Okmetic Oyj - Decisions of general meeting

DECISIONS OF OKMETIC OYJ'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, THE ORGANISATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT´S REVIEW

OKMETIC OYJ   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE   2 APRIL 2009     AT 1.30 P.M             

DECISIONS OF OKMETIC OYJ'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, THE ORGANISATION OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT'S REVIEW                                         

Okmetic Oyj's annual general meeting, which was held on 2 April 2009, adopted   
the financial statements for 2008 and discharged the members of the board of    
directors and the president from liability. A dividend of 0.05 euro per share   
will be distributed for 2008. Moreover, the annual general meeting approved of  
the board of directors' proposal regarding the board's rights to increase share 
capital.                                                                        

Adoption of the financial statements                                            

The annual general meeting adopted the financial statements of Okmetic Oyj for  
2008, including the consolidated financial statements.                          

Discharge from liability                                                        

The annual general meeting discharged the members of the board of directors and 
the president from liability regarding the financial year 2008.                 

Dividends                                                                       

The annual general meeting decided that a dividend of 0.05 euro per share will  
be distributed for the financial year 2008. The dividend will be paid on        
Thursday 16 April 2009.                                                         

Members and chairman of the board of directors                                  

It was decided that there would be five members on the company's board of       
directors. Karri Kaitue, Tapani Järvinen, Pekka Salmi and Henri Österlund were  
re-elected as members of the board of directors until the end of the next annual
general meeting, and Hannu Martola, CEO of Detection Technology Oy, was elected 
as a new member. The board of directors elected Henri Österlund as its chairman 
and Karri Kaitue as its deputy chairman in its organisation meeting held        
immediately after the annual general meeting.                                   

The annual general meeting confirmed the current annual fees to the members of  
the board of directors as follows: chairman 34,800 euro, deputy chairman 26,100 
euro, and other board members 17,400 euro.                                      

Auditors                                                                        

Authorised Public Accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy was elected as auditor,  
with APA Markku Marjomaa having the principal responsibility.                   

The fee for the auditor will be paid according to reasonable invoice.           

Increasing the share capital                                                    

The annual general meeting accepted the proposal of the board of directors to   
grant the board an authorisation to increase the company's share capital.       

The authorisation provides an entitlement for a maximum total of 3,377,500      
shares to be distributed, which is equal to about 20 percent of the company's   
shares.                                                                         

The board of directors was authorised to decide upon the terms of all the       
special rights related to share issues and shares. The authorisation applies to 
the distribution of new shares. Specific parties can be targeted to receive the 
shares and special rights associated with said shares. The authorisation will   
remain valid until the next annual general meeting.                             

President's review at the annual general meeting                                

The review of President Antti Rasilo is available on the company's website at   
www.okmetic.com/www/page/presentation_materials.                                

OKMETIC OYJ                                                                     

Antti Rasilo                                                                    
President                                                                       

For further information, please contact:                                        

Antti Rasilo, President, Okmetic Oyj,                                           
Tel. +358 9 5028 0232, e-mail: antti.rasilo@okmetic.com                         

Esko Sipilä, Senior Vice President, Finance, Okmetic Oyj,                       
Tel. +358 9 5028 0286, e-mail: esko.sipila@okmetic.com                          


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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.      
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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