Lännen Tehtaat - Decisions of general meeting

DECISIONS BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC, 30 MARCH 2010

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC	STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE     30 March 2010 at 18:15 p.m.       


DECISIONS BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC, 30 MARCH 2010    

The Annual General Meeting on 30 March 2010 approved the parent company's and   
consolidated financial statements for the financial year 1 January - 31 December
2009, discharged the members of the Supervisory Board and the Board of Directors
and the CEO from liability. The AGM decided to distribute a dividend of EUR 0.76
per share in accordance with a Board proposal. The Board of Directors' proposals
were approved without changes. The AGM approved Esko Eela's proposals for       
amending the Articles of Association. Scanfil plc withdrew its proposals for    
amending the Articles of Association.                                           


DIVIDEND                                                                        

The Annual General Meeting decided to distribute as dividend EUR 0.76 per share 
on the financial year 2009. The dividend will be paid on 13 April 2010 to       
shareholders registered on the company´s register of shareholders kept by       
Euroclear Finland Ltd on the record date 6 April 2010. No dividend will be paid 
on shares held by the company.                                                  


AMENDING THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION                                            

The Annual General Meeting approved the Board of Directors' proposal section 9, 
subsection 2, paragraph 3 of the company's Articles of Association, in regard to
the the duties of the Supervisory Board, be amended as follows:                 

New section 9, subsection 2, paragraph 3 of the Articles of Association:        
In addition, the Supervisory Board shall:                                       
3.  issue an opinion on the financial statements, auditors' report and Board of 
Directors' report.                                                              

The Annual General Meeting approved Esko Eela's proposals for amending the      
Articles of Association concerning the tasks of the Supervisory Board and the   
two members of the Supervisory Board's Nomination Committee to be elected by the
Annual General Meeting.                                                         

New section 9, subsection 2, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Articles of Association: 
In addition, the Supervisory Board shall:                                       
1.  decide, in accordance with the proposals of the Nomination Committee, on the
number of members of the Board of Directors, elect the members of the Board and 
fix the fees and other remunerations payable to the members of the Board,       
 2.  elect, in accordance with the proposals of the Nomination Committee, a     
chairman and a deputy chairman from among the members of the Board,             

New section 11, subsection 2, paragraphs 9 - 12 of the Articles of Association: 
At the Annual General Meeting, the following shall be                           
elected                                                                         
 9.  the members of the Supervisory Board,                                      
10.  two members of the Supervisory Board's Nomination Committee preparing the  
selection of members to the Board of Directors, with the Committee also         
including the Supervisory Board's chairman and deputy chairman and the chairman 
of the Board of Directors,                                                      
11.  the auditors,                                                              
dealt with                                                                      
12.  any other matters mentioned in the invitation to the meeting.              


AUTHORISATION FOR SHARE ISSUE                                                   

The Annual General Meeting authorised the Board of Directors to decide on       
issuing new shares and on the transfer of Lännen Tehtaat shares held by the     
company (share issue). The authorisation covers a maximum total of 761,757      
shares, and the maximum number of new shares is 631,757, and the number of      
Lännen Tehtaat shares held by the company 130,000.                              

The subscription price for each new share shall be at least the share's nominal 
value, or EUR 2. The transfer price for Lännen Tehtaat shares held by the       
company shall be at least the market value of the share at the time of transfer,
which is determined by the price quoted in public trading on NASDAX OMX Helsinki
Ltd. The Board of Directors will also have the right to issue shares against    
consideration other than cash. In the case of share-based incentive systems,    
shares could also be issued without consideration.                              

The authorisation includes the right                                            
-to deviate from the shareholders' pre-emptive subscription right (targeted     
issue) if the company has an important financial reason to do so, such as       
development of the company's capital structure, financing and implementing      
corporate acquisitions or other arrangements, or implementing a share-based     
incentive system;                                                               
- to decide on the subscription price of the shares and other conditions and    
matters related to the share issue.                                             

The authorisation is valid until the next AGM. The authorisation revoked the    
earlier authorisation to issue shares, given on 2 April 2009.                   


ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD, THE MEMBERS OF THE            
SUPERVISORY BOARD'S NOMINATION COMMITTEE AND THE AUDITORS                       

The AGM confirmed that the Supervisory Board will have 20 members elected by the
AGM. Heikki Aaltonen, Jussi Hantula, Börje Helenelund, Risto Korpela, Mikko     
Kurittu, Samu Pere and Esa Ruohola were re-elected to the Supervisory Board.    

Timo Miettinen and Antti Rauhamaa were elected as the members of the Supervisory
Board's Nomination Committee.                                                   

Hannu Pellinen, APA, and PricewaterCoopers Oy Authorised Public Accountants with
Tomi Moisio, APA, CPFA as responsible auditor, were elected as auditors.        

The Annual General Meeting decided that the yearly fee paid to the Supervisory  
Board's chairman is EUR 7,500, and to the deputy chairman EUR 5,000. The meeting
allowance paid to the members of the Supervisory Board and the members of the   
Supervisory Board´s Nomination Committee is EUR 250. In addition, compensation  
for travelling expenses are paid in accordance with the general travel rules of 
Lännen Tehtaat. The auditors' fees are paid according to an invoice approved by 
the company.                                                                    


The minutes of the Annual General Meeting will be available on the company's    
website, www.lannen.fi, as of 13 April 2010.                                    


LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC                                                              
Matti Karppinen                                                                 
CEO                                                                             


More details: Matti Karppinen, CEO, tel. +358 10 402 4001                       

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