Huhtamäki Oyj - Company Announcement

Resolutions of Huhtamäki Oyj's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

HUHTAMÄKI OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 24.3.2010 AT 16.20

Huhtamäki Oyj's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was held in Helsinki on
March 24, 2010. The meeting adopted the Company's Annual Accounts and the
Consolidated Annual Accounts for 2009 and discharged the members of the
Company's Board of Directors and the CEO from liability.


Dividend

Dividend for 2009 was set at EUR 0.38 per share, as proposed by the Board of
Directors. The dividend will be paid on April 7, 2010 to a shareholder who on
the record date March 29, 2010 is registered as a shareholder in the Company's
shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd.


Composition of the Board of Directors

Eight (8) members of the Board of Directors were elected for a term which lasts
until the end of the Annual General Meeting following the election. To the Board
of Directors were re-elected Ms. Eija Ailasmaa, Mr. George V. Bayly, Mr. Rolf
Börjesson, Ms. Siaou-Sze Lien, Mr. Mikael Lilius, Mr. Anthony J.B. Simon and Mr.
Jukka Suominen. Mr. William R. Barker was elected as a new member of the Board
of Directors.

The Board of Directors convened immediately after the Annual General Meeting and
elected Mr. Mikael Lilius as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Jukka Suominen as
Vice-Chairman of the Board.


Remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors

The Annual General Meeting confirmed the following annual remuneration for the
members of the Board of Directors: for the Chairman EUR 90,000, for the
Vice-Chairman EUR 55,000 and for the other members EUR 45,000. In addition, a
meeting fee of EUR 500 per meeting shall be paid to all members for the Board
and Board Committee meetings they attend. Traveling expenses shall be
compensated in accordance with the Company policy.


Auditor

The Authorized Public Accountant firm Ernst & Young Oy was elected as Auditor of
the Company. Mr. Harri Pärssinen, APA, shall be the Auditor with principal
responsibility.


Amendment of Article 9 of the Articles of Association

The Annual General Meeting resolved, as proposed by the Board of Directors, upon
amending Article 9 of the Articles of Association regarding the Notice of
General Meeting of Shareholders so that the notice shall be given no later than
three (3) weeks prior to the date of the General Meeting of Shareholders but at
least nine (9) days prior to the record date of the General Meeting of
Shareholders.


Board of Directors' authorization to grant donations

The Annual General Meeting resolved, as proposed by the Board of Directors, upon
authorizing the Board of Directors in connection with the Company's 90 years
anniversary to grant donations of no more than EUR 700,000 through the Finnish
Cultural Foundation to a national youth project "Myrsky" and no more than EUR
500,000 to support activities of Finnish universities. The donations will be
payable during year 2010 on dates determined by the Board of Directors. The
total maximum amount of the donations will be EUR 1,200,000.


Mr. Pekka Merilampi, lagman, chaired the meeting.

The minutes of the Annual General Meeting will be available on the Company's
website at www.huhtamaki.com <http://www.huhtamaki.com/> as from April 7, 2010.


Enquiries:
Mr. Juha Salonen, Senior Vice President, Administration and General Counsel,
Tel. +358 (0)10 686 7851


HUHTAMÄKI OYJ
Group Communications


Huhtamaki Group is a leading manufacturer of consumer and specialty packaging
with 2009 net sales totaling EUR 2 billion. Foodservice and consumer goods
markets are served by approximately 13,000 people in 54 manufacturing units and
several sales offices in 33 countries. The parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, has
its head office in Espoo, Finland and its share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki Ltd. Additional information is available at www.huhtamaki.com.


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