share issue without consideration to the company itself so that the amount of own shares held by the company after the share issue is a maximum of one-tenth (1/10) of all shares in the company. Pursuant to Chapter 15 Section 11 Subsection 1 of the Companies Act, all own shares held by the company and its subsidiaries are included in this amount. The authorisation shall be in force until the next Annual General Meeting. Authorisation to acquire the company's own shares The Annual Meeting authorised the Board of Directors to decide to acquire the company's own shares with distributable funds on the terms given below. The acquisition of shares reduces the company's distributable non-restricted shareholders' equity. The company's own shares can be acquired in order to strengthen the company's capital structure, to be used as payment in corporate acquisitions or when the company acquires assets related to its business and as part of the company's incentive programmes in a manner and to the extent decided by the Board of Directors, and to be transferred for other purposes or to be cancelled. A maximum of 5 800 000 shares can be acquired. The company's own shares can be acquired in accordance with the decision of the Board of Directors either through public trading or by public offer at their market price at the time of purchase. The authorisation shall be in force until the next Annual General Meeting. PÖYRY PLC Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen President and CEO Teuvo Salminen Deputy to President and CEO Additional information by: Satu Perälampi, Investor Relations Manager, Pöyry Plc tel. +358 10 33 23002, +358 40 526 3388 Anne Viitala, Group General Counsel, Pöyry Plc tel. +358 10 33 22811, +358 40 511 6151 www.poyry.com DISTRIBUTION: Helsinki Stock Exchange Major media |
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