SUBSCRIPTION TO KEMIRA SHARES UNDER STOCK OPTION PROGRAMME 2001


Kemira Oyj                                     Stock Exchange Announcement

A total number of 33.699 new shares in Kemira Oyj have been subscribed on the
basis of the stock option rights granted under the stock option program of the
year 2001. In accordance with the stock option program the subscription price
of shares was EUR 2.11 per share. 

The increase in share capital relating to the new shares will be entered in the
trade register on March 30, 2007, whereby the share capital in Kemira Oyj
increases by EUR 59.763,67. After the increase the share capital of Kemira Oyj
is EUR 221,684.245,42. Including the new shares, the total amount of shares in
Kemira Oyj comes up to 125.001.310 shares. 

The shareholder rights relating to the new shares commence as of March 30, 2007
and will entitle to a dividend for the financial year 2006. An application will
be made for entering the new shares on to the Helsinki Stock Exchange Main List
for public trading, together with the old shares in the company. Trading in
these shares will start on April 2, 2007. 

Kemira Oyj
Timo Leppä
Executive Vice President, Communications



For further information please contact 

Kemira Oyj,
Jukka Hakkila, Secretary to the Board of Directors
Tel. +358 (0)10 862 1690, GSM +358 (0)40 544 2303


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Kemira is a chemicals group made up of four business areas: Kemira Pulp&Paper,
Kemira Water, Kemira Specialty and Kemira Coatings. Kemira is a global group of
leading chemical businesses with a unique competitive position and a high
degree of mutual synergy. 

In 2006, Kemira recorded revenue of around EUR 2.5 billion and had a payroll of
9,000 employees. Kemira operates in 40 countries.