Okmetic Oyj - Company Announcement

Trustee appointed for the arbitration proceedings concerning the redemption of the minority shares in Okmetic Oyj

OKMETIC OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 13 JULY 2016 AT 9.30 A.M.

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TRUSTEE APPOINTED FOR THE ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING THE REDEMPTION OF
THE MINORITY SHARES IN OKMETIC OYJ

As previously announced, the intention of NSIG Finland S.à r.l. ("NSIG
Finland"), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of National Silicon Industry Group
("NSIG"), is to redeem the minority shares in Okmetic ("Okmetic") by way of
arbitration proceedings in accordance with Chapter 18, Section 3 of the Finnish
Limited Liability Companies Act in order to acquire all of the remaining shares
in Okmetic.

Based on an application filed by NSIG Finland for the initiation of the
aforementioned arbitration proceedings, the Redemption Committee of the Finland
Chamber of Commerce has petitioned the District Court of Vantaa for the
appointment of a trustee, in accordance with Chapter 18, Section 5 of the
Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act, to look after the interests of
Okmetic's minority shareholders in the arbitration proceedings. In its decision,
the District Court of Vantaa appointed M.Sc. (Econ.) Camilla Viherlaakso to act
as the trustee.

OKMETIC OYJ

Kai Seikku

President

For further information, please contact:

Kai Seikku, President

Tel. +358 9 5028 0232, e-mail: kai.seikku@okmetic.com

Juha Jaatinen, Senior Vice President, Finance, IT and Communications

tel. +358 5028 0286, e-mail: juha.jaatinen@okmetic.com

Okmetic supplies tailored, high value-added silicon wafers to be used in the
manufacture of sensors as well as discrete semiconductors and analog circuits.
Okmetic's strategic objective is profitable growth driven by a product portfolio
designed to meet customers' current and future technology needs. The core of the
company's operations is being genuinely close to the customers and understanding
their needs and processes.

Okmetic's global sales network, extensive portfolio of high value-added
products, in-depth knowledge of crystal growing, long-term product development
projects, as well as efficient and flexible production create prerequisites for
achieving the strategic targets. The company's headquarters is located in
Finland, where the majority of the company's silicon wafers is manufactured. In
addition to in-house manufacture, Okmetic has contract manufacturing in Japan
and China. Okmetic's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd under the code
OKM1V. For more information on the company, please visit our website at
www.okmetic.com.

NSIG is a limited liability company organized under the PRC laws. The registered
office of NSIG is in Shanghai, China.

Established in 2015, NSIG is a China-based holding group that is engaged in the
investment and development of semiconductor materials and equipment industry
with a registered capital of RMB 2 billion (approximately EUR 272 million).
NSIG's mission is to establish a major industrial player in the global
semiconductor sector (especially silicon and its ecosystems) through both PRC
domestic investments and outbound mergers and acquisitions.


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