Kemira Oyj

Board/Management Information • Jan 23, 2012

Janu ary 23, 20 012 at 5.00 0 pm (CET+ +1)

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Kemira O Oyj: Propo osals of th e Nominat tion Board d to the A nnual Gen neral Mee ting 2012

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The Nomin (previously Armstrong members o Directors. T of the Boar Pekka Paa Chairman. nation Board y seven) be , Winnie Fo of the Board The Nomina rd of Directo asikivi is the d proposes elected to ok, Juha Laa d of Directo ation Board ors and tha e Chairman to the Ann the Board o aksonen, K ors and Jari d proposes t t Jari Paasi of the Boar ual Genera of Directors Kerttu Tuom Paasikivi b that Jukka V ikivi will be rd of Directo l Meeting o and that th as and Jukk e elected a Viinanen wi elected as ors and Juk f Kemira Oy e present m ka Viinanen s a new me ill be electe a new Vice kka Viinanen yj that six m members El n be re-elec ember of the ed as a new Chairman. n is the Vice members lizabeth cted as e Board of Chairman Currently e

Mr. Jari Pa Invest Ltd. Board mem aasikivi (b. 1 He is curre mber of Ora 1954). M.Sc ently also th as Oy. c. (Econ.) is he Chairman s currently w n of the Boa working as P ard of Tikku President a urila Oyj and and CEO of d Uponor O Oras yj and a

The Nomin members o Chairman w members E would be fo EUR 1,200 to be paid nation Board of the Board will receive EUR 36,000 or the mem 0 and the m according t d proposes d of Directo EUR 74,00 0 per year. A mbers residin members res to Kemira's to the Ann ors will rema 00 per year, A fee payab ng in Finlan siding outsid travel polic ual Genera ain unchang , the Vice C ble for each nd EUR 600 de Europe E cy. l Meeting th ged. The fee Chairman EU h meeting o 0, the memb EUR 2,400. hat the remu es would th UR 45,000 f the Board bers residing . Travel exp uneration p us be as fo per year an and its com g in rest of penses are aid to the llows: the nd the other mmittees Europe proposed

In addition paid as a c fee is paid purchased members o the Board March 31, , the Nomin combination with the co from the m of the Board of Directors 2012. The nation Board n of the com ompany's sh market, and d of Directo s within two meeting fee d proposes mpany's sha hares owned 60% is paid ors and, if ne weeks from es are propo to the Annu ares and cas d by the co d in cash. T ecessary, a m the releas osed to be ual Genera sh in such a mpany or, i The shares w acquired dire se of Kemira paid in cash l Meeting th a manner th f this is not will be trans ectly on beh a's interim r h. hat the annu hat 40% of t possible, s sferred to th half of the m report Janu ual fee be the annual shares he members of ary 1 rf

The Nomin CEO of Or Director of Company a members o as an expe nation Board ras Invest O f Solidium O and Timo R of the Nomi ert member d has consi Oy as the Ch Oy; Risto Mu Ritakallio, De nation Boa . isted of the hairman of t urto, Execu eputy CEO rd and Pekk following re the Nomina tive Vice-Pr , Ilmarinen ka Paasikiv epresentativ ation Board; resident, Va Mutual Pen vi, Chairman ves: Jari Pa Kari Järvin arma Mutua nsion Insura n of Kemira' aasikivi, Pre nen, Manag al Pension I ance Compa 's Board of esident and ging nsurance any as Directors

For more informatio n, please c contact

Jari Paasik Tel. +358 5 kivi, Chairm 500 530 37 man of the K 5 Kemira Nom mination Boa ard

Kemira Oy Tero Huov Tel. +358 1 yj vinen, Direct 10 862 198 tor, Investo 0 r Relations

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