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Neste Oil's Nomination Committee's proposal for composition of the Board of Directors


Neste Oil's Nomination Committee's proposal for composition of the Board of     
Directors                                                                       


Neste Oil Corporation                                                           
Stock Exchange Release                                                          
1 February 2010 at 9.00 a.m. (EET)                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
Neste Oil's Nomination Committee's proposal for composition of the Board of     
Directors                                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
The Nomination Committee, established by Neste Oil Corporation's Annual General 
Meeting on 3 April 2009, will propose to the Annual General Meeting to be held  
on 15 April 2010 that the company's Board of Directors should comprise the      
following members:                                                              
                                                                                
Mr Timo Peltola should be re-elected as the Chairman of the Board, Mr Mikael von
Frenckell as Vice Chairman, and Board members Mr Michiel Boersma, Ms Ainomaija  
Haarla, Ms Nina Linander, Mr Hannu Ryöppönen and Mr Markku Tapio should be      
re-elected for a further term of office. The Nomination Committee's candidate   
for a new Board member is Ms Maija-Liisa Friman, MSc.                           
                                                                                
All those concerned have given their consent to Board service. All the nominees 
are considered independent, with the exception of Mr Markku Tapio, who is       
employed by the majority owner, the Finnish State.                              
                                                                                
The Nomination Committee will also propose that the remuneration paid to the    
Board of Directors should remain unchanged and be as follows:                   
                                                                                
Chairman EUR 66,000/year                                                        
Vice Chairman EUR 49,200/year                                                   
Member EUR 35,400/year                                                          
Meeting fee EUR 600/meeting                                                     
                                                                                
The meeting fee applies also to Board's committee meetings, and is proposed to  
be paid in double for the members living outside of Finland.                    
                                                                                
Shareholders' Nomination Committee was appointed in November 2009. According to 
the decision made by the Annual General Meeting, the Nomination Committee       
consisted of the representatives of the three largest shareholders as of 2      
November 2009. The Nomination Committee comprised following persons: Director   
General, Mr Pekka Timonen from the Ownership Steering Department at the Prime   
Minister's Office; Mr Timo Ritakallio, Deputy CEO, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension     
Insurance Company; and Mr Risto Murto, Chief Investment Officer, Varma Mutual   
Pension Insurance Company. The Chairman of Neste Oil's Board of Directors, Mr   
Timo Peltola and Vice Chairman, Mr Mikael von Frenckell served as the           
Committee's expert members.                                                     
                                                                                
There is career and other relevant information on all persons proposed for Board
service at www.nesteoil.com. In addition, information on Ms Friman, who is      
proposed to be elected as a new Board member, is attached.                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Neste Oil Corporation                                                           
Hanna Maula                                                                     
Director, Corporate Communications                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
Further information: Mr Timo Peltola, Chairman of the Board, tel. +358 (0)10 458
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Neste Oil in brief                                                              
                                                                                
Neste Oil Corporation is a refining and marketing company concentrating on      
low-emission, high-quality traffic fuels. The company is the world's leading    
supplier of renewable diesel. Neste Oil's refineries are located in Porvoo and  
Naantali and have a combined crude oil refining capacity of approx. 260,000     
barrels a day. The company had net sales of EUR 15 billion in 2008 and employs  
around 5,200 people. Neste Oil's share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.    
                                                                                
Neste Oil has been selected into the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and   
awarded 'Best in Class' recognition for its social accountability by Storebrand.
The company is also featured in the Ethibel Pioneer Investment Register and     
included in Innovest's Global 100 list of the world's most sustainable          
corporations. Further information: www.nesteoil.com.