Larox Oyj - Company Announcement

Preliminary result of Outotec's mandatory public tender offer for Larox shares

Larox Corporation	Company announcement	25.1.2010 at 4.15 pm                    

Preliminary result of Outotec's mandatory public tender offer for Larox shares  

The offer period under the mandatory public tender offer by Outotec Oyj for all 
the series A and B shares issued by Larox Corporation, which are not in the     
ownership of Outotec or which Larox does not own, as well as for the unused     
subscription rights relating to the 1994 bonus issue by Larox expired on January
22, 2010.    
Larox Corporation has been informed that according to the preliminary result of 
the Tender Offer, the shares tendered in the Tender Offer, together with the    
Larox shares already owned by Outotec, represent approximately 98.4% of all the 
Larox shares and approximately 99.7% of all the votes attached to the Larox     
shares. According to Outotec, the final result of the tender offer will be      
confirmed and announced on or about January 27, 2010.                           

Outotec stock exchange release published on January 25 is enclosed in its       
entirety to this company announcement.                                 


Larox Corporation                                                               

Further information:                                                            
Juhana Ylikojola                                                                
President & CEO                                                                 

Phone +358 207 687 266                                                          
Fax +358 207 687 380                                                            
juhana.ylikojola@larox.com                                                      

www.larox.com                                                                   

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Larox develops, designs and manufactures industrial filters and is a leading    
technology company in its field. Larox is a full service solution provider in   
filtration for separating solids from liquids. It supplies comprehensive        
aftermarket services throughout the lifespan of the Larox solution. Companies   
world-wide in mining and metallurgy, chemical processing and related industries 
benefit from the Larox technologies. Larox operates in over 40 countries and    
has about 600 employees. Larox has production facilities in Finland and in      
China, and the Group is headquartered in Lappeenranta, Finland. Net sales in    
2008 totaled 208.0 million euros, of which more than 93 % were generated by     
exports and the company's foreign operations.                                   



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OUTOTEC OYJ 	STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE, JANUARY 25, 2010 AT 3.15 PM                

Preliminary result of Outotec's mandatory public tender offer for Larox shares  

The offer period under the mandatory public tender offer by Outotec Oyj      
(”Outotec”) for all the series A and B shares issued by Larox Corporation       
(“Larox”), which are not in the ownership of Outotec or which Larox does not    
own, as well as for the unused subscription rights relating to the 1994 bonus   
issue by Larox (the “Subscription Rights”)(the “Tender Offer”) expired on       
January 22, 2010.                                                               

According to the preliminary result of the Tender Offer, the shares tendered in 
the Tender Offer, together with the Larox shares already owned by Outotec,      
represent approximately 98.4% of all the Larox shares and approximately 99.7% of
all the votes attached to the Larox shares. All the remaining Larox series A    
shares have been tendered in the Tender Offer. According to the preliminary     
result of the Tender Offer, 28 Subscription Rights, which entitle to subscribe  
for a total of 30 Larox shares, have been tendered in the Tender Offer.         

Outotec's intention is to acquire all the Larox shares. Outotec may thus        
purchase Larox series B shares also in public trading on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki or 
otherwise at a price not exceeding the offer price for the shares, which is EUR 
9.56 in cash (or alternatively 0.40 Outotec shares) for each Larox series B     
share. Outotec may also purchase Subscription Rights at a price which does not  
exceed the Subscription Right offer price, which is EUR 11.47 in cash for each  
Subscription Right.                                                             

The final result of the Tender Offer will be confirmed and announced on or about
January 27, 2010.                                                               

Outotec Oyj                                                                     
Board of Directors                                                              

For further information, please contact:                                        

OUTOTEC OYJ                                                                   

Pertti Korhonen, CEO, tel. +358 20 529 211                                      
Vesa-Pekka Takala, CFO, tel. +358 20 529 211, +358 40 570 0074                  
Rita Uotila, VP - Investor Relations, tel. +358 20 529 2003, +358 400 954 141   
Eila Paatela, VP - Corporate Communications, tel. +358 20 529 2004, +358 400 817
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