Final result relating to the tender offer for shares in Kemira GrowHow Oyj by Yara Nederland B.V.

Final result relating to the tender offer for shares in Kemira
GrowHow Oyj by Yara Nederland B.V.

On 21 June 2007 Yara Nederland B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Yara International ASA, launched a mandatory tender offer for all the
issued shares in Kemira GrowHow Oyj(the "Tender Offer"). The tender
offer period commenced at 9.30 (Finnish time) on 20 July 2007 and the
extended offer period ended at 16.00 (Finnish time) on 27 September
2007. On 24 September 2007, Yara International ASA announced that the
conditions for the completion of the Tender Offer had been fulfilled,
and on 28 September 2007 Yara International ASA announced the
preliminary result of the Tender Offer.

Yara Nederland B.V.'s ownership, after the completion of the Tender
Offer, increases to 97,55 percent of the shares and votes in Kemira
GrowHow Oyj, excluding the shares held by Kemira GrowHow Oyj. The
ownership share referred above includes the shares acquired by Yara
Nederland B.V. on 24 May 2007 from the State of Finland, representing
30.05 percent of all shares and votes in Kemira GrowHow Oyj.

The offer consideration shall, in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Tender offer, be paid on 9 October 2007, as
estimated, and the interest accrued on the offer consideration on 11
October 2007, as estimated.

As Yara Nederland B.V.'s ownership in Kemira GrowHow Oyj, after the
completion of the Tender Offer, exceeds 9/10 of the shares and votes
in Kemira GrowHow Oyj, Yara Nederland B.V. will initiate a redemption
proceeding concerning the remaining minority shares in Kemira GrowHow
Oyj in accordance with the Finnish Companies Act. Yara Nederland B.V.
may also acquire more Kemira GrowHow Oyj shares from the market.

Kemira GrowHow Oyj
Heikki Sirviö, CEO

For additional information please contact:

Kemira GrowHow Oyj
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.
www.kemira-growhow.com

DISCLAIMER
This stock exchange release must not be published, released or
otherwise distributed in whole or in part in or into the United
States, Canada, Japan or Australia. This stock exchange release is
neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation for an offer to sell
shares, and the Tender Offer will not be made directly or indirectly
in the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia or any other
jurisdiction where such an offer would violate laws of that
jurisdiction. This stock exchange release and tender offer will not
and may not be distributed, forwarded or transmitted in any way, such
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