Kemira Oyj - Changes in company's own shares

Kemira Oyj: Transfer of the company's own shares

Kemira Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
May 10, 2017 at 9.30 am (CET+1)

Kemira Oyj: Transfer of the company's own shares

Based on the decision of the Annual General Meeting of Kemira Oyj on March
24, 2017 Kemira Oyj has transferred on May 9, 2017 10 113 shares to the members
of the Board of Directors as part of remuneration of the Board.

The share price of the transferred shares is EUR 11.67 which is the average
quotation of the Kemira Oyj share on May 8, 2017.

After the transfer the company holds a total of 2,978,323 shares.

The Annual General Meeting on March 24, 2017 decided that the annual fee for the
Board of Directors be paid as a combination of the company's shares and cash in
such a manner that 40% of the annual fee is paid with the company's shares owned
by the company or, if this is not possible, shares purchased from the market,
and 60% is paid in cash. According to the decision the shares will be
transferred to the members of the Board of Directors and, if necessary, acquired
directly on behalf of the members of the Board of Directors within two weeks
from the release of Kemira's January-March 2017 Interim Report.

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' product quality, process and resource efficiency. Our
focus is on pulp & paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment. In 2016, Kemira
had annual revenue of around EUR 2.4 billion and 4,800 employees. Kemira shares
are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
www.kemira.com




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