Kemira GrowHow Oyj Stock Exchange Release 10.8.2007 at 15:30 Kemira GrowHow Oyj has today received the following notice: As a result of a share transaction concluded on 24 May 2007 and acceptances to a mandatory tender offer, the holdings of Yara Nederland BV, a fully owned subsidiary of Yara International ASA, have exceeded two-thirds (2/3) of the voting rights and share capital in Kemira GrowHow Oyj. Under Chapter 2 Section 9 of the Securities Markets Act, we hereby notify the Financial Supervision Authority and Kemira GrowHow Oyj of the following: 1. Name of company in which holdings have been acquired Kemira GrowHow Oyj 2. Date of change in holdings 9 August 2007 3. Exact proportion of voting rights and share capital in Kemira GrowHow Oyj by share classes Holdings of Yara Nederland BV are now as follows: +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Number | Proportion of | Proportion of | | | | share capital, % | voting rights, | | | | | % | |----------------+------------+--------------------+----------------| | Shares (share | 17,188,480 | 30.05 | 30.05 | | purchase) | | | | |----------------+------------+--------------------+----------------| | Acceptances | 21,367,963 | 37.35 | 37.35 | | (tender offer) | | | | |----------------+------------+--------------------+----------------| | Total | 38,556,443 | 67.40 | 67.40 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ The share capital of Kemira GrowHow Oyj comprises a total of 57,208,857 shares representing a total of 57,208,857 votes. 4. Shareholders' complete name, register number Yara Nederland BV, register number 210 159 64 (the Netherlands) Oslo, 10 August 2007 Yara International ASA For additional information please contact: Kaj Friman, CFO Tel. (+358) 50 62 626 Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange Media Kemira GrowHow Oyj is one of the leading producers of fertilisers and feed phosphates in Europe. Kemira GrowHow develops and markets fertilisers and integrated solutions for crop cultivation, animal feed supplements and chemicals required in various industries. The company has approximately 2,500 employees worldwide and in 2006 net sales were 1.2 billion euros. Kemira GrowHow Oyj is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
Notification referred to in chapter 2 section 9 of the Securities Markets Act on a change in holdings
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