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Kemira Oyj: Notification in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act

Kemira Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
July 21, 2017 at 11.00 am (CET+1)

Kemira Oyj: Notification in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish
Securities Market Act

Kemira Oyj has on July 21, 2017 received a notification of a change in
shareholding in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Market
Act.

According to the notification, holdings of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance
Company in shares of Kemira Oyj on July 20, 2017 fell below 5% and was
7,654,836 shares representing 4.93% of the share capital and votes in the
company.

The share capital of Kemira Oyj consists of 155,342,557 shares and each share is
entitled to one vote at the general meeting of shareholders.

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 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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