Lemminkäinen - Changes in company's own shares

Return of Lemminkäinen Corporation conditional shares issued in 2010 and directed share issue relating to the share ownership plan

LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE         9.2.2012 at 11.45 a.m

RETURN OF LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION CONDITIONAL SHARES ISSUED IN 2010 AND
DIRECTED SHARE ISSUE RELATING TO THE SHARE OWNERSHIP PLAN 

Redemption of minority shares of Lemminkäinen subsidiaries in 2010 and return
of conditional shares 

As disclosed on 17 March 2010, minority holdings in Lemminkäinen Corporation's
subsidiaries were redeemed by directed share issue and share exchange by
issuing Lemminkäinen Corporation's shares as consideration for the minority
holders of subsidiaries. Of the issued consideration shares 81,339 shares were
issued conditionally and they are subject to an obligation to be returned to
the Lemminkäinen if certain financial criteria of the subsidiaries are not met. 

Based on the 2011 financial statements, 10,456 of the conditional shares will
be returned to Lemminkäinen Corporation. 

Directed share issue relating to the share ownership plan

The board of directors of Lemminkäinen Corporation decided of the Share
Ownership Plan in 2009. The specific terms and conditions of the plan were
released in a stock exchange release on 10 December 2009. 

Based on the 2011 earning period, the 40 persons in the target group of the
Share Ownership Plan are entitled to a total of 15,868 Lemminkäinen shares. 

For the payment of the reward shares for the 2011 earning period, the Board of
Directors of Lemminkäinen Corporation has decided on a directed free issue of
shares. In the share issue the 10,456 existing shares returned to the Company
and 5,412 new Lemminkäinen Corporation shares will be issued and conveyed. 

The decision on the directed free issue of shares is based on the authorization
granted to the Board of Directors by the extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders held on 12 November 2009. 

The issued new shares will be registered with the Finnish trade register and
will be taken subject to public trading on or about 22 February 2012. The total
number of Lemminkäinen shares after the registration of the shares issued in
the directed share issue is 19,650,176. 



LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION
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Lemminkäinen Corporation
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robert.ohman@lemminkainen.fi

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Lemminkäinen Group operates in all areas of the construction sector. The
Group's business sectors are building construction, infrastructure
construction, technical building services and international operations. Net
sales in 2011 were about EUR 2.2 billion, of which international operations
accounted for roughly a quarter. The Group employs an average of 8,400 people.
Lemminkäinen Corporation's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange
Helsinki. www.lemminkainen.com