Kemira Oyj

Transaction in Own Shares • May 4, 2012

Kemira O Oyj: Transf fer of the Company y's own sh hares

Based on t Oyj has tra remunerati the decision ansferred 10 ion of the B n of the Ann 0,891 share Board. nual Genera es to the me al Meeting o embers of th of Kemira O he Board of Oyj on March f Directors a h 21, 2012, as part of Kemira

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Number of f shares: 10 V0,891

The price p quotation o per share o of the Kemi f the transfe ra Oyj share erred share e on May 4 es is EUR 9. , 2012. .34, which i s the volum me weighted d average

After the tr ransfer on M May 4, 2012 2, the Comp pany will co ntinue to ho old a total of of 3,301,769 9 shares.

The Annua Directors b of the annu possible, s the shares directly on Kemira's in al General M be paid as a ual fee is pa shares purc s will be tran behalf of th nterim repor Meeting on a combinatio aid with the hased from nsferred to t he members rt January 1 March 21, 2 on of the co company's the market the member s of the Boa 1 - March 3 2012 decide ompany's sh s shares ow t, and 60% rs of the Bo ard of Direc 1, 2012. .Sto ed that the hares and c wned by the is paid in ca oard of Dire ctors within t annual fee cash in such company o ash. Accord ctors and, if two weeks f for the Boa h a manner or, if this is n ding to the d f necessary from the re ard of that 40% not decision y, acquired lease of

For more informatio n, please c contact

Tero Huov +358 10 86 vinen, Direct 62 1980 tor, Investo r Relations

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