Tamfelt Oyj Abp - Decisions of extraordinary general meeting

DECISIONS BY THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF TAMFELT

TAMFELT CORP. STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE December 1, 2009 at 1.00 p.m.


DECISIONS BY THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF TAMFELT

Tamfelt Corp.'s (Tamfelt) Extraordinary General Meeting was held on December 1,
2009. The General Meeting handled the proposals made by the Board of Directors
pursuant to the combination agreement entered into by Tamfelt and Metso
Corporation (Metso) on November 5, 2009. 

The General Meeting resolved, in accordance with the proposal of the Board of
Directors, to remove Article 12 regarding a shareholder's redemption obligation
from Tamfelt's Articles of Association. The resolution shall come into force
subject to Metso's public announcement that the exchange offer made by Metso
regarding Tamfelt's shares and option rights shall be completed in accordance
with the terms of the combination agreement. 

Furthermore and in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, the
General Meeting resolved to confirm that the number of the members of Tamfelt's
Board of Directors shall be five (5) and resolved to elect as the members of
the Board of Directors M.Soc.Sc., Commercial Counsellor Mikael von Frenckell,
M.Sc. (Econ.) Jouko Oksanen and M.Sc. (Eng.) Pasi Laine from the present
members and Metso's President and CEO Jorma Eloranta and President, Paper and
Fiber Technology of Metso, M.Sc. (Eng.) Bertel Langenskiöld as new members. The
resolutions are subject to Metso's public announcement regarding the completionof the Exchange Offer. The term of the elected members shall commence
immediately after Metso's public announcement and shall continue until the end
of the next Annual General Meeting. 


Helsinki, December 1, 2009

Tamfelt Corp.
Board of Directors


Hanna Koskela
Communications Officer 


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Tamfelt is a world-leading supplier of technical textiles. The company's main
products are clothing products for the paper and pulp as well as mining and
chemical industries. The Group employs about 1,350 people and its net sales in
2008 were 165 million euro. Founded in 1797, the company is one of the pioneers
of Finnish industry.