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Pöyry PLC: Notice of change in ownership in compliance with Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Market Act

Pöyry PLC          Stock Exchange Release 16 August 2017 at 16:30 p.m. (EEST)

Notice  of change in  ownership in compliance  with Chapter 9, Section 10 of the
Securities Market Act

Pöyry  PLC has received on 16 August  2017 a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section
5 of  the Securities Market Act, according  to which the holdings of Keskinäinen
Eläkevakuutusyhtiö Ilmarinen in Pöyry's shares fell below the threshold of 5% on
16 August 2017. The change in the shareholding took place when the 1 771 000 new
shares  in the  company issued  to the  company itself  in the share issue of 3
August 2017 were registered with the Trade Register on 16 August 2017.

Total positions of person subject to the notification obligation:

                    % of shares  % of shares and   Total of
                    and voting   voting rights     both in %   Total of both in
                    rights (A)   through financial (A+B)       %
                                 instruments (B)
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 Resulting              4.89           0.00           4.89        61,530,610
 situation on the
 date on which
 threshold was
 crossed or reached
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 Position of            5.02           0.00           5.02
 previous
 notification
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Shares and voting rights:

 Class/type of Number of shares and voting       % of shares and voting rights
 shares        rights
 ISIN code
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               Direct (SMA 9:5) Indirect (SMA    Direct (SMA    Indirect (SMA
                                9:6 ja 9:7)      9:5)           9:6 ja 9:7)
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 FI0009006696  3,011,308                         4.89
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 Subtotal      3,011,308                         4.89
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PÖYRY PLC

Additional information:
Juuso Pajunen, CFO
Tel. +358 10 33 26632

Pöyry is an international consulting and engineering company.  We deliver smart
solutions across power generation, transmission & distribution, forest industry,
chemicals & biorefining, mining & metals, transportation and water. Pöyry's net
sales in 2016 were EUR 530 million. The company's shares are quoted on Nasdaq
Helsinki (POY1V). Approximately 5500 experts. 40 countries. 130 offices.

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