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APPROVAL OF SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH STOCK OPTIONS

PÖYRY PLC          Company Announcement 23 July 2009 at 9.30 a.m.

APPROVAL OF SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH STOCK OPTIONS

Pursuant to Pöyry PLC's stock option programme 2004, 8 108 new shares
of the company have been subscribed in July 2009 with stock options
2004A. The Board of Directors of Pöyry PLC has approved these
subscriptions in its meeting on 22 July 2009. Following these
subscriptions, the total number of the company's authorised shares
will increase to 58 898 710.

The aim is to have the increase in the number of shares registered in
the Trade Register on 30 July 2009. According to the terms and
conditions of stock options 2004, the subscribed new shares entitle
to dividend and other shareholders' rights as of the date of
registration of the shares into the Trade Register. The new shares
will be joined to the old shares and are expected to be available for
public trading on the main list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki on 31 July
2009.

The subscription period for stock options 2004A started on 1 March
2007 and will end on 31 March 2010. A total of 292 236 shares have
been subscribed with stock options 2004A by 22 July 2009.

The subscription period for stock options 2004B started on 1 March
2008 and will end on 31 March 2011. A total of 127 628 shares have
been subscribed with stock options 2004B by 22 July 2009.

The terms and conditions of stock options 2004 and further
information on the stock option programme is available on the
company's web site www.poyry.com

PÖYRY PLC

Heikki Malinen
President and CEO

Teuvo Salminen
Deputy to President and CEO

Additional information by:
Anne Viitala, Executive Vice President, Legal and Risk Management,
Pöyry PLC
Tel. +358 10 33 22811

www.poyry.com

DISTRIBUTION:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
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