Lännen Tehtaat - Decisions of general meeting

DECISIONS BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC, Stock Exchange Release, 28 March 2012 at 16:45 (EET)

The Annual General Meeting on 28 March 2012 approved the parent company's and
consolidated financial statements for the financial year 1 January - 31
December 2011 and 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 0.85 per share in accordance with the Board proposal. The Board
of Directors' proposals were approved without changes. 


DIVIDEND

The Annual General Meeting decided to distribute as dividend EUR 0.85 per share
on the financial year 2011. The dividend will be paid on 11 April 2012 to
shareholders registered on the company´s register of shareholders kept by
Euroclear Finland Ltd on the record date 2 April 2012. No dividend will be paid
on shares held by the company. 


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. 

The authorisation is valid until the Annual General Meeting 2015.

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

The AGM confirmed that the Supervisory Board will have 19 members elected by
the AGM. Matti Eskola, Laura Hämäläinen, Markku Länninki and Ilkka Markkula
were re-elected. Harri Eela, Jari Nevavuori and Markku Pärssinen were elected
as new members. Samu Pere resigned from the Supervisory Board. 

Heikki Laurinen and Tauno Uitto were re-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 re-elected as
auditors. 

The Annual General Meeting decided that the yearly fee paid to the Supervisory
Board's chairman is EUR 7,685, and to the deputy chairman EUR 5,125. The
meeting allowance paid to the members of the Supervisory Board and the members
of the Supervisory Board´s Nomination Committee is EUR 255. In addition,
compensation for travelling expenses are paid in accordance with the general
travel rules of Lännen Tehtaat plc. 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/en, as of 11 April 2012. 


LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC


Matti Karppinen
CEO



Further information:

Matti Karppinen, CEO, tel. + 358 10 402 00



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