Kemira Oyj - Changes in company's own shares

Kemira Performance Share Plan 2015 - directed share issue

Kemira Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
March 2, 2016 at 9.00 am (CET+1)


The Board of Directors of Kemira has on February 10, 2016 decided on a directed
share issue related to the reward payment for the shares earned from the
performance period 2015 of Kemira share-based incentive plan.

In the share issue, 294,445 Kemira shares held by the company have been conveyed
without consideration to 84 key employees participating in the performance
period 2015 in accordance with the terms and conditions of the plan. More
detailed information about the launch and the terms and conditions of the plan
is available in a stock exchange release published on December 16, 2014.

The decision on the directed share issue is based on the authorisation granted
to the Board of Directors by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on
March 23, 2015.

After the share delivery, the company holds a total of 2,986,157 own shares.

For more information, please contact

Kemira Oyj
Olli Turunen, Vice President, Investor Relations
Tel.  +358 10 862 1255



Kemira is a global chemicals company serving customers in water-intensive
industries. We provide expertise, application know-how and chemicals that
improve our customers' water, energy and raw material efficiency. Our focus is
on pulp & paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment. In 2015, Kemira had
annual revenue of EUR 2.4 billion and around 4,700 employees. Kemira shares are
listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
www.kemira.com



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Link to the release.pdf