Kemira Oyj: Change in the holding of the company's own shares

Kemira Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
May 9, 2016 at 1.30 pm (CET+1)

On April 25, 2016 a total of 1,873 shares were returned to Kemira Oyj.

Trading code: KRA1V

Number of shares: 1,873

The return is related to the share issue announced on March 2, 2016. In the share issue, 294,445 Kemira shares held by the company were conveyed without consideration to 84 key employees participating in the performance period 2015 in accordance with the terms and conditions of the plan. After the share delivery, the company held a total of 2,986,157 own shares.

After the return of 1,873 shares on April 25, 2016 the holding of company's own shares was 2,988,030.

On May 4, 2016 Kemira announced the transfer of 12,703 shares to the members of the Board of Directors as part of the remuneration. After the transfer, the company will continue to hold a total of 2,975,327 shares.

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' water, energy and raw material efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment. In 2015, Kemira had annual revenue of EUR 2.4 billion and around 4,700 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
www.kemira.com